IIROC Extends Contract with Nasdaq SMARTS, Bolsters Surveillance Technology
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and
Visa Brings Free Domestic Money Transfers to Kenya
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Visa announced today that consumers of a Visa-led bank partnership in Kenya will be able to send money to each other domestically without paying transaction fees using mVisa[1].
Ping An leverages FinTech to Follow the "One Belt, One Road" Initiative: Lu International Platform Goes Live in Singapore
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Wealth Management
The Nigerian Stock Exchange Goes Live with Nasdaq SMARTS Market Surveillance Technology
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and
Is 2017 the Year InsurTech Reaches a Pivotal Juncture?
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
The past 12 months has seen InsurTech reach a pivotal juncture. There has been exponential growth, with investment and an increasing number of new businesses and collaborative partnerships creating a thriving ecosystem of start-ups, insurers, investors and innovators that are poised to make real impact. Key findings from Startupbootcamp InsurTech’s 2017 trend report in association with PwC include:
FinLeap Relies on Institutional Partners and Empowers Fintech Ecosystem
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
New capital, new partners and a new headquarter: All clear signs that Berlin-based company builder FinLeap is growing at pace. The company raised around € 39M Euro from several investors, including the German Insurer SIGNAL IDUNA, the SBI Group from Japan and the Dutch NIBC Bank. Furthermore, the reinsurer Hannover Re as a big institutional investor raised its share, thereby cementing their ongoing trust in the cooperation with FinLeap.
Mastercard and Visa Lose Share to UnionPay in Global Cards Market
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
The global payment cards market has grown to 14 billion cards, with UnionPay consolidating its position as the largest scheme, according to new research from RBR A billion new cards issued in just one year
Money Transfer Company, Ping Express, Signs with AU10TIX for 2nd Generation ID Authentication & Face Matching Automation
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Money Transfers
US cross-border money transfer services provider, Ping Express, integrates AU10TIX ID authentication and biometric face-matching automation to speed-up and protect worldwide money transfer services. With AU10TIX ID document+biometrics screening in place, Ping Express customers can benefit from a simple, speedy onboarding experience while making fraud prevention and KYC more robust and efficient.
COSS for a Good Cause: Charity for Crypto
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
With cryptocurrency around the world in 18-24 months. Throughout their short, but promising history cryptocurrencies have proven to be an ideal medium to accept small payments such as tips and donations, gaining huge popularity among the nonprofits that have learned to benefit from BTC, LTC, DODGE, etc. at quite an early adoption stage of the crypto.
TaaS - COSS Strategic Investment Advisory Partnership
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Token-as-a-Service (TaaS), the first-ever tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to blockchain assets, announced today a strategic investment advisory partnership with COSS, a merchant payment gateway platform, an exchange and a wallet allowing consumers to manage all their finances in one place.
NSD Helps Innotribe Select Startup Challenge Winners
- 7 years 7 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has taken part in judging the results of the Innotribe Startup Challenge which took place as part of the International Financial Congress (IFC) in St. Petersburg (Russia). Launched by SWIFT in 2011, the Innotribe Startup Challenge has become one of the leading global startup competitions, helping participants reach the professional community of financial markets.
Allfunds Unveils API
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Wealth Management
Allfunds is boosting the capacity of the wealth management industry to engage in the digital ‘fintech’ revolution by launching an API* Platform to over 550 leading financial institutions.
Vela Acquires Object Trading
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Data
Vela Trading Technologies LLC (Vela), an award-winning global leader in high performance trading, market data, and analytics technology, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Object Trading, a global provider of a fully-managed Direct Market Access (DMA) platform, pre-trade risk controls, and analytics applications.
CreditPlus Applies IDnow eSign to Finance Shopping Carts Online
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Security
CreditPlus Bank, the consumer credit expert, is now using IDnow eSign to enable their customers to easily and quickly finance their shopping cart online.
Swiss Banks Select NCR Software for ATMfutura Project
- 7 years 7 months ago
- Payments
As part of SIX Group’s recently announced ATMfutura project, this summer Swiss banks will begin piloting universal, vendor-neutral software developed by NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) to improve usability, reduce costs and enable faster updates.
