Financial IT speaks to Herve Lacorne, CEO of Trade Solutions at Sibos 2015.

 In a deal announced today, Rigby Private Equity (RPE), the private equity arm of Rigby Group Investments, has made a significant investment in specialist services distributor Zycko Ltd. The deal will allow Zycko to expand more aggressively throughout the EMEA region.

Financial IT speaks to Ian Kerr, CEO, Bolero at Sibos 2015.

Tyco (NYSE: TYC) today announced that it has made an additional investment in its Tyco UAE joint venture with local partner Suwaidi Engineering Group and, separately, has reached a definitive agreement to sell its fire detection and protection business in Australia to Evergreen Capital, L.P. 

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, continues to advance EMV adoption in the U.S. by offering customers a full range of EMV certified mobile solutions.

NICE Actimize, a NICE Systems  business and the largest and broadest provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions for the financial services industry, has achieved a major milestone this year - its Fraud & Cybercrime Management solutions now protect more than 150M digital banking customers in the United States across its top five clients.

Financial IT speaks to Hank Uberoi, CEO, Earthport at Sibos 2015.

Eurobase International Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Marsden in the role of Group Sales Director. Marsden will support the company’s plans for growth across its Banking and Insurance divisions. 

Marsden joins Eurobase from Lexmark International where he was responsible for business development of the financial services sector.  Prior to Lexmark, Marsden worked for some of the world’s leading financial services technology firms including IBM, Checkfree, Sungard and Wolters Kluwer.

The holidays are upon us and it’s a busy time for SMEs as we approach year end. With research showing that last year’s average cost of Christmas for these organisations hit upwards of £20,000, it’s easy to see why businesses could find themselves in a pinch.

Supply and demand

Financial IT speaks to Nanda Kumar, President & CEO, SunTec at Sibos 2015.