Konsentus to offer OBIE sandbox
- 7 years 2 months ago
- RegTech
Konsentus, a RegTech solutions business, which facilitates checking the identity and regulatory status of Third-Party Providers (TPP), enabling Financial Institutions (FIs) to be PSD2 open banking compliant, is pleased to announce an update to their TPP regulatory checking sandbox so that it now offers solutions based on the United Kingdom Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) standards.
TCB finalizes Taiwan's first standardized QR Code payment in partnership with Visa
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Taiwan Cooperative Bank (TCB) and Visa, the global leader in digital payments, today implemented Taiwan's first standardized and EMV-compliant QR Code payment. Wu-Shung Yan, Executive Vice President, Taiwan Cooperative Bank and Eric Wang, Visa’s Head of Product for Taiwan, demonstrating Taiwan’s first QR Code payment by an international payment network following EMV Specifications.
So-sure to introduce mobile phone insurance through the Starling Marketplace
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
Starling Bank today welcomes so-sure, the pioneering start-up mobile insurance company, to its in-app Marketplace. The partnership will mean that Starling customers will now be able apply for mobile phone insurance within minutes, directly from their Starling app. so-sure offers fast, reliable and simple mobile phone insurance in a market that is often seen as opaque and complex. so-sure declines less than 4% of claims - far lower than the...
WeChat - helping the North West become the driving force for UK-Chinese trade
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Manchester is leading the way and taking a major step forward in Britain’s global trade partnerships in the post-Brexit era. In the last two years, the city has trail-blazed a series of trade, investment, education and tourism partnerships with China - the world’s second largest economy – and now, for the first time, this has been connected by a social network for the Chinese community.
HANetf to launch new ETFs based on the Solactive Innovative Technologies Index and the Solactive Cloud Technology Index
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Cloud
Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Innovative Technologies Index and the Solactive Cloud Technology Index, used as underlying for the HAN-GINS Innovative Technologies ETF and the HAN-GINS Cloud Technology ETF, respectively.
Abacus Group Named CRN® Triple Crown Award Winner
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Abacus Group for earning its 2018 Triple Crown Award.
Paxful looking at Cryptocurrency’s Potential in East Africa
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The need for investing in Cryptocurrency is steadily rising in East Africa; specifically Kenya as more and more people are gradually gaining trust/confidence in the use of Cryptocurrency. Though Cryptocurrency is relatively new and comes with a learning curve, the benefits are a plethora; thus it is good for both sellers and buyers. Cryptocurrency offers a massive wealth distribution globally as well and presents financial freedom to individuals.
European corporate and investment banks are gambling with their future
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Consultancy
The European consulting firm Eurogroup Consulting, in an exclusive study on corporate and investment banking, reveals the numerous challenges European CIBs urgently need to address and outlines solutions to help them return to a growth track. Without in-depth reforms, they risk a significant and continuing performance gap.
GAIN Capital Deploys Eventus Systems’ Cloud Offering for Market Surveillance in Futures Business
- 7 years 2 months ago
- RegTech
Eventus Systems, Inc., a provider of innovative regtech software solutions for the capital markets, announced today that GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), a leading global provider of online trading services, has gone live as a client. GAIN has deployed Eventus’ cloud-based version of the Validus platform to manage the market surveillance program for its futures operation.
GIFA has named Mohammed Kateeb as the 2018 recipient of the Advocacy Award
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Islamic Finance
September 29th was a remarkable day for Path Solutions as it was recognized and honored twice at the annual Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA). The Group Chairman & CEO, Mohammed Kateeb was honored with the Advocacy Award – Islamic Financial Technology, while the company bagged the Market Leadership Award.
Swift User Group Meeting for Iraqi Banks
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Banking
ICSFS was privileged to speak at Swift’s User Group Meeting for Iraqi banks, that took place in Amman, Jordan on 3 October, 2018.
OANDA Corporation Acquires GFM Solutions Group
- 7 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
A global leader in online multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics, OANDA has acquired GFM Solutions Group, a well-known risk management and financial reporting company offering cutting-edge software that enables corporate treasury, accounting and finance teams to better manage the
Green Hills Software to Exhibit at AUSA 2018
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Green Hills Software, the global leader in high-assurance real-time operating systems and virtualization, will showcase its safety- and security-critical technology with product and technology demonstrations from its partners at the 2018 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, October 8-10 in Washington, DC. Demonstrations include Resilient Navigation in GPS-denied Environments by Infinite Dimensions, a Multi-Function Smart Display for Mixed...
Secure Token Trading Platform Closes Gap Between Traditional and Crypto Finance Worlds
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Cryptocurrencies
Extauri is Europe's first secure and compliant trading platform for cryptocurrency tokens, fiat currency, and traditional banking products such as stocks, bonds, and ETFs. Extauri's mission is to build awareness and acceptance of cryptocurrency as a safe and profitable class of investment. Extauri is closing the gap by offering an innovative financial platform to combine the advantages of blockchain technology with the secure products offered by...
Digi International Announces New Global Headquarters
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Digi International, a leading global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services, and Minnesota's largest IoT company, today announced a new headquarters at Excelsior Crossings in Hopkins, Minnesota. The company anticipates moving into the new facility in early 2019.
