CIOs of major banks and financial institutions are today facing a task equivalent to the feeding of the five thousand. While IT systems in the past have always grown, it was comparable to making one casserole for four people stretch to six when two uninvited guests showed up for dinner. Now hundreds of people are coming for food, all day, every day, and they all want different meals, at different times of the day.

UK importers lost an average 12% in profits since the EU Referendum as a result of Sterling depreciation, according to new research* from Western Union as the countdown begins on a year to Britain’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019.  The figures are part of the global payments specialist’s new FX Barometer, a special quarterly analysis of FX trends andinsights to help businesses and their advisors derive more value from their international trading and foreign exchange (FX) payments strategy.

FinancialForce, the leading cloud ERP vendor on the Salesforce Platform, published its State of Finance report today.

Blue Prism (AIM:PRSM), provider of the world's most successful digital workforce, today announced a new offering that features "out of the box" API integrations with AWS, Google, IBM and Microsoft to enable operational AI (Artificial Intelligence) at scale.

For the first time, delegates at Arabian Travel Market (Dubai, 22-25 April 2018) can experience demonstrations of cutting edge software innovations from leading travel technology provider, CodeGen.

CodeGen (Stand TT1665) will be showcasing TravelBox, TravelBox Surf and its latest artificial intelligence led solutions, branded under the FLAIR banner, to visitors at the international travel and tourism event. Its industry-leading experts will be on hand to demonstrate how CodeGen’s suite of products can increase revenues and improve conversion rates.

Bilibili Inc., the leading online entertainment platform serving young generations in China, rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today. The event celebrated the company's initial public offering (IPO) on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

3W Infra, a fast growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service hosting provider from Amsterdam with global operations and more than 4,600 dedicated servers under management, today announces the launch of its new mid-end and high-End dedicated server plans. These hosting packages are powered by Dell’s latest, 14^th generation PowerEdge server technology. 3W Infra expects to enhance its innovative power later on this year by adding AMD-powered (next to Intel-powered) Dell equipment.

MiFID II went live on Jan. 3 without much fanfare, but the EU regulation is already shifting trading behavior toward Large-in-scale block trading venues and new venues called systematic internalizers run by banks and high frequency trading firms.

The Smart Cube, an award-winning global provider of research and analytics solutions, today announced the roll-out of Smart Risk, a bespoke, real-time supply chain risk monitoring solution. With an added layer of evaluation by experienced analysts, Smart Risk provides businesses with the right intelligence to make more informed planning and buying decisions.

Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to lead in the future of digital financial services, today announces the formation of its latest expert group, exploring the evolution of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the opportunities it creates to enhance the delivery of financial services.