KPMG UK appoints new Technology, Media and Telecoms Head and Chair
- 6 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
KPMG has appointed Ian West as its new UK Head of its Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice, effective immediately. Alongside West’s appointment, the firm has appointed David Elms as Chair of TMT. West is a Global Client Lead Partner for some of the firm’s largest clients in the sector, including a global telecommunications provider and an IT giant, and succeeds Alex Holt who is moving to the US to continue his role as KPMG’s...
nexo standards Welcomes Ten new Members to Growing Membership Base
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
As nexo standards continues to respond to the expanding needs of the payments market, the association today announces that ten companies have joined its membership base in 2018 to support the growth of fast, borderless and interoperable card payments globally.
Investors Remain Uncertain over Cryptocurrencies
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Investors are growing increasingly uncertain over cryptocurrency, with less than 1% indicating that it makes up a significant portion of their investment portfolio according to new data from Assetz Capital’s Q4 Investor Barometer.
Western Union Digital Expands in Asia: Mobile App Now Live in Singapore
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Money Transfers
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement, has launched the
New PhishER Product from KnowBe4 Helps Contain Email Threats
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced it has launched a new platform called PhishER that helps security teams analyse, prioritise and manage email that has been reported as suspect by employees. With PhishER, security teams can identify the most dangerous threats more quickly and efficiently.
OMNIO POWERS UNISYS TO SUPERCHARGE MONMOUTHSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY’S DIGITAL BANKING
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Online Banking
Omnio Group, a banking and fintech provider formed by the merger of Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT) and Tuxedo Money Solutions, has partnered with Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) to support the organisation in providing cloud based digital current account services to Monmouthshire Building Society (MBS).
Arachnys Receives Top Accolades From Chartis Research
- 6 years 11 months ago
- AML and KYC, Risk Management
Arachnys, the leader in Customer Risk Intelligence solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Customer/Enterprise Due Diligence (CDD/EDD), today announced it has ranked 65th in the Chartis RiskTech100® in its first year submitting an application. The RiskTech100®, now in its 13th year, is the leading evaluation of the world's top 100 providers in risk and compliance markets.
Intesa Sanpaolo turns to Gemalto for Italy’s first biometric contactless payment card pilot
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security
Gemalto, the leader in digital security, is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the number one banking group in ltaly, with the first Mastercard biometric contactless payment card.
Artificial intelligence for better identification of road traffic disturbances
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be applied to enable the better detection of road traffic disturbances in real-time without significantly adding costs, a test by the Finnish Transport Agency and Tieto has shown. The findings were the result of a Proof of Concept experiment conducted by the two organizations in the spring of 2018 that combined LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) measurement technology with sensor fusion and artificial intelligence...
SWIFT gpi breaks 50% barrier
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking
During 2018, SWIFT’s gpi payments service continued to radically transform correspondent banking. With the support of hundreds of financial institutions, including the world’s 60 biggest banks, it is now being used to send hundreds of billions in payments every day – more than half (55%) of SWIFT’s cross-border traffic.
Israel’s largest credit card company selects Temenos
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Isracard, the largest credit card company in Israel, has selected Temenos T24 Core Banking. Temenos’ digital open banking platform will help Isracard achieve its strategic goal of simplifying its systems architecture, and enabling the credit card provider to enhance the digital experience for its customers.
UBS La Maison de Gestion Selects Axioma’s Multi-Asset Class Risk System
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Risk Management
Axioma, a leading provider of enterprise risk and portfolio management solutions has announced that the French investment manager boutique UBS La Maison de Gestion will deploy Axioma Risk as their enterprise-wide risk management solution. Axioma Risk is a cloud-based multi-asset class risk system offering both analytics and data in a single platform, streamlining the investment process.
Sohar Islamic Upgrades iMAL e-Services for Internet & Mobile Banking in the Sultanate of Oman
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking
Path Solutions is proud to be a partner of choice for Sohar Islamic - Bank Sohar’s Islamic banking window in the Sultanate of Oman, having implemented and recently upgraded iMAL*E-Banking and iMAL*MobileBanking solutions for them to provide innovative Internet and Mobile Banking services to their customers.
FICO signs Raiffeisen Bank
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking
To reduce the costs of collections, Raiffeisen Bank International, a leading European retail and commercial bank, will use the cloud edition of FICO® Debt Manager™ solution, a platform for collections and recoveries used by lenders and third-party agencies. The cloud edition is expected to make future upgrades faster and less dependent on IT resources at the bank.
KBZ Bank selects Finastra to capture upcoming growth opportunity in Myanmar’s expanding treasury market
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Treasury
Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank, Myanmar’s largest privately-owned bank, has selected Finastra and its treasury management solution, Fusion Treasury, to enable straight-through-processing (STP). The partnership supports KBZ Bank’s move away from manual treasury processing operations as part of its strategy to ensure faster, more efficient services.
