Liquid Finance Partnership Ltd (LFPL), a leader in the Merchant Cash Advance sector of the fast growing Alternative Funding market, today announced the establishment of a line of credit with Shawbrook Asset Finance, a division of Shawbrook Bank. The move will enable LFPL to significantly increase its ability to fund the growth of more small businesses across the UK through its Merchant Cash Advance product.

Backbase, the customer experience platform (CXP) specialist, announced today that Sberbank, the largest Russian bank, serving 110 million customers, launched their new digital platform based on Backbase CXP.

Neonet, the independent agency broker and execution specialist, today announced that it will be an early adopter of and provide its clients with access to North Sea, the re-launched dark pool functionality from Oslo Børs. This includes fully integrated DMA, Smart Order Router and algorithm support. North Sea will allow Oslo Børs members to execute larger orders, at mid-price, in a dark pool, in an exchange regulated environment. The new version of North Sea is launched today, 20th April 2015.

SWIFT announces the availability of a new automated reference data delivery channel called SWIFTRef APIs. The new channel enables financial institutions and corporates to identify and validate necessary payments reference data in real-time against the most up-to-date information available in the SWIFTRef utility, SWIFT’s global reference data service.

The number of mobile banking users is set to almost double from 17.8 million to 32.6 million by 2020, whilst the number of U.K. adults using online banking will increase from 27.7 million to over 35 million, according to a report commissioned by Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions. Future Trends in U.K.

Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced the global release of its first round of 2015 product updates, including enhancements for Geneva®,
Advent Portfolio Exchange® (APX), Moxy®, Advent Rules Manager®,Tamale®, and Advent Revenue Center®.

Reval’s version 15.0, released today, is the first iteration of the Reval Cloud Platform, introducing the Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) provider’s strategic shift from product to platform. With its rich functionality, the Reval Cloud Platform is the foundation upon which new packages will be configured to meet the specific needs of various market segments.

Volante Technologies, a global leader in the provision of financial message and data integration, validation and processing software, today announced the launch of VolPay Foundation.

Misys, the leading financial software company, has signed an agreement with Global Market Solutions (GMS) to become a member of the InFusion Partner Programme.

PROFILE Software, an award-winning financial solutions provider announced today that FMS.next goes live at the local branch of an international bank headquartered in the UK. The bank selected the technologically advanced FMS.next Banking platform to manage their data warehouse requirements and achieve regulatory compliance, reporting customer activity to state authorities.