SIX x-clear Ltd – the clearing arm of SIX Securities Services – is now able to provide clearing services for the Nasdaq Nordic cash equity markets (including ETFs). From 20th February, 2017, SIX x-clear offers an enhanced and interoperable clearing solution for Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

smartTradeTechnologies, a multi-asset electronic trading solutions pioneer,has been working with a number of institutions on MiFIR/MiFID II implementations.

Transparency, best execution, algorithmic trading and transaction reporting are some of the key areas of concern identified. With less than a year before the 3-Jan-2018 deadline, smartTrade announces that it is ready for MiFID II challenges.

 Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announces the appointment of Frieda Lewis to Managing Director, Chief Commercial Diversity Officer at Broadridge.

In her expanded role at Broadridge, Lewis will focus on advancing the company’s diversity and inclusion efforts by developing and executing a strategy that enables Broadridge to better understand and serve its diverse, global marketplace.

Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications and PwC announced today a global collaboration to offer premium technology, implementation and consulting solutions to help financial institutions meet near-term and ongoing compliance with the International Accounting Standards Board’s (IASB) new IFRS9 and FASB’s proposed CECL reporting standards.

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that it has won the ACT Canada IVIE Award in the "Privacy by Design" category for its ID Verificati on solution. As banks and mobile operators look to provide more convenient services through digital and self-service channels, the need to validate a custom er's identification becomes even more necessary.

Gad Elkin, Head of EMEA Security, F5 Networks

In the 1996 film Ransom, Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson) attempts to retrieve his son from the clutches of a villain, leading a team of FBI agents to heroically save the day. Whilst this film and many others like it cast up images of money arranged neatly in suitcases and dramatic shoot-outs, the tactics of modern criminals have evolved significantly, instead holding businesses hostage via their data.

BNP Paribas Securities Services, one of the world’s leading providers of clearing and custody services, has partnered with industry-leading fintech company Calypso Technology to provide investment banks with a full, end-to-end post-trade services offering across asset classes.

Linedata (NYSE Euronext: LIN), the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, today announced that Aperio Group, a $16 billion research-based investment manager specializing in active tax management, factor tilts, and socially responsive strategies for high net worth investors, has chosen its comprehensive range of investment management solutions.

Equiniti Group plc, the specialist technology outsourcer, providing non-discretionary payment and administration services to blue-chip companies, Government and retail investors in the UK, today announces that is has completed the acquisitions of Marketing Source and Gateway2finance. The acquisitions are further examples of Equiniti’s growth strategy of integrating scalable technology platforms to provide regulation- driven, technology-enabled services.

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ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced the latest version of its UP Immediate Payments solution. Available via a SaaS delivery model or on-premise, UP Immediate Payments is highly flexible and adaptable, providing access to all Immediate Payments (IP) schemes globally.