Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting Experts Predict Increased Focus on Data Management for 2018
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Risk Management
Data quality, consistency, reconciliation and lineage is now top of mind for both regulators and the financial services firms they oversee. That’s according to subject matter experts at Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business who are predicting an increased focus on data structure and management for 2018. Whereas regulatory requirements were previously centered on firms submitting static reports at a specific time, in the correct...
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting Experts Predict Increased Focus on Data Management for 2018
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Data
Data quality, consistency, reconciliation and lineage is now top of mind for both regulators and the financial services firms they oversee. That’s according to subject matter experts at Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business who are predicting an increased focus on data structure and management for 2018. Whereas regulatory requirements were previously centered on firms submitting static reports at a specific time, in the correct...
UBS and EPAM Win Best Use of IT Private Banking/Wealth Management for SmartWealth App at Banking Technology Awards
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management
EPAM Systems, a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, and UBS AG, the world's largest wealth manager, have been awarded for Best Use of IT Private Banking/Wealth Management at the Banking Technology Awards held on December 13, 2017 in London. Now in its 18th year, the Banking Technology Awards recognize excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide, and the people...
Holiday e-Commerce Spending Sees Record Year
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Nothing says the holidays like… delivery trucks? As the primary e-Commerce shopping period comes to a close due to shipping deadlines, Mastercard SpendingPulse reports that online shopping will play a bigger role in what’s under the tree than ever before. A new report out today finds that in 2017 e-Commerce saw the largest share of holiday sales ever (tracking at more than 11 percent) and growth of 16.3 percent compared to last year. The...
Danal Inc. Partners with O2 in the UK to Provide Mobile Identity
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Security
Danal, Inc., a global leader in mobile identity and authentication solutions, today announced a partnership with one of the UK's leading digital communications companies, O2. Danal and O2 have joined forces to address the growing demand for mobile identity services in the UK, providing services for digital eKYC and identity proofing for regulated online services.
Invoice2go Reveals mPOS device in Association with PayPal
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Invoice2go, the simplest way for business owners and freelancers to track work and get paid, is today launching a mobile point of sale (mPOS) payments feature with PayPal Here, enabling the smallest businesses to be paid in person, nearly anywhere they are.
Ripple Launches Infrastructure Innovation Initiative
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
While the market has been focused on the bitcoin frenzy and commercial banks continue their migration onto enterprise-grade platforms, such as RippleNet, another revolution has quietly bubbled up around Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).
Sainsbury’s Bank launches new online international money transfer platform
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Money Transfers
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank reveals that almost eight million UK adults have sent an average of £5,236 abroad in the last two years.
IaaS Hosting Company 3W Infra Launches Global Startup Accelerator Program
- 7 years 2 months ago
- IaaS
3W Infra, a fast growing Infrastructure-as-a-Service hosting provider from Amsterdam with global operations and more than 4,000 dedicated servers under management, announces the launch of a startup accelerator program for innovative, Internet-savvy companies around the world with scalable IaaS hosting needs.
Chairman of Pilatus Bank gives a sobering speech concerning customer trust in the banking and fintech industries at Wealth 2.0 conference
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
In banking and fintech, the most important commodity is "trust." Ali Sadr, Chairman of Pilatus Bank, believes that it is important to recognize where the banking industry stands relative to other industries on the trust scale.
Fidor Bank: Predictions For 2018
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
1. Payment Services Directive (PSD2) Finally Goes Live “It has has been a long road to PSD2, given that it was approved in November 2015 by the Council of the European Union. However, it will finally be coming into force in January 2018 and that means that banks must open up their customer data to third parties on request - whether these third parties are their direct competitors, challenger banks or nascent fintech startups.”
DataArt Becomes Pega Registered Business Partner
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Data
DataArt, the global technology consultancy that designs, develops and supports unique software solutions, announced today that it has become a Pegasystems Registered Business Partner. With this agreement, DataArt will deploy Pega’s market-leading customer engagement solutions for sales, service, and operations for its clients.
DigitalGenius Raises $14.75M Series A to Accelerate Adoption of AI in Customer Service
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
DigitalGenius, the leader in AI for customer service, today announced it has secured $14.75 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Global Founders Capital, with participation from MMC Ventures, Paua Ventures, Kairos and several other funds, as well as follow-on investments from previous investors, including Runa Capital, Spider Capital, Salesforce Ventures, RRE Ventures, Lumia Capital, Compound and Lerer Hippeau Ventures....
Wealth and Asset Management Firms Are Ahead of Banks in Race to Embrace New Technology – Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services says
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management
Wealth & Asset Managers in Europe are closer to embracing new technologies than their sell-side counterparts because CEOs in the industry understand the importance of technology within the business, according to over 200 Information Technology (IT) executives working in the financial services sector.
Assetz Capital Launches ISA
- 7 years 2 months ago
- P2P Lending
Assetz Capital has launched its Innovative Finance ISA today. The business peer-to-peer (P2P) lender’s ISA is available as a wrapper on all of the automated investment accounts, with the Manual Lending Account also set to be allowed into the ISA in early 2018.
