New Cloud Maturity Index shows: the finance sector in the lead – public sector still lagging behind
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Cloud
Cloud transformation has increasingly become a key enabler for digitalization and realizing data driven opportunities for organizations across the Nordics. Still, only 18 percent of organizations can be considered as cloud mature. When it comes to different industries, the finance sector is in the lead, while the public sector reports the lowest maturity. This is revealed in Tieto’s Cloud Maturity Index. For the first time, environmental...
Microgen and Touchstone Wealth Management merge to deliver technological innovation
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Wealth Management
Microgen Financial Systems and Touchstone Wealth Management, leading providers of financial services technology systems, today announced their merger, becoming the leading provider of technology to the Trust and Corporate Services market.
Signicat Positioned as Leader in Identity Proofing in One World Identity’s 2019 Identity Industry Landscape
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Digital Identity
Signicat, the Trusted Digital Identity Companyä today announced that it was recognized as a leader in Identity Proofing by One World Identity (OWI). OWI is a market intelligence and strategy firm focused on identity, trust, and the data economy. Each year, OWI designs an Identity Landscape, providing a comprehensive and holistic view of leaders in the identity space.
ICSFS’ Islamic Team Participates in AAOIFI's Intensive Workshop Following the 14th AAOIFI-World Bank Annual Conference
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Islamic Finance
ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, Islamic team have participated in The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) workshop, the leading international not-for-profit organisation primarily responsible for development and issuance of standards for the global Islamic finance industry.
Canada's EQ Bank Moves Core Banking System to the Cloud
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking
EQ Bank, the digital arm of Canada's Equitable Bank, has moved its entire core banking system to the cloud. Launched in 2016, EQ Bank has surpassed $2.5 billion in deposits, offering consumers high interest savings and an optional checking account. The challenger brand says the shift of its architecture to Microsoft Azure will reduce overheads and ready the bank for up-an-coming innovations in open Banking. The move is supported by long-term...
ABN Amro to Shut Down Android Wallet App
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments
ABN Amro is discontinuing its Wallet app for Android smartphones as too few customers use the device to make payments. The Dutch bank says that fewer than five percent of its customers have ever used the bank's three-year old Wallet app on Android to make a payment. The decision to ditch the inhouse wallet comes just a month after ABN Amro rolled out Apple Pay for contactless payments on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac. The Android app will...
RBC Backs University Programme on Ethics in AI and Data Analytics
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Retail Banking
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is joining forces with Western University on a programme exploring the ethical and social aspects of data analysis and AI.
Analytics Skills Essential for Business Survival in ‘Data Decade’
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Data Management
Professionals will need to learn data science skills to do their jobs and help their companies thrive in the next decade, say business leaders. Most managers believe data analytics, automation and AI will be essential for business survival in the coming years yet lack the necessary knowledge that underpins it, according to MHR Analytics research.
Dutch Fintech Startup Flow Your Money Raises EUR600K
- 6 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Say goodbye to manually saving (and spending) your money - and say hello to auto-saving and auto-spending with Flow.
Wethaq Launches First Sukuk on its Market Infrastructure Using SWIFT gpi Link
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Wholesale Banking
Wethaq announced that it has issued the first pilot Sukuk on its securities market infrastructure for the Islamic capital markets under the supervision of the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
CaixaBank Joins the Salesforce Financial Services Cloud Design Partner Programme
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Retail Banking
CaixaBank and Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), have reached an agreement for the joint development of technological innovation for financial services.
StyloPay Taps Tribe Payments for Global Digital Wallet Offering
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments, E-Wallets
StyloPay, specialists in payment solutions and mobile applications, has selected Tribe Payments’ digital wallet technology. Tribe’s digital wallet technology will form part of StyloPay’s cloud-based payments-as-a-service offering that enables banks and card issuers to rapidly scale card programmes and mobile wallets globally.
Collibra inducted into JPMorgan Chase Hall of Innovation
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Data, IT Innovations
Collibra, the Data Intelligence company, today announced it has been inducted into the JPMorgan Chase Hall of Innovation. Each year, the JPMorgan Chase Hall of Innovation award recognizes select emerging tech vendors for their innovation, business value and disruptive nature.
EQ Bank moves core banking system to the cloud
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Banking
Today, EQ Bank, the digital arm of Canada's Challenger Bank™ Equitable Bank (TSX: EQB and EQB.PR.C), announced it has moved its entire core banking system to the cloud, making it the first bank in Canada to be fully hosted in state-of-the-art public cloud architecture.
Konsentus launches PSD2 Open Banking Third Party Provider (TPP) monthly analysis tracker
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Open Banking
Konsentus has launched an analysis tracker to monitor the progress of Open Banking across the European Economic Area. November analysis shows that since the implementation of the PSD2 Regulatory Technical Specification for Strong Customer Authentication and Common Secure Communications, growth of Third-Party Providers across the EEA has steadily increased.
