PPRO rebrands signifying a look to the future of payments
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Payments
PPRO, the cross-border e-payments specialist has rebranded, marking a shift in both the future of the company and the payments industry.
Financial Data Exchange welcomed Visa and Mastercard
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The Financial Data Exchange welcomed eight new members between May 1 and July 31, 2019, bringing the total membership to 55 organizations spanning the full breadth of financial services ecosystem, from financial institutions to data aggregators, banking core processors and fintechs.
MHB-Bank becomes Raisin Bank – Focus on Banking-as-a-Service for Fintechs
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Banking, Retail Banking
The Berlin-based fintech Raisin continues to expand. Following the successful conclusion of ownership control procedures by Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (known as BaFin), Raisin has taken over MHB-Bank as sole owner, thus becoming the first fintech in Germany to buy a bank. Since Raisin launched in 2013, the Frankfurt-based bank has been Raisin’s servicing bank in Germany and Austria. From this business partnership a close...
Inefficient Procurement Processes are Costing UK Businesses Almost £2m per Year
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Research from Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions, has shown that procurement, supply chain and finance professionals are spending almost a third (31%) of their time dealing with inefficient paper-based or manual procurement processes, which is costing UK businesses on average £1.94m annually* and limiting procurement teams’ ability to deliver more strategic value.
BearingPoint, Berlin Hyp, SAP and okadis develop solution for the integration with SAP FSDM in regulatory reporting on Abacus360 Banking
- 6 years 7 months ago
- RegTech
BearingPoint RegTech, one of the leading providers of Regulatory and Risk Technology (RegTech/RiskTech), announced today that they are developing a solution for the integration of the SAP Financial Services Data Management (FSDM) data model on Abacus360 Banking for use in regulatory reporting in a joint project with their customer Berlin Hyp and cooperation partners SAP and okadis Consulting GmbH.
Blockchain Live returns to London for its third year on the 25th of September
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Blockchain Live returns to London for its third year on the 25th of September, gathering industry leaders and innovators to discuss the applications and impact of blockchain across various industries.
Empaxis launches TAMP1 with InvestCloud
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Asset Management
Empaxis has selected InvestCloud, Inc. to launch a new Turnkey Asset Management Platform, TAMP1. The product has been designed to provide complete outsourcing of all operations for small- to medium-sized investment managers.
Cashfac announce App Store launch of small business banking and cash flow forecasting app
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Cash management
Cashfac PLC, the global provider of back office operational cash management software, have announced the live launch of their new banking and cash flow forecasting app for small businesses – Slide – as a free-to-download app on Apple’s App Store.
Temenos acquires Kony, the US #1 digital banking SaaS company
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Banking, M&A Deals
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced it is strengthening its Executive Committee and North America leadership team, following its previously announced acquisition of Kony, Inc., the fast growing US #1 digital banking SaaS company. Thomas E. Hogan, Chairman and CEO of Kony, will be appointed as the President of Temenos North America and a member of the Temenos Executive Committee. This appointment will become...
Women are key to the future of the Crypto-Economy
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Paxful planning to expand presence in South Africa. Plans Africa-wide recruitment drive with a focus on women; The global bitcoin marketplace also becomes the first bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace to launch an app. As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month in August, global peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, supports the important role that women are playing, and should continue to build on, in the innovative blockchain technology and...
R3 partners with Wethaq to digitise Islamic Capital Markets
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Fintech, Wethaq, has signed a strategic partnership with enterprise blockchain software firm R3 to build the next generation of financial market infrastructure to enable issuers, investors, central banks and regulators to seamlessly transact in Islamic capital markets.
MiFinity and UnionPay International strengthen partnership to launch a new consumer money remittance service to mainland China
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Payments
MiFinity, a global payments provider, today announced the launch of a new consumer focused cross-border money transfer service to UnionPay card holders in mainland China. This service allows consumers to send money from the UK and Europe back into mainland China via the UnionPay network. With over 7 billion cards issued accumulatively, UnionPay is the market leader in China. Here are some of the key benefits for consumers:
Solactive and ISS ESG create new Solactive ISS ESG Beyond Plastic Waste Index covering companies active in the reduction of plastic pollution
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Asset Management, Data
In its history, humanity produced 7.8 billion tonnes of plastic until 2015, roughly one tonne per person alive today. After its usage, plastic partly gets “revived” as a PET bottle or even in a T-Shirt. While this process remains the best-case scenario, large amounts of plastic are flushed into the ocean where it may become eaten by aquatic animals, eventually ending up in humans’ stomachs. According to a study from WWF, each person consumes...
Avaloq appoints New Head of Asia; announces its 2019 Community Conference in Singapore
- 6 years 7 months ago
- Digital Identity, Financial
Avaloq, the global fintech leader, has appointed Imad Abou Haidar as the firm’s new Head of Asia. Imad joins from London-headquartered software firm Finastra, where he was Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore. The appointment coincides with Avaloq releasing details of its 2019 Singapore Community Conference to be held on 5 September at The Westin Hotel.
GovMoney 2019 - Driving Public Finance Forward
- 6 years 7 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Victoria Park Plaza, London. 4th December 2019 Drawing on the disruptive force of technology, GovMoney is a brand-new conference exploring how the finance sector can provide quality public services and value for money with tools fit for the 21st century.
