OpenMarkets Boosts Back-office Capacity with Australian-first NRI Equities Processing Technology Implementation
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
Australia’s fastest-growing online stockbroker, OpenMarkets, today announced the successful upgrade of its back office technology to NRI Financial Solutions for Broker Dealers provided by the Nomura Research Institute (NRI), a leading global provider of system solutions and consulting services. The transition sees OpenMarkets become the first Australian broker to use NRI’s state-of-the-art and robust back-office solution for processing equity...
Chinese Tourists Can Now Use Alipay in all 242 Starbucks Across Malaysia
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Alipay, the world's largest online and mobile payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group ("Ant Financial", "Ant"), is now available for Mainland Chinese tourists at all 242 Starbucks branches across Malaysia. Chinese tourists can find a nearest Starbucks through the in-app Discovery platform, and pay for their drinks in RMB via Alipay. Alipay and Starbucks Malaysia are also launching a marketing campaign to celebrate the...
ULLINK and LUZ Partner To Deliver A Joint Buy-Side Solution
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems
LUZ Soluções Financeiras (“LUZ”), a Brazilian supplier of financial technology founded in 1999 and active across Latin America, has partnered with ULLINK, the global provider of connectivity and electronic trading solutions, to provide turnkey solutions for clients of its front to back solutions. The new, extended trading platform will enable LUZ clients to connect to the Brazilian equities and exchange traded derivatives markets.
FinancialForce Further Strengthens Leadership Team with the Appointment of Gordy Brooks as Chief Financial Officer
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
FinancialForce, the leading Cloud ERP for the new services economy, today announced the appointment of Gordy Brooks as Chief Financial Officer. Brooks, former Citrix GetGo and Aerohive Networks CFO, will help guide the company’s aggressive growth strategy.
Aquila Capital acquires Danish wind farm
- 7 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
Aquila Capital has acquired a wind energy project in Denmark near Kappel on Lolland with an installed capacity of over 25 MW. With the acquisition, Aquila Capital’s transaction volume in the wind sector has now surpassed 1,000 MW.
Azimo Unveils Cash Pick-up in the Philippines in One Hour or Less
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Azimo, a digital disrupter of traditional money transfer services, extends its cash pick-up service enabling customers in the Philippines to collect money minutes after money transfer is made. In a revolutionary step for the Philippines market, Azimo's direct service ensures that money sent from any of its 22 send-countries across Europe, will get to recipients typically within just 1 hour and can be collected on any day that is convenient for...
Peer-to-peer lender TWINO Expands Operations in Russia with Second Originator
- 7 years 6 months ago
- P2P Lending
TWINO, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, today announces that it is significantly expanding operations in Russia by adding new loans from its second Russian originator, onto its platform. The move is in response to high demand from both investors and borrowers.
DFSA and Naseba to co-host 2nd Fintech Summit
- 7 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) will co-host the 2nd Fintech Summit with Naseba, a business facilitation company, on October 30 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The summit will provide a platform for the region's banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) decision makers to source and evaluate the latest developments in FinTech.
FIS and Equifax Reveals OnlyID
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
FIS, a global leader in financial services technology, and global information solutions company Equifax® have teamed up to improve consumer experiences by bringing new levels of convenience and security to consumers challenged with maintaining multiple usernames and passwords to protect themselves from financial fraud and identity theft.
Personal Finance App Douugh Moves Into Beta
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Banking
Douugh, a fintech banking challenger founded on an Artificial Intelligence (AI) first approach to enabling financial wellness, is introducing an AI-powered financial platform guided by Sophie - a 24/7 personal assistant for finances.
Nintendo Gamers Can Now Use PayPal to Fund Payments
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
PayPal is focused on delivering seamless commerce experiences across a range of contexts.
Bank of Cyprus Licenses Surecomp’s allNETT® and IMEX® for Both Back and Front-End Trade Finance Operations
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Surecomp®, the leading global provider of trade finance solutions for banks and corporations, announced today the successful implementation of two products, allNETT® and IMEX®, with the Bank of Cyprus. Surecomp’s front office allNETT solution and back office IMEX solution will together provide the Bank of Cyprus seamless, straight through processing of their trade finance operations.
EPAM Hosts Scratch Conference in Budapest to Bring Together IT Educators Around the World
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE:EPAM), a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, will host the Scratch Conference in Budapest, Hungary from August 24-25, 2017. The event is one of six conferences held globally to bring together hundreds of Scratch educators and IT experts.
Data Security: A New Focus for Cloud Hospitality Software
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Cloud software is transforming the hospitality sector. Hotels have the ability to manage all elements of their operations from front desks, restaurants and customer accounts from one single scalable platform. Restaurants are equipped with analytics that can measure sales, inventory levels and the effectiveness of marketing activities to help them compete in an increasingly tough market. Key benefits include cost cutting, due to the reduced need...
Fiserv Launches Instant Issue Advantage Wireless Tablet Tech
- 7 years 6 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today the launch of its Instant Issue Advantage™ wireless tablet solution, putting instantly issued and activated cards in the hands of verified financial institution cardholders to begin using immediately.
