Gemini Welcomes David Damato as Chief Security Officer
- 6 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, announced today that David Damato has joined as its Chief Security Officer. Damato will lead Gemini's security program as it continues to deliver the most secure exchange and custody solution in the cryptocurrency industry. He brings more than 20 years of security leadership experience and will report directly to Gemini's Chief Executive Officer, Tyler...
Emirates NBD enhances data-driven decision making as first global bank to leverage SAP Financial Services Data Platform
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, has partnered with SAP, a market leader in enterprise software, to become the first bank globally to implement SAP Financial Services Data Platform. It is powered by SAP in-memory data platform, SAP HANA and can now deliver customer intelligence across all Emirates NBD Group market segments, entities and countries.
UK Banks and Building Societies Can Accelerate Digital Mortgage Origination with Oracle
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Cloud, SaaS
Now available in the UK, Oracle Banking Enterprise Originations solution will help banks and building societies transform residential, buy-to-let and SME mortgage origination. Using design principles of open architecture, progressive data decisioning and complete process automation the solution will enable lenders to process mortgage applications far more efficiently by utilising best-in-class digital technologies.
Poll reveals low confidence in month-end close process
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Management, Financial
Almost three-quarters *(73%) of respondents to an MHR Analytics Twitter poll revealed they are not confident about their data and numbers on month-end closes and audit submissions. The findings from the survey of 1,000 respondents underline the increasing pressures facing finance teams. A separate **survey showed the new IFRS 16 lease accounting legislation to be taking its toll, with 30% of respondents calling it ‘complex,’ 17% ‘resource heavy...
The Derivatives Service Bureau reveals significant appetite for further data and cybersecurity analysis
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Security, Data
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the results of their second 2019 industry consultation, revealing a significant appetite for further...
JCB enables card acceptance for merchants in UK and Ireland
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments
JCB International, Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., today announces a partnership with EVO Payments to enable JCB payment acceptance across the UK and Ireland. The enabling of the EVO merchant portfolio increases JCB acceptance at small-to-medium sized businesses, particularly merchants utilizing integrated payments, and grants JCB additional access to ISV providers who are especially active in the UK. The UK...
BrickVest launches second commercial property Employee Participation Fund in partnership with BEOS (Member of Swiss Life Asset Managers)
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
BrickVest, the London-based online real estate investment platform, has launched its second Employee Participation Fund (‘EPF’) in partnership with BEOS, the German commercial property specialist, part of the Swiss Life Asset Managers family since August 2018. Belonging to the BrickVest Solutions product family, the innovative EPF is a co-investment fund that offers BEOS employees the opportunity to invest in their employer’s existing real...
Bank Hapoalim Opts for Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX Software for Measuring Counterparty Credit Risk (SA-CCR)
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking, Risk Management
Bank Hapoalim, one of Israel’s largest banks has selected Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX solution for Risk Management, specifically using the software for managing its credit risk profile.
Sberbank analyses myths about consumer lending ‘bubble’
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Under the SberData project (Sberbank's initiative on processing and analysing big data), Sberbank has researched the consumer lending market: wage dynamics, interest rates, period and amount of loans, refinancing, expense structure and other aspects. The fast growth of retail loans over the past two years caused concerns over a possible bubble on this market. Data of Sberbank, Bank of Russia, Rosstat and lending bureaux don’t support the...
Crypto.com Lists Tezos XTZ
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Crypto.com, the pioneering payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced today that it has listed Tezos XTZ to its App and is exploring st
All Work & Social becomes Fingopay Manchester launch partner
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments
All Work & Social, the operating company behind XYZ Work and the recently launched XYZ Social in Spinningfields has partnered with biometric payments provider, Fingopay. From Autumn, members and visitors to All Work and Social’s XYZ building will be the first in the UK to pay for food and beverage with just a scan of their finger, using VeinID technology. The integration will make transactions easier, simpler and safer by removing the need...
Neueda and Levyx bring Python into big data era
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems
Capital Markets technology specialist Neueda has partnered with Levyx Inc, a leading big data system software provider, to vastly increase data processing capacity for the Python community. Through the new Helium™–Python interface, Neueda and Levyx have significantly increased Python’s utility, offering increased efficiency and effectiveness to users within financial markets and beyond. The product has been released by Neueda for use via https...
Rising Theft Puts UK Households And Insurers On Alert
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Data, Insurance
UK households and their insurers need to be on alert for rising levels of theft, according to the digital home insurer Policy Expert, whose analysis of claims and crime data suggests a growing risk to consumers. Figures for the first half of 2019 show that theft or attempted theft now make up one in five (20%) of Policy Expert’s accepted home insurance claims. This is the highest percentage recorded in the last seven years, up from 18% in 2018...
Revolut integrates with Xero to launch new expense management tool
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Revolut for Business has today launched a new Expense Management tool, designed to help growing businesses by removing the hassle from handling expenses. The innovative fintech has created a simple and intuitive tool with everything in one place, ensuring that no card expenses will be unaccounted for. Business owners now have the ability to easily approve or reject team expenses, an area that has traditionally been difficult to manage. These...
Open Banking Expo returns to shape the future of Open Banking
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Open Banking
Open Banking Expo will bring together the innovators, disruptors and visionaries who will shape the future of Open Banking. Leaders and experts from financial services, fintech and regulation will reveal lessons learned from year one and what Open Banking 2.0 looks like.
