ICE to Provide Wireless Connectivity Between Chicago and Tokyo
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Data
Intercontinental Exchange, a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, and Go West, a consortium of leading global trading firms collaborating to create efficient access to global financial markets, will offer ultra-low latency wireless connectivity between markets in Chicago and Tokyo.
VEB and the Shanghai Stock Exchange discussed entry of Russian innovation companies into Chinese stock market
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Chairman of Vnesheconombank Sergey Gorkov met President of Shanghai Stock Exchange Huang Hongyuan. The event was held in conjunction with the VEB delegation working visit in China timed to coincide with the BRICS Summit. The parties discussed greater financial cooperation in local currencies and interaction on capital markets, as well as the prospects for funding Vnesheconombank via issuing debt securities in the Chinese market. The focus of...
Mexican Stock Exchange Joins IPC Marketplace
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
IPC Systems Inc., a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community and the Mexican Stock Exchange, a leading exchange in Latin America with daily trading volumes over 800 million USD announced today that they continue their expansion into the global marketplace with the addition of the Market Data services for the Equity and Derivatives markets.
LCH SwapAgent Processes First Trades
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
LCH SwapAgent, a service for the non-cleared derivatives market, announced today that it has processed its first trades. Citi and Deutsche Bank were the counterparties to the Swiss Franc-denominated interest rate swap and Euro-denominated inflation swap. The trades were processed through MarkitSERV.
MoneyGram MobilePass Expands in the US
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Money Transfers
MoneyGram announces the significant expansion of its award-winning MoneyGram MobilePass service to thousands of U.S. agent locations. In addition to the company's other digital solutions, including kiosks, moneygram.com, and send to account, MoneyGram MobilePass provides customers with another choice to make sending money easier.
KBC Bank Ireland Introduces App-based Account Opening
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
KBC Bank Ireland, Ireland’s digital-first bank, has launched a ground-breaking new mobile app for new customers. KBC’s app is the first of its kind, and works by allowing customers to open, activate and use their bank account at any time, within just five minutes. Completely unique to the Irish market, the app’s official launch follows months of development and testing with consumers here. The result is the fastest, easiest way to open a new...
Profile Software Upgrades AcumenNet
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Treasury
Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today the release of the enhanced AcumenNet, the leading comprehensive treasury management solution by Login SA, a Profile Company, with powerful Front-to-Back Office and Risk Controlling capabilities, wide instrument coverage and high level of automation.
Mobile Messaging Apps Ramp Up Their Video Strategies to Boost Engagement and Monetization
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mobile Messaging apps claimed an aggregate audience of more than 5.6 billion users at the end of Q2 2017. Having a strong video proposition is vital for almost all messaging and social apps – this includes video calling, advertising, messaging, live broadcast and professional content.
Transport for London Reveals Mobile Ticketing App for Oyster Card Users
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation, and Transport for London (TfL) today announced the launch of the TfL Mobile Ticketing App for Oyster card users in London, England. The mobile app – designed by TfL and developed by Cubic – will allow Oyster card customers to manage their travel fares and payments, top up their cards and view their journey history on the go via Android or Apple iOS devices.
BofA and FitPay Collaborate on Wearable Contactless Payments
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Bank of America and FitPay, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NXT-ID, Inc., today announced an agreement to extend contactless payment capabilities to a range of new devices, giving Bank of America customers more payment options and accelerating the adoption of new payment devices. This collaborative effort enables Bank of America customers to use their credit or debit cards to make secure contactless payments directly from devices that are...
Charlie Brown Joins Forterra as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- 7 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Forterra, Inc., a leading manufacturer of water infrastructure pipe and products in the United States and Eastern Canada, today announced the appointment of Charlie Brown as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to begin his employment on or before September 25, 2017. Mr. Brown is an industry veteran with over 25 years of experience driving growth and improvement at manufacturing and construction materials companies. Mr. Brown...
The ai Corporation Builds on its US Presence with Quatrro Processing Partnership
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Security, Risk Management
The ai Corporation (ai), an FCA approved expert in fraud and risk management, today announced that it will be partnering with Quatrro, a leading fraud detection and prevention services provider, as part of its continued global expansion and to satisfy the increasing demand for its unique fraud and risk management solutions in the USA.
Significant Fin Tech investment for Nordic Capital
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
Nordic Capital and MFEX management acquire MFEX, a leading independent fund platform in Europe and Asia Nordic Capital Fund VIII “Nordic Capital” and MFEX management has signed an agreement to acquire the majority of the shares in MFEX, a leading European B2B open architecture fund distribution platform. Nordic Capital sees great potential in supporting the acceleration of MFEX’s growth agenda across Europe and Asia and the consolidation in...
Avelacom Taps Metamako to Offer Fastest FPGA-based Connectivity Solution
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Global connectivity provider Avelacom announced today that it is now using Metamako, the leading specialist provider of FPGA-enabled, high-performance networking devices, to significantly accelerate its network processing power and keep latency to an absolute minimum. The solution meets the needs of HFT firms and all firms in capital markets for whom latency is critical, allowing them to benefit from the latest technology innovations in data...
Mizuho adopts MapR platform for asset liability management system
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Accounting
MapR Technologies, Inc. announced today that the MapR Converged Data Platform-which converges the essential data management, storage, and processing technologies on a single, horizontally scalable platform-has been selected for use in Mizuho Bank’s Asset Liability Management (ALM(*1)) system.
