IaaS Hosting Provider NovoServe Establishes 40GE Connection to Asteroid IXP in Amsterdam
- 6 years 10 months ago
- IaaS, Data
NovoServe, a venture capital backed Infrastructure-as-a-Service hosting provider with company-owned data centers focused on delivering custom-engineered IaaS hosting solutions including dedica
HAL24K selected for Microsoft’s ScaleUp Program
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Data
Data science specialist HAL24K has been chosen as one of only nine participants in the Microsoft ScaleUp Program. Formerly known as Microsoft Accelerator, the ScaleUp Program is designed to fuel the growth of a select number of innovative, enterprise-ready companies, by providing access to sales, marketing and technology.
New Global Partnership Between NYC & Company and Mastercard Will Enable People to Experience All That is Priceless About New York City
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments
New York City is one of the most visited cities in the world, delivering unrivaled experiences and events across culinary, theatre, music, sports, arts and more. In a move to enable people to further experience all this unique city has to offer, NYC & Company and Mastercard today announced a new global, multi-year partnership.
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU SETTLES CLAIMS WITH STERLING JEWELERS INC.
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) and the People of the State of New York today settled claims against Sterling Jewelers Inc.
Companies Can Now Pay Payroll Taxes In Bitcoin
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Bitcoins
Since Bitwage (https://www.bitwage.com) started in 2014, there have always been conversations regarding “Closing The Loop” in the Bitcoin financial cycle. The financial loop works as such: Individual obtains Bitcoin, Individual pays merchant in Bitcoin for goods and services. Merchant pays employees with Bitcoin. When Bitwage first launched, we wanted to close this loop, by allowing workers to receive any
Enterprises Will Increase Digital Technology Investment and Adoption in 2019 According to Study by Economist Intelligence Unit and DXC Technology
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
A vast majority of businesses will increase their investments in digital technology over the coming year, and many expect IT modernisation to fuel future transformation efforts that lead to cost savings and greater profitability. These are some of the findings from a new global survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company.
FIME boosts payment strategy on security and consulting with key hires
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Security
As part of the ongoing expansion of its banking and payments security and consultancy offering, FIME has confirmed the appointments of Arnaud Crouzet and Edouard Baroin.
NGA Human Resources Partners with Gospel Technology to Pilot Blockchain in HR & Payroll Processes
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
NGA Human Resources, the global HR and payroll services company, has announced a partnership with Gospel Technology, who were recently recognised as Salesforce Ventures first global investment in blockchain technology.
Tieto continues in role as IT supplier for Region Skåne
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Data
Tieto has once again been entrusted with supplying user-friendly IT services to Region Skåne, one of Sweden’s largest county councils. The extension has been for two years with an option to extend for another six years. The contract is worth SEK 300 million.
INVESTEC CLICK & INVEST REDUCES MINIMUM INVESTMENT AMOUNT
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Investment Management
Investec Click & Invest, the online investment service, today announces it has reduced its minimum investment amount to £2,500. The change, which is effective immediately, advances Click & Invest's mission to broaden its service to more investors.
Outdated payment systems have a stranglehold on the insurance sector
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
A new white paper published by ground-breaking financial utility, Banking Circle, has identified the stealth effect outdated payments processes are having on the insurance sector. Featuring the findings of exclusive research amongst those responsible for treasury and payments in UK insurance companies, the white paper reveals that out-dated and manually intensive collection and reconciliation systems are seriously undermining customer...
Sberbank enables fingerprints payments for shoppers of Azbuka Vkusa supermarket chain store
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Sberbank fingerprint payments technology is already available in 20 ABCs of Taste supermarkets, and the number is constantly growing. Once Sberbank customers have registered their biometric data they can leave their wallets and phones at home. At checkout, customers not only tie the fingerprints of two fingers to a bank card of an international payment system VISA or Mastercard, but also confirm the registration with a password.
ABN AMRO unveils wearable payments
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
ABN AMRO launched a pilot earlier this year in which 500 clients were asked to make payments using wearables. Of these clients, an impressive 78 per cent now prefer the wearables, and only 19 per cent prefer their debit cards. On average, clients make six payments a week for amounts under 25 euros. ABN AMRO is extending the pilot to test new functionalities with this pilot group.
SWIFT publishes new ‘Pay Later’ API standard
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Banking
SWIFT has today published a standard for ‘Pay Later’ APIs in a key step toward enabling the rapid adoption of an innovative new consumer payment model.
Communications Specialist Becomes First Firm to Use Brand New Fraud Protection Technology
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security
Core Retail, the leading supplier of pre-paid SIMs and mobile accessories, has become the first organisation to deploy a brand-new payments tool that automatically flags and rejects counterfeit, forged and fraudulently altered cheques. UCN Plus ® - patents pending – was officially launched last month by The TALL Group of Companies, the UK’s leading provider of secure electronic and paper payments solutions, and DIA Europe, providers of the Kappa...
