Thomson Reuters today announced enhancements to the open capabilities of its flagship financial desktop, Eikon, which will help foster innovation, boost productivity and enhance client servicing for financial institutions around the world.  App Studio in Eikon allows third-party developers to create apps that display as native applications on the Eikon screen, distributing them directly and securely to Eikon users.

 Duco, a London-based fintech provider of hosted reconciliation services, announced that the firm's expansion continues with the appointment of Emmanuel Lesur as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), responsible for global sales.

Duco Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Christian Nentwich, Ph.D., said: "Emmanuel has a proven track record of building a stable global sales force, growing revenues and managing talented professionals. He is a terrific addition to our management team, which is focused on delivery of the next round of growth for Duco."

Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, has secured a new partnership with PSI-Pay, the end-to-end account and card-based payments solutions provider.

Eze Castle Integration, a leading provider of strategic IT solutions and private cloud services to hedge funds and the investment industry, today announced it has been awarded "Best Technology Provider - Client Service" in the HFM Asia Hedge Fund Services Awards. The HFM Asia Awards recognise and reward the industry's leading hedge fund service providers for the outstanding service and support they have provided to the Asia hedge fund industry over the past 12 months.

Over the summer, Mobey Forum’s Biometrics and Security Workgroup, set up to explore opportunities and use cases for biometric authentication in mobile money, met with The Biometrics Institute and the Natural Security Alliance, in a bid to exchange knowledge and expertise.

Biometrics adoption is gathering pace, particularly in mobile financial services (MFS). Acuity Market Intelligence estimates that by 2020, mobile biometrics will be used to authenticate almost 65% of all mCommerce transactions, creating a market worth in the region of $34.6bn annually.

 AxiomSL, a global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that it has formed a partnership with AlgoSave, a provider of credit modelling products. As part of the agreement, AlgoSave’s expected credit loss (ECL) model has been integrated into AxiomSL’s solution for International Financial Reporting Standard 9 (IFRS 9).

VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VDSI), a global leader in authentication, electronic signatures, and identity management, announced today the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Silanis Technology, Inc. (Silanis), a leading provider of electronic signature (e-signature) and digital transaction solutions used to sign, send and manage documents.

BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions, today announces TienPhong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) has selected SmartVista to replace their current card solution and legacy payments systems. This will provide TPBank enhanced capabilities in all aspects of payments including full in house processing of ATM and POS transactions together with improved card issuing. The initiative will also boost the capabilities of TPBank’s award winning mobile and internet banking services.

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union, based in Yorktown, Virginia, has added Mobiliti(TM) for mobile and tablet banking, the Popmoney(R) personal payment service for person-to-person payments, and Mobile Source Capture(TM) for remote deposit capture.

The United States, Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim nations on Monday reached final agreement on the largest regional trade accord in history, teeing up what could be the toughest fight President Obama will face in his final year in office: securing approval from Congress.