TerraPay Unveils International Mobile Money Transfers to Uganda
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
TerraPay, the world’s first mobile payments switch, announced today that it has successfully obtained an approval from Bank of Uganda to facilitate International money transfers to mobile wallets in the country. This enables TerraPay’s network partners across the world to send money directly to mobile wallets in Uganda. Earlier, TerraPay had also received regulatory approvals enabling cross-border money transfers to mobile wallets in Kenya and...
Mitek’s Mobile Verify® Now Has NFC Capabilities, an Additional Factor of Authentication for Billions of Global Electronic IDs
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK, www.miteksystems.com), a global leader in mobile capture and identity verification software solutions, today announced the addition of near-field communication (NFC) capability to its Mobile Verify® solution. By adding NFC, Mobile Verify can now read the biometric data embedded on RFID chips, delivering definitive authentication assurance simply by touching the document to the smartphone.
UPS Capital Reveals Cross-border B2B Payments Platform
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
UPS Capital, a subsidiary of UPS® (NYSE:UPS), announced today the launch of a new online business-to-business payment service powered by Payoneer, a leading cross-border payments company.
Rakbank Unites with Bazaar for Supply Chain Finance
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah (RAKBANK) today announced a strategic partnership with Invoice Bazaar, a FinTech Supply Chain Finance platform in the United Arab Emirates.
Nordea Asset Management implements CommciseBuy
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Commcise, the multi award-winning provider of integrated commission management and research evaluation solutions for investment management firms, is pleased to confirm the successful implementation of CommciseBUY at Nordea Asset Management (Nordea), the asset management division of the largest financial services group in the Nordics.
Intelenet® Global Services Appoints New Managing Director to Drive Growth Across Europe
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Intelenet Global Services has appointed Steve Morgan as Managing Director of UK and Europe to drive growth across the European market. Backed by the Blackstone Group, Intelenet® is a global BPO helping large public and private organisations, including several Fortune 500 companies, to transform their business operations.
Metro Bank Promotes Atkinson to CIO
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Metro Bank, the revolution in British Banking, has today announced the appointment of Martyn Atkinson as Chief Information Officer (CIO).
BBVA Joins Singapore-based Trade Finance Platform
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Risk Management
BBVA has recently joined the Singapore-based Capital and Credit Risk Manager (CCRM) platform as a full member bank.
KyberNetwork Reveals Digital Currency Exchange
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges are under attack. The solution is a platform that is completely ‘trustless’ and secure, built on the very technology that is being traded in these exchanges.
Thomson Reuters integrates MiFIDII research unbundling into Eikon
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Thomson Reuters has integrated and enhanced its robust research capabilities on its flagship financial desktop Eikon as part of its ongoing commitment to help financial institutions manage impending MiFID II research unbundling requirements set to be implemented in January, 2018. These are part of a series of research unbundling enhancements that Thomson Reuters will continue to make in 2017 through new products and third-party partnerships.
EPAM Recognized as a Leader in Continuous Testing Services by Independent Research Firm
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
EPAM Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and software development services, today announced it has been named a leader in continuous testing in the report "The Forrester Wave(TM): Continuous Testing Service Providers, Q3 2017." EPAM ranked the highest among vendors in the testing processes and practices, and continuous testing (CT) client base criteria.
Esma Updates MiFIDII Guidelines
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Securities Services
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
Millennials shunned from traditional banks turn to alternative lenders to obtain loans
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Logical Glue, a leading provider of white box machine learning for better decisions in the financial services sector, has conducted research into consumer borrowing habits in the UK. It found that the average person has had over eight loans in the past and traditional banks are still the most popular route to finance (83%). However, the younger generation is bucking the trend for obtaining credit from traditional routes, embracing alternative...
Everest Group Names HCL Technologies as a Leader in Global Banking and Global Capital Markets Application Services
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global IT services company, has been identified as a leader in two of the Everest Group’s 2017 PEAK Matrix™ assessments. HCL was recognized for its Global Banking Application Outsourcing Services as well as for its Global Capital Markets Application Outsourcing Services.
Metro Bank Appoints New CIO
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Metro Bank, the revolution in British Banking, has today announced the appointment of Martyn Atkinson as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Martyn, currently Director of Digital and Change at the bank, will take up the new role on 4 September 2017. He will report to the CEO, Craig Donaldson, and will be a member of the bank’s executive leadership team.
