Square Launches New York Store
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
As we’ve grown from our original reader and POS software to an ecosystem of tools that help you run your business, we felt it was important to offer you the opportunity to experience these products firsthand before deciding which tools will work best for your business. That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’ve opened the Square Showroom — our first brick-and-mortar location — right in the heart of Manhattan.
Accenture Acquires Canadian FinTech Consulting Firm Verax
- 7 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
Accenture has acquired Verax Solutions, a Toronto-based technology and systems-integration consulting firm that serves the financial services sector in Canada. Financial terms were not disclosed.
IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Security
Reminder: Early bird rate on delegate registration is valid until 08 September 2017 for IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition (www.ifinsec.com) that will be held on 14-15 November 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINSEC is a global, niche and dedicated conference focusing on IT Security technologies and solutions for financial industry. Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open.
AI for Better Banking Customer Experience
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Banking
80% of bankers believe that AI will revolutionize the way information is gathered and expect AI to accelerate better customer experience. See the stats and how AI is set to transform customer experience in banks.
Pegasystems Survey Reveals Financial Institutions Slow to Shift to Customer-Centric Sales Culture
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Pegasystems Inc., the software company empowering customer engagement at the world's leading enterprises, has announced a new global survey that shows financial services institutions need to accelerate their move to a more customer-centric sales culture.
New Raddon Research Explores How to Optimize Mobile Banking
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Raddon, a Fiserv company and provider of innovative research, insightful analysis and strategic guidance to financial institutions, has published a new report that analyzes consumers’ mobile banking usage and its impact on other banking channels, and makes recommendations on how financial institutions can optimize their investment in the technology.
Imperial FX Brings Its Money Transfer Service to Poland
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
UK-based money transfer brand, Imperial FX, have announced that they are now transferring funds into the Polish market, and can beat the rates of many other money transfer firms. The announcement comes after they have proven themselves to be a preferred provider for individuals transferring money to Brazil, Portugal and the Middle East, due to the competitive rates that their money corridors enable them to offer. They cemented their position in...
Alphavend Launches Bitcoin Terminal in West London
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Bitcoins
Alphavend, the UK based digital currency ATM operator, has just launched West London's first Bitcoin machine, in Acton Town located a few minutes walk from Acton Town Piccadilly Line Station. After successfully deploying machines in Central London, Scotland, and in Brighton, this latest installation is at the heart of a vast catchment area of West London. Now, customers from Acton, Ealing, Hounslow, Brentford, Heathrow, Grenwich, Hammersmith,...
EcoMobile Partners with Billaway Giving Pre-Paid Mobile Phone Users Free Airtime When They Share their Opinions
- 7 years 6 months ago
- e-Payments
Pay4 picks EQ Global as payments processor
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Pay4, a leading finance provider to small and medium sized businesses in the UK, has partnered with EQ Global, to act as its global payments processor. Founded in 2013, Pay4 offers a revolving credit facility for growing UK businesses to pay for goods or services. Funding is accessed by settling supplier invoices via an online platform. In 2017, Pay4 has achieved quarterly growth in transactions of over 150%, establishing itself as a key...
Federal Reserve Appoints Dave Sapenaro as Payments Strategy Director
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
The Federal Reserve has named Dave Sapenaro as payments strategy director with responsibility for leading payment system improvement initiatives described in its "Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System" paper published in January 2015.
Xendpay Targets Migrants with Pay Day Initiative
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Xendpay, the world’s first free online money transfer service, has today announced the launch of its new Pay Day initiative, offering Zero transfer fees and removing payment transfer limits to users during the pay day period. The offer will run towards the end of the month around the pay day period, allowing customers to save even more money with Xendpay.
Mizuho Bank Employs IBM Watson to Fight Financial Crime
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Koji Fujiwara) and IBM Japan, Ltd. (General Manager: Elly Keinan) today announced that Mizuho Bank begun to verify operations towards more advanced and efficient risk management by employing cognitive technology *1 to take measures against financial crimes such as terrorism financing that governments across the world urge financial institutions to regulate more severely.
Guatemalan Cooperative Network Selects Temenos for Core Replacement
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the software specialist for banking and finance, today announces that Federacion Nacional de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Credito (FENACOAC) has selected Temenos' RetailSuite to drive growth across their 25 cooperatives that operate under the brand MICOOPE. Temenos' award-winning core banking platform will enable digitalization and reduce the cost of operation, with its open and flexible technology, and its integrated...
Trax MiFIDII APA Approved by Financial Conduct Authority
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Compliance
Trax, a leading provider of regulatory reporting, trade matching and capital market data services, is among the first to be approved by the UK Financial Conduct Authority as an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) for transparency and reporting services under the MiFID II regime.
