FCA Proposes Ban on Sale of Crypto-Derivatives to Retail Consumers
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
The FCA considers these products are ill-suited to retail consumers who cannot reliably assess the value and risks of derivatives or ETNs that reference certain cryptoassets (crypto-derivatives). This is due to:
InstaReM Launches Card Issuing Platform for Fintechs and Enterprises
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Payments
InstaReM, Southeast Asia’s leading digital cross-border money transfer and payments company, has announced the launch of its API-based digital platform that will enable start-ups, fintech companies and enterprises to launch their own branded cards.
WMCA Roadshows to Showcase Job and Training Opportunities
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- BPM
From fighting hackers with the latest cybersecurity techniques to programming robots, from learning a construction trade to gaining advanced manufacturing skills – the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is running a number of roadshows this month to inspire people to train for an exciting new career. The roadshows are for unemployed people and those wanting to get a better job and aim to explain what training courses are on offer in the...
SIA-New Specialized Payment Cards Center Inaugurated in Verona
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments
In Verona today SIA has inaugurated a new specialized center for payment cards, capable of managing every stage of issuing, from conception to distribution, through a monitoring system compliant with the highest standards of security. The technological excellence center uses state-of-the-art equipment capable of producing an average of 10 million cards per year, with volumes that are scalable even further.
No more wine bars, young people predict revival of high street banks in the cashless age
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Banking
It wasn’t so long ago that bank branches were leaving the high street - some even became wine bars. New research reveals that today’s youth predict a bright future for banks on the high street – although the vast majority (79%) believe that their relationship with banks will be fundamentally different in ten-year’s time.
Nationwide Becomes 35th Bank to Join Flagstone Platform
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Digital Identity
Nationwide Building Society has become the 35th deposit taker to join Flagstone’s cash platform in a deal that will open up a number of new savings products to Flagstone clients. The partnership with Nationwide marks a year of rapid growth for the London-based FinTech firm, which has signed up 11 banks and building societies to its market-leading deposit marketplace in the past 12 months.
Axis Corporate Appoints Edward Armit as Senior Consultant To London Office
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- People Moves
Global management consulting firm Axis Corporate confirms the appointment of Edward Armit as a senior consultant within its London office, with immediate effect. Edward joins Axis Corporate from Capgemini where he was a consultant within the Process Optimisation team, part of the Operations Transformation practice. This role saw him work with a range of financial services and public sector clients on projects spanning process improvement,...
YSEOP Recognized as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s First Ever Market Guide for Natural Language Generation Platforms
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence
YSEOP, world leader in AI software and pioneer of natural language generation technology (NLG), today announced recognition as a Representative Vendor in Gartner’s first Market Guide for Natural Language Generation Platforms*.
Traiana to Modernize Equity Swaps Market With Automated Post Trade Lifecycle Management Service
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Trading Systems
Traiana, the leading infrastructure service for trade lifecycle and risk management solutions, today announced that it has launched a new service to fully automate the post trade lifecycle management of the multi-trillion dollar equity swaps market. Traiana’s Equity Swaps Lifecycle Management service will transform the market’s previously manual, labour intensive and inefficient post trade affirmation processes for clients globally.
NatWest Pilots New Working Capital Product Rapid Cash
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Banking
NatWest has announced the pilot launch of Rapid Cash – the first digital, flexible working capital product that seamlessly connects with accounting software, to provide a dynamic credit limit of up to £300,000.
Saxo Q3 Outlook: The Global Fiscal Panic
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Banking
Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has published today its Q3 2019 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of central macro themes impacting client portfolios.
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Selects Finantix KYC Solution to Empower KYC Processes with AI Tools
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Artificial Intelligence, AML and KYC
Finantix, a leading supplier of transformational software to the private banking, wealth management and insurance industries globally, announced that Deutsche Bank Wealth Management has chosen its AI-powered Finantix KYC Solution to help enhance the bank’s client onboarding and know-your-client (KYC) processes.
Horizon Software Announced the Release Volatility Algorithm to Automate Volatility Spreading Strategies, and more Generally Dispersion Trading
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Trading Systems
Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has announced the release of a new volatility algorithm to automate volatility spreading strategies, and more generally dispersion trading strategies. This algorithm will be known as Hedged Vol Spreader (HVS).
Wirecard and CreditPilot Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Provisioning of Mobile and Digital Financial Services to Mobile Network Operators and Retailers
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Digital Identity, Payments
Aschheim (Munich). Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, and CreditPilot, a banking and B2B2C-focused fintech, have announced the signing of a new partnership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, CreditPilot will incorporate Wirecard’s digital payment processing technology into its A2A (Any2Any) platform ecosystem for mobile and digital financial services provision, which is available to almost 100...
Allied Payment Network Expands Technology Development Team
- 7 years 3 weeks ago
- Payments
Allied Payment Network, the industry’s most progressive provider of online and mobile bill payment services to banks and credit unions, announced today the addition of Product Manager Adam Bischoff and Software Engineer Harold Smith.
