Stratumn, a leading provider of network solutions securing processes between enterprises and their stakeholders through blockchain technology and advanced cryptography, announces today the raising of €7M in a series A funding from Open CNP, the Corporate Venture arm of CNP Assurances, Otium Venture, Nasdaq and Digital Currency Group.

Less than two years after its inception and one year after its seed financing, Stratumn has now accomplished the largest funding round to date in the European blockchain and data security ecosystem.

Synechron, a global financial services consulting and technology service provider, today announced that it will join the Misys InFusion Partner Program. Synechron will develop two Centres of Excellence focused on Capital Markets and Corporate Banking to support clients across the United States, Europe, Middle-East and India. 

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, is pleased to announce that CardPay, a global player and a European leader in e-commerce and transactional services, has signed a direct License Agreement to acquire JCB's e-commerce card transactions across the SEPA region. 

The European ATM Security Team (EAST) is changing its name to the European Association for Secure Transactions (EAST). 

OpenLedger Aps, based in Pandrup, Denmark, has received seed funding to the tune of 11 Million DKK ($1.6 Million USD) from a group of a group of Chinese, American and European investors, allowing four major projects managed by OpenLedger, namely eDEV.one (EDEV, JOYY), GetGame (REALITY), Apptrade (APPX), and OCASH (OCASH) to start immediate production. 

SumUp, the leading mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) company, today announces Ryan O’Connor as Managing Director of the U.S., underscoring the company's commitment to accelerating growth in the United States and North America.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership with R3 to bring Corda to Mission Critical HPE Systems. 

A new wave of robo-advisors, an increasing number of partnerships between wealth managers and widespread usage of inorganic intelligence will drive significant change and opportunities for the wealth management industry in 2017 and beyond, according to a new report developed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) in association with Aite Group.

A British start-up company are behind a new revolution in passport control, which could see the end of the passport, and passport control, as we know it. 

TradeIX Limited, today unveiled its revolutionary TIX Platform, the first open platform that rewires trade finance powered by blockchain technology.