Millicom (Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), the international telecommunications and media company, and Kalixa  has announced the establishment of a joint venture to develop a payments service provider to operate in Africa and Latin America, initially commencing in Colombia and Brazil later this year.

Top Image Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA), a leading ECM (Enterprise Content Management) and BPM (Business Process Management) solution and MIP (Mobile Imaging Platform) provider announces the launching of TIS Australia in response to the growing business and market demand for TIS’ products and services in the region.

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has  unveiled Apple Pay that will enable MasterCard cardholders to use their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch for everyday purchases. MasterCard built the foundation for secure mobile transactions, so consumers can use their cards when, where and how they want.

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) has  announced that it is working with Apple’s new payment service, Apple Pay, available on the new iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch beginning in October.

U.S. Bank has  announced its integration with Apple Pay, providing customers an easy, secure and private way to pay using their U.S. Bankconsumer credit and debit cards right from iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch. By integrating Apple designed hardware, software and services, Apple Pay creates a unique and incredibly intuitive experience that will be available to U.S. Bank customers later this fall.

First Data Corporation, the global leader in payment technology and services solutions, has announces its participation with Apple Pay, a new category of service that will transform mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to make purchases from your mobile device. First Data’s support of Apple Pay will also allow businesses and their app developers to go to market quickly with powerful new apps allowing payment with a single touch.

Saxo Capital Markets UK Ltd. (SCML), the UK subsidiary of Saxo Bank A/S, today announces the appointment of Anthony Belchambers as a Non-Executive Director. 

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has  announced that it has expanded the service it offers its UK broker clients with the addition of Alliance News, a new journalistic news service targeted at UK companies, investors and their advisors. Covering all UK listed companies, Alliance News delivers both breadth and depth of coverage including smaller and AIM-listed companies, as well as providing general, global economic content.

smartTrade Technologies  releases  new version of its Order Management System (OMS) and adoption by clients in Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific. smartTrade clients have optimised their trading flow by using smartTrade OMS to handle client orders more efficiently across multiple desks, internalise client flows and improve their proprietary hedging strategies. All desks involved in the trading chain can utilize the tool, making sure that any team members can service the client orders instantly from anywhere in the world.