WINTER HOLIDAYMAKERS WARM UP TO PREPAID CARDS
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Holidaymakers are warming up to prepaid cards for overseas spending as the switch from cash continues, new research from financial data analytics experts Consumer Intelligence shows. More than one in four (27%) of people heading abroad for winter holidays this year plan to use prepaid cards for some of their spending compared with 23% who used prepaid cards on winter breaks last year.
The P2P platform Robo.cash welcomes a new loan originator from Kazakhstan
- 7 years 3 months ago
- P2P Lending
The European Р2Р platform Robo.cash has been recently joined by a new loan originator LLP Z-FINANCE which provides short-term private lending in Kazakhstan. For the users of the platform, it means more opportunities to invest in short-term loans listed in euro with a repayment period up to 30 days and an expected interest rate up to 12% per annum.
Western Union Advances Consumer Bill Pay Cross Border
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
The Western Union Company, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement today advanced its bill payment services cross-border, enabling consumers in the United States to pay bills and reload mobile p
Rambus Unveils Vaultify Trade for Secure Transaction and Storage of Crypto Assets on Blockchain
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Security
Ushering in a new level of security for blockchain implementations, Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), today announced the availability of Vaultify Trade.
New research: Payment fragmentation is the “new normal” across all markets
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Research published today by RS2 examines the payment landscape across a number of global markets, and finds that proliferating payment channels and the expectations of consumers and merchants has made payment service processing increasingly complex. Payment fragmentation is now the “new normal”, giving consumers a great deal of choice, and merchants an ever-bigger challenge to deliver seamless services across channels.
Broadridge Appoints Julie Flack to Lead Australia Business
- 7 years 3 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), an S&P 500 company and global Fintech leader with $4 billion in revenue, today announced the appointment of Julie Flack as General Manager of its Australia business, responsible for driving growth of Broadridge’s sell-side and buy-side businesses in Australia and New Zealand. Flack will directly manage all Broadridge associates in Australia and she will report to David Becker, Head of Asia...
Accenture Enables Interoperability Between Major Blockchain Platforms
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has developed and tested two technology solutions that enable two or more blockchain enabled ecosystems to integrate, solving a critical challenge for broad adoption of blockchain technology.
ACCUITY TRANSFORMS BANKERS ALMANAC TO ACCELERATE AND IMPROVE RISK INSIGHTS, AND REDUCE COST OF COUNTERPARTY KYC
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Accuity, the global provider of financial crime compliance, payments and Know Your Customer (KYC) solutions, has announced a multi-year transformation programme to enhance its Bankers Almanac Risk & Compliance portfolio that will help banks conduct faster and more accurate risk assessments for financial counterparties.
Accuity 2018 payments report finds banks embracing automation to deliver accurate payments and a better customer experience
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
According to the Accuity “2018 Payments Industry Report” released today, payments providers are more focused on streamlining and automating the validation of bank and payment information in order to reduce payment failures and create a more trusted and transparent experience.
Exploiting artificial intelligence’s business potential to its fullest with a human-centric approach
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere and nowhere at the same time. This technology has quickly jumped from esoteric laboratory to full acceptance, but its long-term potential contributions to business are not obvious yet. AI may be the greatest story of our time, but the business benefits and the actions to take remain somewhat cloudy, whereas employees are still nervous about AI and how it may affect their jobs.
Trulioo Announces GlobalGateway Now Verifies Five Billion People Worldwide
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Security, Data
Trulioo, the leading global identity verification provider, today announced that it is now able to verify five billion people through its flagship electronic identity verification platform – GlobalGateway.
5.5 billion GlobalPlatform-certified Secure Elements shipped in 2017
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and devices, has conservatively calculated that more than 5.5 billion Secure Elements (SEs) deployed in 2017 were based on its specifications, an increase of over 1.5 billion from the previous year. Additionally, over the last three years, in excess of 1 billion SEs were embedded within mobile devices, 100% of which were based on GlobalPlatform technology.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Enhances Foreign Exchange Payments Using Data Analytics
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Banking, Data
Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced enhancements to AutoFX, its automated currency conversion product for financial institutions. The new capability uses data analytics to make settlements faster, less expensive and more certain for the sending bank. AutoFX now also allows users to customize criteria for automated conversion.
Swiss stock exchange to develop AI-based services with Cortica/Duotem
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
SIX entered into a strategic partnership with Cortica and Duotem Capital to deliver Artificial Intelligence-based services covering collateral and cash optimization for the post-trade industry. Tel Aviv and New York based Cortica develops next generation artificial intelligence technology that learns on its own in real-time, interacts with the real world and collaborates with other technologies and machines.
DTCC UNVEILS NEW DATA OFFERING FOR INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS SEEKING INSIGHTS INTO U.S. EQUITY MARKETS
- 7 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the release of its latest Data Services product, DTCC Equity Kinetics, providing institutional investors with a comprehensive depth of market view of activity across all U.S. equity trading venues.
