90% of Buy-Side Firms Are at Risk of Non-Compliance By MiFID II Deadline
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Regulatory Standards
JWG, trusted industry experts in regulatory change management, today announced the results of a recent survey focused on the buy side and its readiness for the incoming Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), effective from January 3, 2018.
Ingenico Group invests in Joinedapp
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Investment
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payment, today announced its investment in Joinedapp, a start-up located in Palo Alto, California whose enterprise e-commerce solutions enable brands and retailers to connect with customers on their preferred mobile messaging apps. Joinedapp’s chatbot technology offers large and SMB merchants a scalable solution to engage, nurture, and monetize audiences across social...
Medium Enterprise Organisations Continue to Drive Business Value with Workday
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Workday, Inc. (NYSE: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced continued momentum with medium enterprise customers.
Currencycloud Partners with Hyundai to Power Seamless International Payments in South Korea
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Leading cross-border payments platform Currencycloud and South Korea’s digital pioneer company, Hyundai Card announced an exclusive partnership to enable the launch of Korea’s first mobile remittance service provided by a credit company. The service, established by the UK-headquartered FinTech company and Hyundai Motor Group’s credit issuing arm in conjunction with Korea’s long-standing Shinhan Bank, allows users to wire their money overseas...
BillFront Announces German Market Entry Alongside New $7.9 million Financing Facility For Leading Ad-Tech Platform Fyber
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
BillFront, a leading and fast-growing technology-enabled finance provider dedicated to digital media companies globally, announced today its successful arrangement of a multi-million financing facility for leading digital advertising technology (ad-tech) company Fyber, made available through its partner bank in Germany -
Mastercard Unveils New Batch of APIs
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Platform Technology
To meet the growing business demand for consistent, seamless and secure commerce, Mastercard Developers has released several new APIs to supply financial institutions, merchants and digital solutions providers with the tools they need to enable payments on new platforms.
FinTech Association of Hong Kong Officially Launches to Power the Local FinTech Community
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
The FinTech Association of Hong Kong was officially launched last night to champion an open, inclusive and diverse FinTech community in Hong Kong. The launch event was attended by over 300 guests from across the local FinTech, financial and wider business community. The Association is an independent, not-for-profit, member-driven association that draws its members from across the FinTech and wider financial industry.
IFIC Taps Finastra to Boost Retail Banking Business in Bangladesh
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Retail Banking
The International Finance Investment and Commerce Bank (IFIC) has chosen Finastra to support the bank as it strives to make retail banking and SME services more of a focus, alongside its existing corporate client base. As part of this growth drive, IFIC will bolster its retail offering with FusionBanking Essence Online and Mobile to deliver advanced digital services to locals, disrupting the Bangladesh banking market.
Dash Reveals Its Roadmap for Evolution
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Dash, the world’s leading payments-focused digital currency, has today unveiled its highly anticipated roadmap for Evolution, as well as ambitious plans for 2017 through to 2020 and beyond.
Pangea Money Transfer Launches in Asia
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Money Transfers
Pangea Money Transfer, a mobile-centric remittance platform, has announced today that it’s bringing its award-winning, instant money transfer service to Asia the week of July 10. U.S. senders will soon be able to use Pangea’s sleek, user-friendly app to transfer money in one-click to friends and family in nine Asian countries: China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. For Pangea, this comes on...
McObject and GoldenSource Collaborate on Regtech EDM Offering
- 7 years 8 months ago
- RegTech
In a RegTech first, McObject and GoldenSource announced today a partnership to deliver the fastest available Enterprise Data Management (EDM) designed for regulatory compliance, using McObject’s ultra-high-speed database technology, eXtremeDB, in the GoldenSource Market Data Solution.
First Eastern Invests in FinTech Rising Star Valoot Technologies Limited
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Investment
The First Eastern Investment Group (“First Eastern”) a leading Hong Kong-based investment group, is pleased to announce that it has made a significant investment into Hong Kong-based FinTech start-up Valoot Technologies Limited (“Valoot”). Launched in 2016, Valoot is a solution that provides consumers with the transparency of market-based foreign exchange rates, the real-time option to select the currency of their choosing during a purchase,...
TMX Group Signs for TCS BaNCS for Clearing and Settlement
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
TMX Group today announced the company has chosen Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, to implement a single, integrated technology platform for Canada's clearing and settlement businesses. The innovative platform, called TCS BaNCS for Market Infrastructure, will replace the legacy systems deployed by The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS) and Canadian Derivatives...
Morphis Delivers Live Cash-in-Transit Tracking for Android
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Cash management
Morphis, Inc., a global provider of currency supply chain automation software, has announced its latest cash-in-transit (CIT) innovation – Morphis m•Track™ for Android. The newly released application is the most recent of the company’s ongoing efforts to develop automation technologies for the CIT industry.
DefenseStorm to Present Live Webinar on Measuring and Interpreting Risks with the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Security
DefenseStorm, a solution that fuses together technology and people to provide co-managed cybersecurity operations for financial institutions, will present a live webinar, “The FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool: Measuring and Interpreting Risks,” on July 18, 2017 at 3 p.m. ET. For free registration courtesy of DefenseStorm, apply discount code ‘defense0718’ at checkout.
