Bahrain Credit signs multi-year digital banking deal with Clayfin
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Bahrain Credit, a leading financial company in Bahrain and part of Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company has entered into a multi-year contract with Clayfin and Computer World to transform their retail digital banking business.
AAOIFI and Path Solutions sign agreement to pursue and maintain certification
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Islamic Finance
The Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (“AAOIFI”) and Path Solutions signed an agreement for the renewal of certification for Path Solutions’ iMAL Islamic core banking platform to comply with AAOIFI’s relevant standards.
IDC urges Middle East's Banking & Finance industry to enhance provision of digital customer experiences
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
As the open banking movement gathers momentum and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to proliferate across the industry, 25% of financial institutions worldwide will be capable of processing transactions initiated by third-party digital personal assistants by 2022.
thinkmoney Chooses Token for PSD2 Compliance
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Turnkey open banking platform provider, Token.io Limited, has been chosen by UK financial institution thinkmoney to deliver PSD2 compliance and open banking capabilities before the first Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) deadline in March.
GlobalPlatform Announces 2019 Board of Directors
- 7 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has announced its Board of Directors for fiscal year 2019. Six Board seats were open and after a close election, the following individuals were re-elected to serve a further two-year term:
Crunchfish in partnership with a global AR solution provider for customer field tests
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Nasdaq First North-listed Crunchfish forms partnership with JoinPad – a global provider of Augmented Reality solutions for enterprises. Several field tests are initiated including use cases in logistics and warehouses as well as a marketing project using AR glasses for reading comics produced by one of the most successful Italian publishing houses. In a pilot for the international fashion house Marina Rinaldi, part of MaxMara holding, Epson...
SGG Group completes acquisition of Augentius
- 7 years 1 month ago
- M&A Deals
SGG Group, a leading investor services firm, backed by Astorg, is pleased to announce that regulatory approvals have been received and the transaction to acquire Augentius has successfully completed. This acquisition reinforces SGG Group’s position as the 4th largest independent investor services firm and one of the top 3 independent administrators to the alternative investment community in the world, with the deal growing its assets under...
SIA: NICOLA CORDONE IS THE NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- 7 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
The Board of Directors of SIA, meeting today under the chairmanship of Giuliano Asperti, has appointed Nicola Cordone to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company, after having co-opted him as Director. Cordone (52) has a degree cum laude in Electronic Engineering from Genoa University and a master’s degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University Business School.
VEAL MOVES UP AS HOBSON MAKES FIRST SENIOR APPOINTMENT AS CEO AT CORFINANCIAL
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
corfinancial, a leading provider of specialist software and services to the financial services sector, announces the appointment of David Veal as Senior Executive – Client Solutions.
Token and Almoayed Technologies Partner to Deliver Open Banking Across MENA Region
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Turnkey open banking platform provider, Token.io Limited, today announces a partnership with Almoayed Technologies, the MENA region’s leading technology infrastructure development company, to accelerate open banking across the Arabian Peninsula. Ahead of the introduction of open banking regulations in Bahrain, announced yesterday*, Almoayed Technologies and Token have been working together to enable fast and simple compliance for the Kingdom’s...
November data signal further marked rise in IT vacancies
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
The latest Report on Jobs, published today by KPMG and the REC, showed a further steep increase in demand for both permanent and temporary IT workers during November.
New research by MagnaCarta and Klarna identifies four key issues to dominate fintech
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
“Removing Roadblocks: The New Road of Fintech”published today by MagnaCarta in partnership with Klarna identifies four key elements critical to the future development of fintech - Relevance, Openness, Automation and Data.
Danske Bank rolls out support for Google Pay
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Banking
Danske Bank has announced that from today, its customers will be able to use Google Pay to pay in shops, online, in apps and more. This makes Danske the first of the big four Northern Ireland banks to support the main contactless payment services currently available.
Yes Bank reveals APIs for corporate debit mandates
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
YES BANK, India’s 4th largest private sector bank announced successful launch of end-to-end process for corporates to accept NACH Debit mandates from its customers through Net banking.
Wirecard extends collaboration with airline Wizz Air
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is expanding its long-standing collaboration with Wizz Air, the largest low-cost carrier of Central and Eastern Europe.
