Mobile service provider CM Telecom moves into mobile payments and has founded CM Payments, a new Payment Service Provider (PSP) that will operate internationally. CM Payments opens its office in Amsterdam. 
 
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Object Trading, the provider of a global, multi-asset trading infrastructure today announced that TradingScreen, the provider of liquidity, trading and investment technology via SaaS, has integrated with Object Trading’s global DMA service platform.  The combination of two independent suppliers of award-winning trading solutions presents end clients with new opportunities for growth. 

 Semafone®, the leading provider of secure payment technology for call centres, has appointed Iain Regan as Global Sales Director.

Iain, who joins Semafone from Firstsource, has 20 years’ experience in managing sales operations for major outsourcing and consulting businesses.  His expertise in the call centre sector spans Europe, North America and Australia – all key markets for Semafone.

Like any other large-scale threat to a company, cyber security must be dealt with at board level, the CBI said at its inaugural Cyber Security Conference in London.

Matthew Fell, CBI Competitive Markets Director, said:

“Getting cyber security right is critical for modern businesses, whatever their sector or size.

It says something about the state of the market today that companies are now having to collaborate in order to develop new ideas and technologies that solve the security issues raised by mobile wallets.

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, today announced that M&G Investments (“M&G”) has selected SimCorp’s Investment Book of Record (IBOR) to provide real-time position information across all asset classes. IBOR will be M&G’s replacement source of high quality position data for managing investment portfolios and client servicing.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of a new centralized data provisioning service, DTCC Data Products.   This launch will include the expansion of DTCC’s Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) and Corporate Actions ISO 20022 data product offerings.

Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Shanghai ShenYi Investment Co. (ShenYi) has implemented Orc’s Trading Bricks solution to improve trade efficiency for ETF options trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).

Payments UK succeeds the Payments Council, which oversaw the successful roll out of mobile payments tool Paym, the Current Account Switch Service and Faster Payments. However a bungled attempt to abolish cheques prompted the government to move to rein in the self-governing body.

In its new role, Payments UK says it will work closely with the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) in its remit to promote competition and innovation across the sector.