Qualys, Inc., a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, today announced that it has appointed Mark Butler, a former Fiserv executive, as chief information security officer (CISO) to help advocate CISO needs for Qualys customers and empower them in securing their digital transformation.

OpenLink, the global leader in trading, treasury and risk management solutions for the energy, commodities, corporate and financial services industries, has appointed senior IBM executive Nancy Pearson as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Based in New York, Ms. Pearson will take responsibility for aligning OpenLink’s strategy, value proposition, and global marketing team, bringing considerable experience in cloud and cognitive solutions to the role.

Ms. Pearson’s recent roles have included CMO of IBM Cloud and Global Head of Marketing for IBM Cognitive (Watson), and have seen her recognized as a leader in the technology industry. In 2015, she was named as one of the top 25 most influential women in Cloud, Power 100 Most Powerful Women of the Channel, and SiliconANGLE 2015 Women Who Rocked the Tech World.

“We’re delighted to welcome Nancy to our executive team,” said John O’Malley, CEO, OpenLink. “Nancy was previously with IBM where she engaged in several entrepreneurial businesses, helping launch many early-stage strategic solutions into globally recognized brands, including IBM Cloud, Linux, Watson and others. She was responsible for Global Marketing for IBM’s leadership brands WebSphere, Tivoli, Information Management and others. Nancy is a leader in the technology industry and has been recognized as such numerous times. No one is better placed to help accelerate growth in our key markets.”

“I’m joining OpenLink at a really exciting time,” said Ms. Pearson. “In previous roles, I’ve launched new brands and initiatives within established global businesses. This position allows me to translate that experience to a new space and use it to help grow an already market-leading business. We have great plans ahead.”

Ms. Pearson holds a B.A. in psychology/human relations from Pace University, an M.S. in adult education/human resource development from Fordham University and an M.M. in market management from Columbia Business School.

 Nancy Pearson, CMO at OpenLink

Today Capgemini, the world-leading provider of consulting, technology, and outsourcing services, supported reveals first cloud-hosted mobile application testing lab, using Experitest’s See-Test tools. The new solution allows financial service providers to constantly control and monitor all digital mobile applications 24 hours a day. This capability results in advanced mobile application quality and significant cost savings of up to 50%.

The lab, based on SeeTestCloud platform by Experitest enables client organizations to distantly access mobile devices at hand any time. Moreover, entire environment is isolated within the Capgemini’s virtual private network and provides testers with high-speed performance. The lab consolidates seamlessly end-to-end suite of tools, including any automation or development open source environment. Thus mobile applications can be tested, by functionality, performance, and compatibility.

Tal Barmeir, Experitest CEO commented: "The Capgemini mobile device hosted cloud dedicated for the financial services industry is a unique offering for banks, insurance companies, and other financial services enterprises. The core capabilities of functional and performance testing are fully integrated into the CICD flow of these organizations, creating seamless cooperation between mobile app developers, QA, and operations - making the agile release of high-quality mobile apps a reality,” 

BT has completed the acquisition of IP Trade, a provider of unified communications and collaboration solutions for trading floor environments and command-and-control dispatch centres, following approval by the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA).

As announced on February 1, the acquisition of IP Trade will improve BT customers’ ability to unify trading and control room communications:

• Teams will be able to collaborate across complex, global communities more effectively, using a blend of speech, video and messaging with the broadest range of fixed and mobile devices and applications.
• Technology and operations groups will be able to integrate their enterprise systems with their specialist trading floor and control room IT and combine cloud with on-premise solutions in the way that suits them best. 
• Firms will be better able to meet demanding regulatory compliance obligations.

Further announcements will follow as we complete the integration of IP Trade into BT.

Leading compliance solutions provider Opusannounced today that its innovative Hiperos 3PM™ platform has been chosen by Santander UK Plc to manage the risks associated with its third party relationships.

Santander will use Hiperos to enforce the latest compliance policies for outsourcing information security and technology risks for all its third parties in a single, resource-efficient solution. Capturing third-party performance data across the whole bank will allow it to monitor, manage and clearly understand exposure instantly. Santander will use Hiperos’s advanced workflow to deliver a “single source of truth” for all third-party data, risk calculation and ongoing risk mitigation activity.

Fiona Tyler, Director of Cost Management & Procurement at Santander UK, commented: “Hiperos enables all our third parties, not just the most critical, to be assessed and monitored for the relevant types of risk. As gathering information and calculating risk is automated, my team can focus on delivering value to the bank rather than chasing assessments and I can quickly update my board report whenever needed by the business.”

Ben Gould, Managing Director, EMEA & APAC, Opus, remarked: “All financial institutions must thoroughly assess and understand the risks third parties pose to their organizations.  As the number of third parties grows and the regulatory environment becomes more stringent, a configurable, automated system like 3PM can help reduce risk and improve performance. We’re thrilled to have Santander join the Hiperos community.”

The Hiperos system provides:

· An automated assessment of materiality and risk for all third parties.

· Automation of risk mitigation activities for all types of contracts and relationships with third parties.

· Information Security assessment of all third parties.

· Management of contract performance for each third party.

· Automatic generation of management information, dashboard and board reports.

Today AEVI announced the appointment of Nelson Holzner as AEVI chief executive officer (CEO) as of May 1, 2017. In his new role, Nelson will leverage his vast knowledge of the payments and start-up landscape to grow AEVI and take the company to the next level.

Holzner joins AEVI with a proven track record in the Fintech industry having spent the last eight years building and growing his own company, a market-leading payment provider. Before that he served Cerberus Capital Management as Vice President Private Equity.

“AEVI is one of the most exciting companies in Fintech, has an amazing trajectory and is set to revolutionize payments around the world. With revenues of about €80 million last year, AEVI is certainly one of the largest Fintech businesses in Europe.” said Nelson. “I am very excited about the opportunity to scale AEVI further and to build a global market leader in payments together with the team.”

Dr. Jürgen Wunram, Senior Vice President and COO at Diebold Nixdorf, the parent company of AEVI, said: “We are delighted to welcome Nelson and are confident that he will grow our AEVI business. His vast experience scaling a similar Fintech company will prove invaluable as AEVI continues its expansion over the coming years.”

The appointment of Holzner allows Reinhard Rabenstein, who has acted as Managing Director of AEVI since its carve-out, to fully concentrate on his role as Chief Technology Officer, Solutions, at Diebold Nixdorf. In addition, Rabenstein is appointed Chairman of the AEVI Advisory Board.

LCH Ltd, a leading global clearing house, announced today that it has established deposit and intraday liquidity facilities with Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway.