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UST FinX and Thought Machine Partner to Democratise Access to Enterprise-grade Banking Technology

LONDON, April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — UST FinX, the financial services platform from UST, and Thought Machine, the cloud-native banking technology company, today announced a strategic partnership that makes enterprise-grade banking technology accessible to financial institutions of all sizes.
Initially, the partnership will target its advantages for mid-tier US banks and credit unions, a segment heavily constrained by outdated IT systems and extensive procurement processes. Previously, the only option had been to undertake risky, resource-intensive transformation projects to address constantly evolving client and operational demands. The UST FinX and Thought Machine proposition unlocks a very different path for such institutions, one that delivers rapid transformational outcomes, providing significant value to the institutions and their stakeholders.
UST FinX’s integration-ready platform delivers access to a rapidly expanding ecosystem of fintech banking capabilities, including Thought Machine’s best-in-class digital core. This powerful union unlocks short-term gains in both customer and user experience while possessing the foundational architecture for a longer-term full-scale transformation. This is done via a more iterative, customer-driven, and progressive approach that dramatically reduces both risk and cost.
Many US community institutions now realise that their core systems lack the basic integration capabilities required to meet growing customer demands or connect to modern fintech solutions. This forces them to build complex workarounds and custom code that becomes increasingly difficult and costly to maintain. UST FinX and Thought Machine’s partnership breaks this cycle of complexity by offering an integration-ready platform that connects easily to new services without requiring custom development.
This gives institutions a predictable, managed approach to launching new products and improving customer experiences, while UST FinX handles the technical complexity and partner ecosystem, providing clear timelines and certainty of costs and outcomes for modernisation projects.
Gareth Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, Thought Machine, said, “Combining Thought Machine’s cloud-native technology with UST FinX’s financial services platform and capabilities allows banks of all sizes, especially those in the US mid-tier market, to access our core banking technology without the complexities of technical integrations. We’re excited to see how our joint clients prosper using the offering over the coming months.”
Sandeep Lalwani, Head of UST FinX, said, “Community banks and credit unions in the US are facing an existential crisis in terms of remaining relevant within an increasingly competitive and digitally driven landscape with customers and staff now expecting much more. The need for transformational change is already upon us and until now, the choices open to such organisations have been fraught with complexity, cost and risk. This strategic partnership with Thought Machine is a game-changer in our industry that will enable these mid-tier financial institutions to remain relevant, innovate, and thrive!”
About Thought Machine
Thought Machine has developed the foundations of modern banking with its cloud-native core banking and payments technology. Its cloud-native core banking platform, Vault Core, is trusted by leading banks and financial institutions worldwide, including Intesa Sanpaolo, ING Bank Śląski, Lloyds Banking Group, Standard Chartered, SEB, Lunar, Atom bank, Curve, and more.
Vault Core and Vault Payments have been written from scratch as entirely cloud-native technologies, giving banks full control to run any bank, product, and payment set to flourish in a rapidly changing world.
Thought Machine is a global team with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Sydney. It has raised more than $500m in funding.
For more information, visit thoughtmachine.net
About UST FinX
UST FinX delivers the powerful combination of a world leading financial services platform, with its global systems integration and services capabilities built on its unique depth and breadth of banking and fintech domain expertise. Visit us at ustfinx.com
About UST
Since 1999, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a powerful impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people, and led by our purpose, we partner with our clients from design to operation. Our digital solutions, proprietary platforms, engineering, R&D, products, and innovation ecosystem turn core challenges into impactful, disruptive solutions. With deep industry knowledge and a future-ready mindset, we infuse expertise, innovation, and agility into our clients’ organizations—delivering measurable value and positive lasting change for them, their customers, and communities around the world. Together, with 30,000+ employees in 30+ countries, we build for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process. Visit us at www.UST.com
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Forbes Recognizes DXC’s Consulting Excellence in 2025 World’s Best Management Consulting Firms Ranking

ASHBURN, Va., May 16, 2025 /CNW/ – DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been named to the prestigious Forbes World’s Best Management Consulting Firms 2025 list for the third year in a row. Out of 955,000 consulting firms in the U.S., fewer than 0.02% made the ranking, which is based on a rigorous survey of 2,350 clients and peers across 33 categories.
“This recognition highlights DXC’s deep industry expertise and unwavering commitment to driving business transformation through consulting and engineering,” said Howard Boville, President, Consulting & Engineering Services – Powered by AI. “As enterprises accelerate their digital evolution in the era of AI, we continue to deliver intelligent, scalable and secure solutions that help our clients innovate, optimize and gain competitive advantages industries.”
The consulting sector remains one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding areas within professional services. A recent analysis by the Business Research Company projects that the global management consulting market will exceed $1.07 trillion in 2025, growing from $1.02 trillion in 2024. By 2029, the market is expected to reach approximately $1.33 trillion. To help businesses navigate this vast industry and identify top consulting partners, Forbes and Statista have collaborated to create a definitive ranking of the world’s leading management consulting firms.
DXC earned recognitions in the following categories: Automotive, Digital Transformation, IT, Technology, Telecommunications, and IT Strategy & Implementation. With a global team of 50,000+ highly skilled engineers and consultants, DXC is driving innovation across industries like financial services; healthcare and life sciences; public sector; aerospace and defense; automotive and manufacturing, and more. From improving fraud detection in banking to enhancing safety in autonomous driving, we’re helping clients transform their operations and unlock the potential of AI. The complete list of honorees can be viewed on the Forbes website.
For more information on DXC Consulting and Engineering Services – Powered by AI, visit https://dxc.com/us/en/offerings/analytics-and-engineering
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About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.
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Axonify Uncovers the Training Disconnect Facing Gen Z Frontline Workers

New data shows personalized, mobile-first learning is essential to retaining and engaging the newest generation of frontline workers
WATERLOO, ON, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Generation Z (Gen Z) is reshaping the workforce—and setting new expectations for how training should support their success. According to Axonify’s latest report, Polling the frontline: Gen Z’s training and skills gaps, more than three-quarters (77%) of frontline Gen Z workers have faced situations where insufficient job-specific skills and training hindered their ability to complete tasks effectively. In these moments, nearly two-thirds (62%) reported feeling overwhelmed and anxious, over half (55%) experienced embarrassment and 14% even considered quitting their jobs. This new data from Axonify, a global leader in frontline training and performance, reveals the urgent need for employers to rethink how they train and support the newest generation of frontline talent.
The report surveyed 500 U.S. Gen Z frontline workers to understand what’s working—and where training is falling flat. For many, training begins and ends at onboarding. One in three received training only when they started their role, while 37% say they don’t have enough time to learn on the job. Others describe the training they did receive as disengaging or irrelevant, with 34% reporting that the content lacked interest or practical value. These gaps have real consequences: 67% of Gen Z workers say more consistent training would help reduce burnout, and 81% believe they would stay longer in their jobs if they had better ongoing support.
For Gen Z frontline workers, it’s not just about how much training they get—it’s about how relevant and applicable it is. Many say the content they receive isn’t personalized, doesn’t reflect their day-to-day challenges or fails to build confidence. In fact, 24% of respondents said they didn’t feel more confident after completing training, highlighting deeper issues with how knowledge is being delivered and reinforced.
“These findings underscore the critical need for employers to rethink their training strategies to better support Gen Z workers,” said Dave Carter, Chief Revenue Officer at Axonify. “By providing personalized, engaging and accessible training programs, organizations can not only bridge existing skills gaps but also enhance employee confidence, productivity and retention. It’s clear that adapting to the preferences of this new generation is essential for building a resilient and effective frontline workforce.”
Gen Z workers aren’t resistant to training—they’re asking for more of it, delivered with purpose, relevance and flexibility. Half of the respondents (50%) want personalized training tailored to their roles and career goals. Meanwhile, 35% prefer short video modules that are quick and easy to understand and another 35% want the option to learn on mobile devices. The shift toward more personalized, continuous learning is reshaping how frontline organizations approach training and development—and Gen Z is shining a spotlight on what they need to succeed. When training reflects these real-life situations, workers report greater confidence (90%), productivity (82%) and job satisfaction (81%)—all of which drive better outcomes for employers.
“This generation is digitally native and eager for work,” said Carter. “When training is personalized, practical and accessible, it enables Gen Z to grow with your organization instead of out of it.”
Learn more about the state of Gen Z frontline training in full – Polling the frontline: Gen Z’s training and skills gaps
Survey methodology: Axonify surveyed 500 retail, hospitality and food and beverage frontline workers within Generation Z (age 18- 28) in the U.S. using the online insights platform Pollfish. This survey was completed in April 2025.
About Axonify
Axonify is the #1 frontline-forward training and performance platform used by companies like Walmart, Kroger and Foot Locker. Over 4M users in 160+ countries use Axonify to onboard and train in five minutes a day. With personalized, AI-powered microlearning, custom training content, embedded communication, task management and more, Axonify is revolutionizing the way frontline workers learn, connect and get things done. Axonify is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. For more information, visit axonify.com.
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NYSE Content Advisory: Pre-Market update + NYSE celebrates 233 years forward
NEW YORK, May 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins.
Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on May 16th
- U.S. equities trend higher, with the S&P 500 extending its win streak and closing just 3.7% below its record high, driven by easing trade tensions with China and softer-than-expected inflation data.
- The Producer Price Index unexpectedly fell in April, and retail sales saw only a slight increase, both contributing to positive market sentiment this week.
- As the NYSE celebrates its 233rd anniversary, it highlights major milestones including the launch of NYSE Texas and the trading innovations to allow efficient processing of historic message volume across its markets.
Opening Bell
The New York Stock Exchange welcomes ALS United to the podium to recognize ALS Awareness Month.
Closing Bell
The Asian American and Pacific Islander community celebrates AAPI Heritage Month at the NYSE’s 3rd Annual AAPI Bell Celebration.
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