During the FTF News Technology Innovation Awards 2019, New NRI Solutions for Margins and Derivatives Recognized
- 6 years 10 months ago
- IT Innovations
Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, was recognized by the 2019 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards for innovation in financial technology and has been awarded “Best Collateral Management Solution” and “Best OTC Derivatives Solution.” Post-trade processing and collateral solutions have been a primary emphasis for their global business, and in 2018 NRI introduced two new solutions, GX...
ILI Group Reveals Scottish Firms to Benefit from £2 Billion Infrastructure Investment
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Company behind pumped storage hydro schemes calls for Scottish firms to benefit from national renewable projects. Hamilton based ILI Group have called for a level playing field for Scottish firms on renewable energy projects in Scotland Last month saw troubled Scottish fabrication firm BiFab effectively ‘locked out’ of the biding process for a £200 million offshore wind farm in Moray, unable to compete with foreign state-backed competitors from...
Frank Abbenhuis Appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Axyon AI
- 6 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Axyon AI, the AI provider for financial services, has announced the appointment of Frank Abbenhuis as its Chief Commercial Officer. Frank’s appointment builds upon Axyon AI’s recent growth, with the business expanding from its headquarters in the Modena, Italy, to London. Frank will oversee the development of this international development, liaising with clients to help address the problems that Axyon AI’s products can solve, from anticipating...
The National Bank of Bahrain Enables Open Banking Services in MENA
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) has today taken a lead role in evolving the banking industry in the region, by adopting technologies that enable it to deliver new open banking services to its customers.
Discovery Bank Taps Aconite Technology’s EMV Solution Suite
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Aconite Technology Ltd is proud to announce that Discovery Bank, a new digital-only challenger bank launched by Discovery Central Services Limited, the leading South African insurance and financial services provider, has started issuing and processing EMV®* debit and credit cards using Aconite Technology’s EMV solution suite. This initiative is part of Discovery’s expansion from a predominantly insurance-based business to a fully-fledged banking...
HooYu Identifies 1 in 8 Disqualified Directors are Abusing the Commercial Register
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Fraud Detection, Security
Research by fraud investigation technology provider HooYu has identified loopholes at Companies House that enables individuals to register as a director, to run businesses and to enable fraud and money laundering, even after they have been struck-off from holding company directorships.
InvestCloud appoints Will Bailey as Chief Strategy Officer
- 6 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Will Bailey has been appointed as Chief Strategy Officer at global FinTech firm InvestCloud, with a focus on product expansion. The newly-created role will see Bailey head up development on emerging product initiatives. This includes leading a strategic product team to apply the latest technology – from augmented intelligence to machine learning – across functions such as financial planning, client relationship management, and financial literacy...
HPD LENDSCAPE Rolls Out in Singapore
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Asset Management
HPD LendScape, (“HPD”) a leading Asset Based Finance (“ABF”) software platform, has opened its first Asian office in Singapore. To mark this event, HPD in collaboration with FCI, is holding the first Receivables Finance Workshop in Singapore with over thirty regional and global banks and factoring companies. The opening of the office reflects HPD’s increasing presence in APAC and the growing popularity of Asset Based Finance (“ABF”) in the...
Debut Company Reveals Report on Social Mobility in Finance
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Debut, a graduate recruitment platform, today releases the findings of its ‘Working with class: The state of social immobility in graduate recruitment’ report.
PPRO names Robert Schwegler as new Chief Technology Officer
- 6 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Cross-border payment specialists, PPRO, has announced, Robert Schwegler as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO), as of 1st May, to further strengthen the PPRO Management Team. Robert takes over from Andrew Weir, who has served as interim CTO since 1st September 2018, and will focus on all aspects of the company’s technical development. His aim will be to drive the transformation of the company’s structures, software and processes from the...
MuleSoft Sets New Standard for Successful API Strategies With Next Major Release of Anypoint Platform
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
MuleSoft, provider of the leading platform for building application networks, today announced the next major release of Anypoint Platform™ with the launch of Anypoint API Community Manager and other significant advancements across the platform. API Community Manager uniquely combines a full-featured API portal and industry-leading digital experience capabilities, transforming how teams collaborate across the entire lifecycle of an API program.
Appian Advances Low-code Industry with Free and Fast AI
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Appian today announced the immediate availability of Appian AI, a free and fast way for Appian customers to add best-of-breed artificial intelligence capabilities to any application built on the Appian Platform. Initial AI services are powered by Google Cloud Platform. Appian AI is included in the Appian Platform; additional charges may apply with increased levels of usage.
FintechOS Raises EUR 1,1M
- 6 years 10 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
FintechOS, a start-up specialized in accelerating the digital transformation of financial institutions worldwide, has just attracted EUR 1,1M post-seed investment in a new round led by GapMinder VC, with participation of LAUNCHub Ventures, Gecad Ventures and private investors. This makes the total capital invested so far worth EUR 2.7 million and turns FintechOS in one of the best funded start-ups entering into global scaling stage. The company...
Moving Beyond Trends, and Beyond the Digital Frontier
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
In the beginning, there was digital experience, analytics and, cloud. Of the nine Marco forces, these three have consistently captured most mindshare and dollars in investment over the last decade, and with a good reason. But, today they are the pillars upon which many ambitions for the future are built. And we are far from being done. Digital experience
Five year Increase in Customer Complaints an Opportunity for Banks, Financial Ombudsman Reports
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
The number of customer complaints have climbed to a 5 year high in the financial services sector, up 130 per cent in some cases owing to customer service, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service complaints handling data out today.
