Judopay and Visa’s CyberSource partner to bring in-app payments to merchants globally
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Judopay, the m-commerce payments platform today announced a partnership with Visa to utilise the CyberSource payment management solution to offer consumers a more seamless digital payment experience, and greater choice in how they pay in mobile—via payment cards, card-on-file, wallets and at the point-of-sale.
iwoca wins Nesta Challenge Prize for shaping the future of small business lending
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
iwoca, Europe’s most innovative small business lender, has been announced a winner of the Open Up Challenge by innovation foundation, Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre. iwoca is among ten companies that will each receive an award of £100,000 to develop innovative finance solutions based on Open Banking. iwoca was chosen as an Open Up Challenge winner, from an initial 150 applicants, by an independent panel of judges for developing products...
PR Savings Bank in APAC signs with Temenos
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Cloud
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, today announces that the Philippine Resources Savings Banking Corporation (PR Savings Bank), the fifth largest independent thrift bank in the Philippines, has signed for Temenos T24 Core Banking and Analytics. PR Savings Bank is expanding its business lines from loans into deposits. The bank chose Temenos as the platform to support its growth and enable it to quickly bring new and...
Percona Collaborates with AWS on Database Delivery Service
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Data
Percona, the company that delivers enterprise-class MySQL®, MongoDB® and other open source database solutions and services, announced collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to serve as an AWS Standard Tier Consulting Partner and Amazon Aurora Service Delivery Partner in the AWS Partner Network (APN).
Mobey Forum Offers Guidance on Balancing M-Commerce Security and Usability
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Risk Management
Mobey Forum has today published a new report exploring the available methods to effectively enable both robust risk management and a frictionless customer journey within the m-commerce environment. Entitled ‘Authentication in M-commerce: Balancing Risk and Experience’, the report also provides an industry view on the criteria for applying strong customer authentication (SCA), and analyses potential challenges posed by legislation such as PSD2.
Micro Focus tackles compliance requirements across GDPR, MiFID II and more with Digital Safe 10
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Compliance
Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) today announced Digital Safe 10 to enable customers to mitigate information-borne risk stemming from the surge in regulatory, government and privacy mandates, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Alrajih Islamic Bank for Investment and Financing opts for iMAL from Path Solutions
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking, Islamic Finance
Path Solutions, the global provider of software solutions and services for Islamic banks and financial institutions, announces that Alrajih Islamic Bank for Investment and Financing (“Alrajih Islamic Bank”) has selected the multi-award winning Islamic core banking system iMAL ahead of ICS Financial Systems’ ICS BANKS ISLAMIC, to engage in banking activities in accordance with the provisions of Islamic law.
Nordea Joins First Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform as Founding Partner
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Nordea has joined the we.trade consortium as founding partner. The consortium is, in conjunction with IBM, developing a platform based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) that aims at making domestic and cross-border commerce easier, safer and more efficient for companies. It is the first such blockchain-based trade finance platform, marking a milestone in the practical adoption of DLT in the financial industry.
Thomson Reuters Collaborate Hong Kong Science Institute on Fintech Innovation
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Thomson Reuters is partnering with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to help accelerate the development of FinTech innovation by bringing technology, tools and content to the Innovation Hub launched jointly by ASTRI and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
Alpha Bank Unveils Mobile Tap and Pay
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Alpha Bank’s digital wallet for everyday purchases, my Alpha wallet, is now enhanced with Tap ‘n Pay, the new and innovative service for contactless payments through mobile phone.
Williams Scotsman to Acquire Acton Mobile
- 7 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
Expands Williams Scotsman's position as a specialty rental services market leader providing innovative modular space and portable storage solutions across North America Williams Scotsman will have nearly 100,000 modular space and portable storage units serving approximately 35,000 customers from over 100 locations across the United States, Canada and Mexico
Kurtosys - Predictions for 2018
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Compliance, Regulatory Standards
The rise of regtech "2018 is set to be a bumper year in terms of regulations. MiFID II comes into force in January, while GDPR is set to shake up the way all companies store and use customer data from May. Compliance with these new regulations is essential for asset managers but it’s a costly and complex business. Fortunately, the growth of ‘regtech’ startups - which specialise in providing compliant technology solutions for finserv companies -...
Cryptospace Moscow 2017: “This is not just a party, this is a historic talent grab…” "We're bigger than US Steel”
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
More than 55 speakers from 30 countries, more than 3000 participants, 6 sections, 12 hours of speeches and continuous networking. At Cryptospace, the largest blockchain and crypto event of the year, the world’s blockchain celebrities discussed crypto trading instruments, blockchain implementation into business, predicted the price of the bitcoin and chose the best ICO project. Ted Lin comments: “A dynamic crowd, a spectacular venue, and a...
MUREX TO OFFER MX.3 RISK, TRADING AND POST-TRADE SOLUTIONS ON THE AWS CLOUD
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Risk Management
Murex, an industry leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, announced they will run their MX.3 technology platform on Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS). With the acceleration of cloud adoption in capital markets, Murex and AWS agreed to collaborate to help clients migrate their Murex application workloads to the AWS Cloud. Murex clients are looking to consolidate more and more of their capital markets...
IaaS Hosting Company 3W Infra Achieves Certification for Compliance with ISO 27001 and PCI-DSS Standards
- 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, has attained the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for Information Security Management together with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance. Validated by independent third-party IT audit company Noordbeek B.V., these certifications would help 3W Infra ensure...
