The US Department of Homeland Security opts UK facial biometric firm iProov
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security, Compliance, Authentication Technology, Data
iProov, a leading provider of biometric facial verification technology, today announced it has become the first British – and indeed overseas – company to be awarded acontract from the US Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate’s Silicon Valley Innovation Program (SVIP). The contract has been awarded to iProov to help US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) improve the passenger entry operation process.
FICO Delivers Mission Critical Artificial Intelligence in the Cloud
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Data
Today from FICO® World, analytics software firm FICO showcased the latest enhancements to FICO® Decision Management Suite (DMS) which leverages artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), advanced analytics, optimisation and decisioning to deliver better, more predictive business outcomes. New capabilities include:
Accuity Rated a category leader in Chartis’ 2017 RiskTech Quadrant® for watchlist monitoring solutions
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security, Fraud Detection, Compliance, AML and KYC
Accuity, the leading provider of financial crime compliance, payments and counterparty know-your-customer (KYC) solutions, announced today that it has been recognised by Chartis Research as a category leader in theRiskTech Quadrant® for watchlist monitoring solutions. The watchlist monitoring solutions category features in Chartis’ 2017 Financial Crime Risk Management update report.
SmartStream RDU strengthens US team
- 6 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU), today announced the joining of Eric Bigelsen as Senior Vice President, Sales for the Americas. In his role, Eric will be leading the sales and business development efforts for The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) initiative for banks, broker/dealers, asset managers, hedge funds and trading companies.
Spotcap Welcomes Applications for Fintech Fellowship to Address Skills Gap
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking, Wholesale Banking, IT Innovations
Online lender Spotcap today opened the Fintech Fellowship to applicants. The programme offers an £8k award to a postgraduate student studying a fintech related course at a UK university. Applications will be open for four months and close on the 1 August 2018.
Worldpay, PAX and AEVI to revolutionise the POS experience
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP) announced today at ETA TRANSACT (Booth #410) it is adding the handheld PAX A920 to its line of SmartPay Series™ terminals. These devices feature a single software platform providing a common user experience for merchants. SmartPay terminals also use a flexible Android-based operating system with pre-loaded business application bundles specifically designed to best meet a merchant’s needs.
Open Banking Ends Managed Roll Out
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The Open Banking Implementation Entity (the ‘OBIE’), the body created by the UK’s largest personal and small business current account providers to create a better way to move, manage and make more of your money, announces that regulated companies are now able to offer new Open Banking services to consumers and businesses. Since launch on 13 January 2018, the OBIE has operated a ‘Managed Roll Out’ programme designed to prove that this critical...
Avoka Releases 2018 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking
Avoka, the global leader in customer acquisition journeys in banking, today unveiled the findings of its 2018 State of Digital Sales in Banking Report. The report, now in its third year, compares the digital account opening capabilities of 50 of the largest banks in North America, Europe, and Australia, measuring both the breadth of their offerings and the quality of their customer experience.
FCI Advisors digitizes client engagement with InvestCloud
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Wealth Management
InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced FCI Advisors as the latest wealth manager to adopt its digital platform. FCI will use InvestCloud to digitize services and engagement for its high-net-worth and institutional clients. FCI Advisors has been using InvestCloud’s document storage apps since 2014. The wealth manager has now added new functionality from InvestCloud to give clients the ability to interact with their wealth in more...
Double Global Banking & Finance Review honors for Path Solutions and Group Chairman & CEO Mohammed Kateeb
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Islamic Finance
Path Solutions, the global leader in Sharia-based technologies to the Islamic financial services industry, announced today that the company and its Group Chairman & CEO, Mohammed Kateeb, have been awarded this year’s ‘Best Islamic Banking Technology Provider EMEA’ and ‘Best Islamic Finance Technology CEO EMEA’ respectively by Global Banking & Finance Review.
Grand National 2018 Online Transactions Soar on SafeCharge Payments Platform
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
SafeCharge, a leading payments technology company, today announces that it recorded an increase of 60% in number of processed transactions for Saturday’s Grand National, the biggest race in the British horseracing calendar, compared to last year’s event. With over £200m in bets placed each year during this event, SafeCharge payments data suggests that Grand National bets are significantly increasing in payment processing volumes, challenging...
Tigo Tanzania Achieves Global Mobile Money Certification
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security
Tigo Tanzania’s (www.Tigo.co.tz) mobile financial services business, Tigo Pesa (www.Tigo.co.tz/tigo-pesa), has received the GSMA Mobile Money Certification, recognizing Tigo’s ability to deliver safe, transparent, reliable and more resilient services that promote consumer rights and
Equiniti Riskfactor expands into Canadian market by signing deal with new client Baron Finance
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Risk Management
The contract will see Equiniti Riskfactor provide its specialist risk management software to the Canadian asset-based lending market for the first time Equiniti Riskfactor is pleased to announce its first Canadian client, Baron Finance, a financial services provider specialising in asset-based lending, invoice factoring, purchase order financing and accounts receivable funding.
AxiomSL Recognized as the Category Leader for “Data Integrity and Control Solutions in Financial Services” by Chartis Research For the Second Year
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Regulatory Standards
AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions, today announced that Chartis Research, a provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology, has named AxiomSL a 2018 Category Leader in its FinTech Quadrant®, “Data Integrity and Control Solutions in Financial Services.” This is the second year Chartis has recognized the company as a Category Leader for this solution.
Areeba to Test Fingerprint Payment Cards
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security
Digital security world leader Gemalto and biometric technology company Zwipe have partnered with areeba, a financial and payment technology company in the Middle East and Africa, with the support of Unilux Cards, to pilot the first battery-less dual interface biometric payment card (chip- and contactless-enabled) in the Middle East with Visa.
