Backbase Debuts ‘Backbase-as-a-Service’ to Help Banks Innovate at Scale & Remove Infrastructure Hurdles
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Digital banking software provider, Backbase, has today announced the launch of its next generation Backbase-as-a-Service. This managed cloud platform service covers Backbase’s entire portfolio of banking products, helping banks to innovate with speed whilst reducing their costly operational hurdles.
CREDEM prepares TARGET Consolidation with Worldline’s Payment and Liquidity solution CRISTAL
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Worldline, the European market leader in payment and transactional services, is proud to announce that CREDEM, one of Italy's leading private banks, has successfully started processing Target2 payments with Worldline’s Payment and Liquidity Hub software CRISTAL.
Acronis Named Official Cyber Protection Partner of the San Diego Padres
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, today announced a technology partnership with an American professional baseball team, the San Diego Padres. Under the multi-year agreement, Acronis will provide innovative cyber protection solutions designed to safeguard data and optimize data workflows to improve the team’s performance both on and off the field.
Raj Seshadri Named President, Data & Services for Mastercard
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Mastercard today announced the appointment of Raj Seshadri as president for the company’s data and services organization, reporting directly to Ajay Banga, president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Kevin Stanton, who has taken on a new role as chief transformation officer. Seshadri will draw upon her insights and successful track record as president of U.S. issuers over the past four years. During this time, she grew the company’s...
Former Tradeweb Sales Head joins Mosaic Smart Data as new Head of Sales
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), the real-time capital markets data analytics company, has appointed Mike Thorpe as its new Head of Sales. Over the past year, Mosaic Smart Data has updated its MSX® platform to provide analytics for trading venues and buy-side firms as well as expanding the number of asset classes on the platform. Now, Thorpe joins a team of more than 40 at Mosaic to grow the company’s client base among the world’s largest...
CloudMargin Promotes Armando Hernandez to Newly Created Role: Executive Director, Head of North America
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Cloud
CloudMargin, creator of the world’s first and only collateral and margin management solution native to the cloud, today announced the promotion of Armando Hernandez to the newly established role of Executive Director, Head of North America for the London-based global firm.
ZA Bank - the First Virtual Bank in Hong Kong to Launch Pilot Trial
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Banking
ZA Bank Limited (“ZA Bank”) announced today the launch of its pilot trial (“ZA Bank Pilot”) to offer banking services to selected retail banking users in Hong Kong before full business launch to the general public. The pilot trial is conducted under the Fintech Supervisory Sandbox (“FSS”) of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”). ZA Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ZhongAn Technologies International Group Limited (“ZA”) and is one of the...
Starling supercharges its business offer with loans of up to £250,000, overdrafts up to £150,000 and a Business Toolkit
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Starling Bank, the leading digital bank, is supercharging its bank accounts for businesses and sole traders with a range of new features, including unsecured loans of up to £250K, an increase in its overdraft limits from £10K to £150K, more competitive overdraft rates and a custom-built tax and financial management Toolkit. As part of the changes, Starling is launching its first paid for features for businesses, providing access to a powerful...
Encompass Corporation 2019 AML penalty analysis: $8.14 billion of fines handed out globally
- 6 years 2 months ago
- AML and KYC
Encompass Corporation, a fast-growing provider of intelligently automated Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, has carried out an analysis of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) related penalties handed down between 1 January and 31 December 2019. Key observations:
Ingenico Makes Dual Impact as Payment Partner for The Card and Payments Awards
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group, the global leader in seamless payments, today marks two significant milestones as the payment partner of the prestigious industry awards body, The Card and Payments Awards (TCPA). Not only is it celebrating a decade of supporting the awards, but also raising more than £100,000 through its payment terminals for TCPA’s chosen charities during that time.
Refinitiv Hires Andrea Remyn Stone as Chief Customer Proposition Officer
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Data, Financial, People Moves
Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, today announced the appointment of Andrea Remyn Stone as Chief Customer Proposition Officer and member of the Executive Leadership team. Andrea will report to the CEO of Refinitiv, David Craig. Andrea’s appointment demonstrates Refinitiv’s continued commitment to expand its overarching product and content strategy for the global financial community by...
LHV becomes the first bank to provide fintechs with access to instant pound and euro payments
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking
LHV, the fintech focused bank and payment services provider, is pleased to announce that it has commenced providing real-time pound payments via the UK’s Faster Payments scheme. As a result, LHV has become the first bank capable of providing real time euro payments via Single Euro Payment Area Instant (‘SEPA Instant’) and processing pound (‘Faster Payments’) payments, giving it a unique competitive advantage and cementing its position as a...
Ziraat Participation Bank selects Path Solutions for strategic core banking implementation
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Ziraat Participation Bank in Sudan, a unit affiliated to Ziraat Katilim Bankasi and Ziraat Finans Group, one of largest banking groups in Turkey operating on both Islamic and conventional platforms, has taken the big leap to implement Path Solutions’ multi-award winning iMAL Islamic core banking platform.
finleap connect appoints Frank Kebsch as designated CEO
- 6 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
The technology and software provider finleap connect appoints new designated CEO Frank Kebsch, subject to approval by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Kebsch will start on January 15, 2020 and will manage the company strategically and operationally. Kebsch was previously CEO of Arvato Financial Solutions, a process and data provider with more than 7,500 employees.
Kroll Expands Cyber Risk Practice in Asia Pacific with Acquisition of RP Digital Security
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announced that it has expanded its cyber security offerings with the acquisition of RP Digital Security, a Singapore-headquartered leader in computer forensic investigations, digital security and eDiscovery services.
