Synechron wins Global ACORD Insurance Innovation Award
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Data, Insurance
Synechron, Inc, the global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has won the global ACORD Insurance Innovation Challenge Award for Industry Disrupter for 2017. ACORD, the global provider of insurance data standards, recognized Synechron’s Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Accelerator for Visual Risk at an event in Boston, the firm has announced today.
SIA LAUNCHES A NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR INSTANT PAYMENTS
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
SIA launches “SIA EasyWay”, the new digital platform which allows banks and other payment service providers (PSPs) to manage at European level the instant payments available from 21 November on EBA Clearing’s RT1 infrastructure developed by SIA, in addition to all other SEPA payment and collection instruments.
POCKIT AND MESPO TAKE PRIZES AT UK’S FIRST FINTECH FOR ALL COMPETITION
- 7 years 3 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Robo money saver Mespo takes newcomer crown, with mobile banking app Pockit winning two prizes - the established fintech category and special Experian Spotlight award Almost 100 high calibre entries to UK’s first Fintech For All Competition Competition launched at request as part of the Government’s Digital Strategy Winners of Tech City UK’s first ever Fintech For All Competition were revealed last night in a thrilling final in the heart...
FSS AadhaarPay Wins Best Alternative Payments Awards at Payments Awards UK
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
FSS AadhaarPay, a biometric-enabled merchant payment acceptance solution, has won the Payments Awards UK in the “Best Alternative Payment Award” category. The awards were announced at the 5th Edition of the Annual Payments Awards, at a prestigious awards ceremony in London.
Zurich Reveals ‘Selfie’ App and FaceQuote to Encourage Financial planning
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
Leading insurer Zurich has today launched a ‘selfie’ app called FaceQuote to urge more people to think about and engage with their finances.
ING Wholesale Banking Shapes Future to Support Clients
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Wholesale Banking
ING Wholesale Banking today announced a number of initiatives aimed at further enhancing client centricity, addressing clients' daily challenges and their strategic needs. The international network, currently spanning more than 40 countries will be strengthened, as we put more resources into Asia and the Americas. We are also investing in our advisory functions including core banking services such as the Debt Capital Markets and Corporate...
Paysafe Picks Up Two High Profile Awards at the UK Payments Awards
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Paysafe, a leading global payments provider, has been named winner of two high profile payments awards in the UK at the prestigious ‘UK Payment Awards’ event last week. The first accolade the company scooped on the night was for being the UK’s ‘Best Merchant Acquirer/ Processor’. Paysafe then earned further recognition when Andrea Dunlop, Paysafe’s CEO of Acquiring & Card Solutions, was named the UK’s ‘Payments Pioneer’.
BancoEstado and SumUp to Start Mobile Card Acceptance in Chile
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Banking
SumUp, the leading financial technology provider, and BancoEstado de Chile, the largest national bank of Chile, today announce the launch of a joint venture offering mobile card acceptance to small businesses.
Telenor’s Valyou Receives UNCDF Support for Financial Inclusion in Myanmar
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Money Transfers
Valyou, a service from Telenor Group, will provide low-cost international remittance services to Myanmar in its effort to promote greater financial inclusion in Southeast Asia.
Majority of Asset Managers Expected to Offer ETFs in Next Five Years
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Two-thirds (67%) of respondents interviewed for the EY report Global ETF Research 2017: reshaping around the investor believe most managers will have an ETF offering in the next five years. The new entrants will join a market that is expected to reach US$7.6t globally by the end of 2020.
STARTUPS SECURE MORE THAN 30 POCs AND PARTNERSHIPS AT KICKSTART ACCELERATOR 2017
- 7 years 3 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Over 30 Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and partnerships have been secured at Kickstart Accelerator, one of Europe’s largest no equity, multi-corporate accelerator programmes that culminates today – most of them with leading corporations. Coop, Credit Suisse, Empa, EY, Helsana, Migros, PwC Switzerland, Raiffeisen, Swisscom as well as UBS have entered into partnerships with the entrepreneurs participating in this year’s acceleration programme.
Volante Technologies and North African Payments Expert eVision Announce Partnership
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of payments and financial messages on premise or as a cloud service, today announced its partnership with eVision to deliver efficient and agile payment solutions across the Egyptian and North African banking and finance markets.
FLEXTRADE INTRODUCES ENHANCED CROSS-OMS AGGREGATION FOR MIFID II
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
FlexTrade (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the rollout of an enhanced version of its multi-OMS aggregation functionality, an in-built feature of the FlexTRADER EMS, which allows users to merge and net orders across multiple OMSs regardless of the underlying version or implementation.
Framework, Private Equity investment Data Management, Appoints Director of Global Business Development
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Investment Management
Framework, the private equity (PE) investment data firm, enabling PE investment management enterprises to deliver transparency, insight and accountability to their investors, today announced the appointment of Jesper Steiness, as Director of Global Business Development. The appointment will strengthen the leadership team as Framework concentrate on accelerating their current growth and focus on innovation in private equity operations.
Custom Connect is Industry-Leading in Quality Assurance
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
Custom Connect has further proved its commitment to the quality assurance of its services and processes by obtaining an ISO27001 certification. For a company that serves some of the biggest global brands on the planet with enhanced data communication services, this information security management certification underlines their dedication to customer security.
