Econocom Brings Digital Transformation to the Classroom with Mini BOS
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Econocom UK, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions, has announced the release of Mini BOS: a new version of its popular BOS (Business Optimisation Services) subscription service for mobile devices. Once again developed in conjunction with JTRS — a fully accredited Apple, Google and LEGO® education partner who joined the Econocom Group in 2017 — Mini BOS is another welcome addition to Econocom’s range of end-to-end digital...
PPRO Group Becomes a Bancontact Acquirer to Help Boost Belgian Cross-border E-commerce Sales
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
PPRO Group, the cross-border e-payment specialists, have become a direct acquirer for Bancontact, the leading Belgian electronic payment scheme. The relationship will provide merchant aggregators worldwide with an efficient method to allow their merchants accepting payments from a potential 15 million Bancontact card users, across online and mobile platforms, thus boosting cross-border sales out of Belgium.
Finastra establishes Future of Banking Center of Excellence in Hong Kong
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Finastra, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, today announced the establishment of its Future of Banking Center of Excellence at Cyberport in Hong Kong. This strategic move is part of the worldwide program at Finastra to continue to build its innovation ecosystem and collaborate with strategic partners around the globe. Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, joined the team in Hong Kong for the announcement.
HOULIHAN LOKEY ACQUIRES QUAYLE MUNRO LIMITED AND ESTABLISHES A NEW GLOBAL DATA & ANALYTICS GROUP
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., the global investment bank, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following regulatory approvals.
SWIFT and CSD Community Advance Blockchain for Post-trade
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain
SWIFT and seven central securities depositories (CSDs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to demonstrate how distributed ledger technology could be implemented in post-trade scenarios, such as corporate actions processing, including voting and proxy-voting. The group will investigate the types of new products that can be built using it, and how existing standards such as ISO 20022 can support it.
Raymond James Investment Services Selects Red Deer for MiFIDII Research Compliance
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management
Red Deer, a financial technology company dedicated to enhancing the performance of active investment managers, is pleased to announce that Raymond James Investment Services (“Raymond James”), one of the fastest growing wealth management businesses in the UK today, has selected its MiFID II solution in order to adhere to the regulations that came into effect earlier this year.
Graft to Launch the ICO That Will Help You Pay for Dinner With Cryptocurrencies
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Graft aims to bring a lasting solution to most of the problems that existing cryptocurrencies face at the point of sale, including long wait times and high transaction costs. The demand for cryptocurrencies has grown dramatically in recent years. This is apparent in the tremendous increase in the prices of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin, considering that their prices are mainly demand-driven.
Ripple and MoneyGram Partner to Modernize Payments
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Payments
Visa Makes Signature Optional for EMV Merchants in North America
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
To continue the ongoing migration to EMV chip, and to bring increased security and convenience to the point of sale, Visa is making the signature requirement optional for all EMV contact or contactless chip-enabled merchants in North America, beginning April 2018. Simultaneously, Visa continues to invest in emerging capabilities that leverage advanced analytics and biometrics to define the future of payments security.
Alipay Collaborates with Blackhawk Network to Expand US Footprint
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Blackhawk Network, a global financial technology company, and Alipay, a leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, have partnered to expand Alipay’s mobile payment acceptance and engagement offerings to participating U.S. retailers. Leveraging Blackhawk’s technology, the partnership will present an opportunity for Blackhawk’s network of retail partners to elect to engage with visiting Chinese travelers....
Ferratum Expands SME Lending to Australia
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Small and medium-sized Enterprises in Australia can look forward to securing business loans faster and easier, as Ferratum Oyj, an international provider of mobile banking and digital lending services, launches Ferratum Business in Australia.
World Finance Digital Banking Awards 2017
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
As the last year has shown, banks have had little choice but to fully embrace the digital revolution. Today, consumers demand the utmost convenience - and they expect no less from their financial service provider. Financial institutions are, therefore, faced with the cloud's double-edged sword, and the accompanying security risks that come with it.
Gemalto and Ponemon Institute Study: Big gaps emerge between countries on attitudes towards data protection in the cloud
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Security
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, can today reveal that while the vast majority of global companies (95%) have adopted cloud services, there is a wide gap in the level of security precautions applied by companies in different markets. Organizations admitted that on average, only two-fifths (40%) of the data stored in the cloud is secured with encryption and key management solutions.
Milestone for FinReach – Postbank, Yet Another Major Bank Uses the Account Switch Service
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
In partnership with the Berlin-based software provider FinReach, Postbank today launches a quick and secure tool for its clients to switch their bank account in less than ten minutes. The Berlin IT-provider has already assisted the switch of thousands of accounts through its fully-digital service.
SSP announces new appointment
- 7 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
SSP has strengthened its software development with the appointment of Matt Gatrell as Software Engineering Director. Reporting directly to Jim Sadler, Chief Operating Officer, Gatrell will lead the single cohesive engineering department formed by combining all of SSP's software delivery teams globally into one capability.
