AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, has appointed Andrew Wood as the company’s Country Manager for Australia. Andrew will be based in Sydney and his appointment is in line with the company’s commitment to expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint and growing client base in Australia. 

Today’s e-commerce professionals, including small to large UK retailers, are concerned that they do not have adequate technology or processes in place to conduct effective age verification and identity checks online, according to new research released today by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions.

Prepaid Financial Services Limited (PFS), a recognized e-money issuer, and alternative-banking provider today reported about acquisition of Spectre Technologies Limited (STL). This is a Malta-based software development enterprise with a long history of providing bespoke software to banking and FinTech industries.

Previously PFS has worked closely with the Spectre Technologies team for several years. It has always been impressed by how quickly they could build bespoke payment infrastructure and programmes for clients.

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has appointed Chris Monnery as the US Head of Product Marketing for Electronic Execution. He is based in New York and reports to David Polen, Global Head of Electronic Execution.

ETF Global uncovers critical data on the $2 trillion + in US listed Exchange-Traded-Fund assets, considered by many to be the investment vehicle of the future. ETFs offer access to markets that were previously hard to enter efficiently, so research and investment communities have substantial interest in exploring this new investment channel.

BT today announced that it is linking up the world’s five main foreign exchange (FX) locations to help boost the competitiveness of its global financial industry customers.  The company is now offering BT Radianz FX express, dedicated high-speed links between financial hubs in the UK, US, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong involved in almost 77 per cent of the world’s FX trading*.

Buyer-side Pentagon Consulting, provider of advisory and delivery services to the investment management community, has appointed Clare Vincent-Silk as Head of Advisory. The appointment follows the recent appointment of Jonathan Clark as CEO, further bolstering Pentagon’s senior team.

Abel Noser Solutions has launched a new trade surveillance product for compliance officers of broker-dealers, investment advisors and exchanges. The product comes following closely after  a successful limited pre-release to select clients. Compliance+ is a proprietary software solution that enables companies to identify and assess daily potential trade irregularities such as spoofing and layering, potential insider trading, and high cost trades.  The platform provides an easy-to-navigate and graphically attractive front-end to quickly review compliance alerts.

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, released On Demand Connectivity and eSIM technology for Windows 10 devices, in connection with Microsoft.Gemalto's release is compliant with the latest specifications and guidelines for remote SIM provisioning as specified by the GSM Association (GSMA), a global association of mobile device makers and mobile ne

Crossgate`s Crosscore platform is an API-based integration hub that easies deployment of multiple services that are generally complex for issuers to implement themselves.