BNP PARIBAS & MILLENNIUM GLOBAL INVESTMENTS (MGI) LAUNCH AI FX INDEX
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment Management
BNP Paribas today announced the launch of the BNP Paribas MGI Systematic Currency Alpha Index using artificial intelligence through machine learning. The index, created by BNP Paribas in partnership with Millennium Global Investments (MGI), went live in Q1 2019.
EDP One of Europe's Major Electricity Operators Completes a Strategic Investment in the Cybersecurity Company Sepio Systems
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Security
Energias de Portugal, which ranks among Europe’s major electricity operators, and is one of
Barclaycard and UnionPay announce new payment acceptance partnership in the UK
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, today announces a new card acceptance partnership with UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay. The deal will enable its 110,000 UK merchants to accept UnionPay through a phased roll out that will begin this summer. UnionPay has the world’s largest cardholder base, and is the preferred payment brand for many Chinese visiting the UK as well as...
Attack traffic up by 32 percent in 2018
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Security
New research from cyber security provider F-Secure reports a significant increase in attack traffic in the latter half of 2018. But while attacks are increasing, it seems many companies are struggling with incident detection. Attack traffic observed by F-Secure’s network of decoy honeypots in 2018 increased by 32 percent over the previous year, and increased fourfold in the latter half of 2018 compared with the first half of the year.
DEKO PARTNERS WITH FEATURESPACE TO FIGHT PAYMENT FRAUD
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Risk Management, Infrastructure
Retail finance technology provider, Deko, has partnered with Featurespace, the leading machine learning Adaptive Behavioural Analytics fraud and risk management company, to bolster the security of its consumer finance lending platform.
Finastra to power core retail banking at Al Taif Islamic Bank
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Islamic Finance, Infrastructure
Al Taif Islamic Bank has chosen Fusion Islamic, Finastra’s core banking solution dedicated to the Islamic market, to kick start its retail business. The move will provide the new challenger bank’s customers with a consistent and user-friendly experience in branch and across all digital channels, whilst complying with Shari’ah requirements.
Esme Loans teams up with Microsoft to accelerate growth
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- P2P Lending
Esme Loans, the end to end digital lending platform that provides unsecured business loans between £10,000 - £150,000 has today announced that it has enlisted Microsoft to build a new cloud based data warehouse, enabling the lender to make faster and better targeted lending decisions and to provide automated service assisted by artificial intelligence (AI).
Increased efficiency with Trustly recurring payments solution frees up significant amounts per month for aid organizations
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
Trustly, whose online bank payments are growing in popularity across Europe, has launched a partnership with the Help to Help Foundation to make the administration of monthly payments more effective with Trustly Direct Debit. The service digitizes recurring payments and simplifies the management of donations from monthly donors, which saves both time and money — money that instead can go to those in need.
New research from MMC Ventures identifies ‘the age of the AI entrepreneur’ – as one in 12 new European startups is an AI company
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure
A report released today from venture capital firm MMC Ventures, in association with Barclays, shows that one in 12 new startups in Europe is an AI company – compared with just one in 50 in 2013.
QUINT RAISES £16.5M WITH NATWEST FOR ACQUISITIONS AND REFINANCE
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- M&A Deals
NORTH West headquartered Quint Group, a leading international, highly innovative fintech group operating in the consumer finance market, has secured a £16.5m financing deal from Natwest Bank. Founded in 2009, Quint is one of the fastest growing fintech businesses in Europe, with operations in the UK, US, Australia, Poland, China and South Africa.
NRI’s I-STAR/CORE updated for FSB’s Standards and Processes for Global Securities Financing Data Collection and Aggregation
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Consultancy, Infrastructure
Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (NRI), a leading provider of consulting services and system solutions, announced today the company’s I-STAR/CORE has been updated for international Financial Stability Board (FSB)’s Standards and Processes for Global Securities Financing Data Collection and Aggregation. The system updates have been completed and NRI began offering the service on January 4th, 2019.
TradingScreen Launches QUO, Simplified Workflow Solution for Wealth Managers and Announces Will Lawton as Head of QUO
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Wealth Management
TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced the global launch of
Bigger than splitting the atom: how the rise of AI has already begun
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
OC&C Strategy Consultants has surveyed 400 C-suite executives and thought leaders across the US and UK, including 80 deep-dive interviews to better understand how AI is shaping business. Key findings
Staggering Fifty Percent Increase in Botnet Stolen Credentials According to Blueliv 2018-19 Annual Cyberthreat Landscape Report
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Security
Blueliv, a leading enterprise-class cyberthreat intelligence company, today launched its 2018-2019 Annual Cyberthreat Landscape Report providing insights into emerging and evolving cybersecurity trends. The report reveals that botnet stolen credentials increased by a staggering fifty percent in 2017-2018, with technology and telco sectors being the target for over half of th
UK FinTech Body Launches FinTech For Schools Initiative
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Innovate Finance, the independent industry body for UK FinTech, today launches its FinTech for Schools Initiative, with the aim of inspiring the next generation of FinTech leaders and raising young people’s ambitions for innovation in financial services. FinTech for Schools is an important piece of Innovate Finance’s Skills and Talent work, which aims to support a future domestic pipeline of talent as well as showcasing the various skills...
