Palo Alto Networks, the next-generation security company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based Evident.io, a pioneer and leader in cloud services infrastructure protection. Under the terms of the agreement, Palo Alto Networks will acquire Evident.io for a total purchase price of $300 million to be paid in cash. The acquisition is expected to close during Palo Alto Networks fiscal third quarter, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Evident.io's co-founders, Tim Prendergast and Justin Lundy, will join Palo Alto Networks.

Centrify, a leading provider of Zero Trust Security through the power of Next-Gen Access, has signed a new distribution deal in Europe with StarLink, one of the fastest growing value-added distributors in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region. StarLink has been supporting Centrify’s business growth in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) including South Africa for the past year, and its role now expands to cover the entire EMEA region. 

The European online payments provider Trustly announced today that it will be acquired by Nordic Capital Fund IX (“Nordic Capital”). Nordic Capital will support Trustly in its ambition to become the leading global online banking payments provider.

Trustly’s largest shareholder Bridgepoint Development Capital will dispose of its full equity interest in Trustly but management, founders and investment company Alfvén & Didrikson will remain significant shareholders in the company.

TrueCommerce, a global provider of trading partner connectivity and integration solutions, has announced TrueCommerce Foundry - a broad set of unified commerce services and apps that connects customers, suppliers, channels, and systems. The new offering revolutionizes supply chain visibility and collaboration by helping organizations make the most of their omni-channel initiatives through business P2P connectivity, order management, collaborative replenishment, intelligent fulfillment, cross functional analytics, and product information management.

Christiane Neumüller has been named as Country Manager Germany of SIA as of 1^st January 2018, reporting directly to SIA’s International Division Director Cristina Astore.

She has responsibility for developing SIA’s presence in the German market where the company invested also through the acquisition of the processing activities of payment cards and the management of POS and ATM terminals from UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions (UBIS), a company in the UniCredit Group.

Pangea Money Transfer, a mobile-centric remittance platform for sending m

Worldpay, Inc. the global leader in payments, and Lianlian Pay, one of the top mobile payment service providers in China, are partnering to expand Worldpay’s settlement and pay out capabilities to include Chinese Yuan (CNY). 

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced that it is extending its partnership with DBS to support the bank’s ongoing digital transformation, including offering Singapore’s first FAST Real-Time Payments gateway service to corporate and institutional customers.

With the value of UK fraud rising to nearly £200 billion a year, Rainbird