SWIFT Introduces Universal Real-time Payment Tracking gpi Tracker Extended to All Payment Messages
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
SWIFT announces the extension of its gpi Tracker to cover all payment instructions sent across the network, enabling gpi banks to track all their SWIFT payment instructions at all times, and giving them full visibility over all their payments activity.
BSO Sets Up Middle Eastern Hub with New UAE Office
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Global network provider BSO has today announced the opening of its new office in Dubai, UAE (United Arab Emirates) to facilitate and support continued demand from the global financial community to tap into the lucrative commodities market through the UAE.
Intuit’s Open Platform Strategy Transforms How QuickBooks Online Accountant Users Serve Their Clients
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Accounting
Delivering on its open platform approach to provide seamless integrations across an ecosystem of accounting-focused solutions, Intuit today announced that QuickBooks Online Accountant (QBOA) now allows accounting professionals to manage all of their clients – even those that don’t use QuickBooks – within the product. This innovation is now available globally for QBOA users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa and...
Duco Launches Big Data Platform for Analytics
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Data
Duco, the data engineering technology company, today announced the launch of the Duco Cube Data Platform. This extension of Duco Cube, the cloud-based normalization and reconciliation system, enables users to access up to ten years’ worth of results and exception data via a Hadoop-based big data infrastructure. Clients can easily connect in-house or third-party tools, such as Tableau, Power BI and QlikView, for monitoring, trend analysis,...
Paul Bari Appointed Group CIO and Head of Group Technology
- 7 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Paul Bari is appointed Group CIO and Head of Group Technology of Nordea. Paul joined Nordea in February 2017 from a position as Global Head of Technology Delivery at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore. Paul has had several executive positions at Standard Chartered Bank, Barclays Capital and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. In his different roles Paul has led global technology teams, been responsible for core technology business efficiency...
CLX Acquires Unwire, Strengthening its Platform and Customer Base in the Nordic Region
- 7 years 5 months ago
- M&A Deals
CLX Communications AB (publ.) ("CLX") - a leading global CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Danish company Unwire Communication ApS ("Unwire Communication") for a cash consideration of DKK 148 million on a cash and debt-free basis. The acquisition excludes Unwire Payments & Mobility ApS which has been carved out prior to the acquisition.
Liquidnet Rolls Out Virtual High Touch Solution For Best Execution Analysis
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Data
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network today announced the launch of Best Ex Replay, the newest addition to the Liquidnet Virtual High Touch suite powered by data and analytics from OTAS Technologies. Best Ex Replay™ enables traders to recall precise market conditions to explain the context of execution decisions, investigate orders that experienced exceptional market conditions, and to help their firm meet regulatory reporting...
Cloudflare Announces Mobile SDK to Monitor Network Performance for Applications
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Cloud
Cloudflare, the leading Internet performance and security company, today announced the Cloudflare Mobile SDK, a free solution that enables any mobile app developer to understand network performance and metrics. Consumers are frustrated by mobile apps that are slow, crash, or deliver errors that degrade the user experience. For mobile app developers, a bad user experience means poor reviews, lower engagement, and reduced conversion on business...
ION Investment Group Completes Acquisition of Openlink
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
ION Investment Group announced today that it completed its acquisition of Openlink Financial, a global provider of trading and risk management solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Openlink provides complementary solutions that further expand ION’s footprint across energy companies, financial services institutions, and commodities-intensive corporates. Clients will benefit from ION’s additional scale and reach, with global...
New version of Linedata Capitalstream enhances the user interface and expands functionalities
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Fund Management, Wealth Management
Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN) is pleased to announce the latest release of Linedata Capitalstream, an award winning and best-in-class lending & leasing solution. This version, available now, marks a turning point in the story of Linedata Capitalstream: it is new in its design and user benefits, and brings deeper technology changes.
Cooperation and Automation are Coming Into Focus in the Financial Market
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
According to the financial experts of the traditional banking and P2P lending markets who gathered at the European conference LendingUP! in Prague together, cooperation between banks and fintechs, smart automated and transparent solutions will stay in focus.
Blockchain and cryptocurrency: here are the banks that focus on hi-tech finance
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain
Not only bitcoin: blockchain, the technology behind the well-known (and sometimes disputed) cryptocurrency, isn’t useful just to create virtual coins and shouldn’t be associated to negative experiences, such as fluctuation in value, speculations or illegal uses. On the contrary, blockchain is a technology for “strengthening” computer operations and data processing exchanged between a variety of subjects by introducing a higher form of automation...
70% of UK Employees Do Not Think that Their Employer is Equipping Them with the Tools and Training Needed for Future Businesses Challenges – Sungard Availability Services’ Research Finds
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Cloud
Sungard Availability Services (Sungard AS), a leading provider of information availability through managed IT, cloud and recovery services, today reveals that the skills shortage is having a detrimental
UnionPay International Forges Major Strategic Alliance with ACI Worldwide to Grow Global Footprint
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced a key strategic partnership with Shanghai-based bank card company UnionPay International. UnionPay International is set to significantly grow its worldwide footprint by connecting to ACI’s extensive global network of payment endpoints.
Independent Study Commissioned by Virtusa Finds 85 Percent of Businesses Plan to Invest in Digital Transformation in 2018
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global provider of digital engineering and IT outsourcing services that accelerate business outcomes for its clients, today announced the findings of The Digital Transformation Race Has Begun, a September 2017 study commissioned by Virtusa and conducted by Forrester Consulting, that reflects the digital maturity of firms worldwide. The study evaluates the state of digital transformation across six key...
