Public consultation process launched for new international privacy information management standard
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
The public consultation process for the draft international privacy information management standard, ISO/IEC 27552, is now open until 25 February 2019.
How Are Insurance Carriers Leveraging AI to Create Superior Customer Experiences?
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure
Senior insurance executives to explore the AI-enabled personalization of insurance products to increase customer loyalty.
People's United Bank to acquire VAR Technology Finance, an industry-leading equipment finance company
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
People's United Bank, N.A., a subsidiary of People's United Financial, Inc., has acquired
Certify unveils procurement tool to improve spend management
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Certify, a leading provider of financial management software, has launched Certify Purchasing, a new solution for finance professionals. It’s the first move into the procure-to-pay market for the software company, and another development in Certify’s rapid growth.
Wirecard partners with Swatch to launch SwatchPAY!
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has signed a cooperation agreement with the leading watch manufacturer Swatch.
CoinGate and Surfshark collaborate on cryptocurrency payments
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Payment processing company CoinGate teamed up with a privacy service provider Surfshark for a pilot project of the long-anticipated Litecoin Lightning Network (LN) solution. Surfshark is the first company in the world to accept Litecoin payments via the Lightning Network during the test phase, which begins on 17 January 2019.
KeyBank to acquire Laurel Road digital lending biz
- 6 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
KeyBank National Association today announced that KeyBank and Laurel Road Bank have entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Key of Laurel Road's digital lending business; Laurel Road's three bank branches located in southeast Connecticut are not part of this transaction. Through the acquisition, Key will enhance its digital capabilities with state-of-the-art, customer-centric technology and will leverage Laurel Road's proven...
Inditrade and Robocash Group launch microlending operations in India
- 6 years 11 months ago
- P2P Lending, Infrastructure
Following the MoU signed last year, the financial companies Inditrade Capital and Robocash Group have launched an online service for short-term consumer lending in India. Given the increasing demand for digital lending, the service is expected to lead the segment in India in a period of 3 to 5 years.
IDC MarketScape Names Lexmark a Worldwide Leader in Managed Print and Document Services
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Lexmark, a global imaging solutions leader, today announced that it has been recognized as a Leader by IT market research and advisory firm IDC in its IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Contractual Print and Document Services Hardcopy 2018–2019 Vendor Assessment (doc # US44387318, December 2018).
IHS Markit Launches Economic Forecasting Solution to Address Current Expected Credit Loss FASB Standard
- 6 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced the launch of its economic and financial scenario solution designed to help banks comply with the Current Excepted Credit Loss (CECL) estimation required under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) standard going into effect in 2020.
Data Protection Act (2018) training course to support the development of data protection professionals
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Security
IT Governance, the leading provider of cyber risk and privacy management solutions, has launched its Data Protection Act 2018 Training Course to help professionals better understand current data protection legislation.
Abacus Group Launches AbacusID™, Offering Single Sign-on to Third-Party Applications
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Investment Management, SaaS
Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions for alternative investment firms, today announced the launch of Abacus, a new Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) feature that provides clients with single sign-on to third-party applications.
Lilia Tira Joins Exactpro Systems as Strategic Advisor in PR and Communications
- 6 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Exactpro, a leading finance-based software and market infrastructures Quality Assurance and testing company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lilia Tira as its Strategic Advisor in PR and Communications and Senior Consultant in Business Development.
Snoop Dogg invests in Klarna Swedish fintech unicorn
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Payments
Snoop Dogg, the famous rapper has more lately reinvented himself as an investor, playing a role in specialist cannabis venture capital firm Casa Verde Capital. Snoop, who was born Calvin Broadus, said the deal was part of his European investment strategy. "I've been looking for an opportunity to expand my tech investment portfolio to Europe and seeing the way Klarna operates and how they challenge the status quo, I think it’s a match made in...
Global fintech leader Avaloq doubles London office space to cater for record staff and client growth
- 6 years 11 months ago
- SaaS, PaaS
Avaloq, the international fintech leader, has doubled the size of its London office to cater for strong growth in the UK driven by demand for its Software as a Service (SaaS) and Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) solutions among UK private banks and wealth managers. The firm’s new City of London office comes after the London team has already doubled in size over the past year and provides sufficient space for further growth.
