Startupbootcamp Ditches Demo Day for Nation-Hopping Demo Tour
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Startupbootcamp FinTech, the world’s leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, has announced its first ever Demo Tour, replacing the traditional Demo Day that marks the end of the accelerator program.
SmartStream RDU Readies for MiFID
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Data
The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU), founded by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and SmartStream, today announced a new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) reference data service, enabling financial organisations to more easily meet regulatory requirements, which go live in January 2018.
Acorns Goes Green with Launch of Sustainable Investment Portfolio
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Investment Management
Micro-investing app, Acorns, has highlighted its commitment to sustainability with the launch of a new, socially responsible investment portfolio, available from today. Following regular feedback from users, Acorns Australia customers will now have access to the Emerald Portfolio, an investment option designed to meet environmental, social and corporate governance standards. Acorns Australia CEO and Managing Director, George Lucas said the...
Qliro Nordic FinTech Startup Moves Into Savings Account Market
- 7 years 8 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
To broaden their offering within Financial Services, Qliro has launched a digital service for savings accounts. The underlying technology comes from Emric, a part of Tieto.
PIN4 Acquires Controlling Stake in HalCash International
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Cash management
HalCash North America (HCNA), referred to in the U.S. as its operating brand Pin4™, announced the acquisition of a majority equity ownership stake in HalCash International (HCI).
Erste Digital Offshoot George Reaches One Million Customer Milestone in Austria
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking
George, the digital banking platform developed by Erste Group Bank’s in-house fintech and widely recognized as one of the most advanced in Europe, has hit the one million users mark in Austria two years after its launch.
Surety Bank Selects Nymbus to Go Digital-First
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking
NYMBUS Inc., the core banking modernization company, today announced Florida-based Surety Bank has selected NYMBUS SmartCore to digitally transform its banking operations.
Smart Loyalty App Wins ABN Amro ‘Beyond Banking’ Hackathon
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
ABN AMRO yesterday selected Monnei as Most Valuable Prototype from an exceptionally strong group of 41 participant teams.
Visa Reveals B2B Framework
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Today, Visa announced Visa Ready Program for Business Solutions, a strategic framework to help technology companies that integrate with Visa’s business-to-business (B2B) payment services and data solutions ensure that they meet Visa’s standards and are market ready.
European Commission Suggests More Robust Supervision of Central Counterparties
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
The European Commission is today proposing targeted reforms to further improve the financial stability of the European Union.
Insurance Entrepreneurs Raise £180M to Bring Protection Challenger to Market
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Insurance
Investment backers cite huge potential of fresh approach supported by new technology
DefenseStorm Hires Steve Soukup as Chief Revenue Officer
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Security
DefenseStorm, a solution that fuses together technology and people to provide co-managed cybersecurity operations for financial institutions, expands its management team by hiring industry veteran, Steve Soukup, as chief revenue officer.
Icon Solutions Partners with T‑Systems Hungary for Icon’s Instant Payments Framework
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Icon Solutions, a leading provider of technology and instant payments solutions has just announced its expansion into the Hungarian market by partnering with T-Systems Hungary to provide customers with easier, quicker and more manageable access to immediate payments via Icon’s Instant Payments Framework (IPF).
FlexTrade Wins ITT Award For Best Buy OMS
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexONE trading solution has been chosen by the readership of Intelligent Trading Technology as the Best Buy-Side OMS at their inaugural ITT Awards, which was held in New York City on June 8.
Datcom Rewards Alex with Internal Promotion
- 7 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Lincolnshire-based IT specialist Datcom has rewarded one of its members of staff with an internal promotion. Alex Middleton has been promoted from IT engineer to account manager after joining the company less than two years ago.