Biometric payments to take centre stage as 1 in 4 of online sales will require further security next year
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
With new EU regulations coming into place next September, Mastercard is predicting a significant increase in the use of biometric technology to authenticate who is paying.
SIX to launch full end-to-end and fully integrated digital asset trading, settlement and custody service
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems
Switzerland’s stock exchange – owned and managed by SIX – today announced that it is building a fully integrated trading, settlement and custody infrastructure for digital assets. SIX is regulated as an operator of Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) by Swiss Authorities, FINMA and the Swiss National Bank, and intends that the planned ‘digital asset ecosystem’ –SIX Digital Exchange (“SDX”) – will enjoy the same standard of oversight and...
Databarracks scoops Responsible Business Award for its work addressing IT resilience amongst SMEs
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Business continuity and disaster recovery provider, Databarracks has been named winner of the Barclays Developing Resilience Award at the Business in the Community’s 2018 Annual Responsible Business Gala in London, attended by nearly 1000 business leaders and influencers and hosted by Sir Lenny Henry.
40% of financial firms at risk of MiFID II penalties, research reveals
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Compliance
The finance sector is facing a multitude of challenges right now. MiFID II has hit at the same time as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and has required firms to overhaul significant areas of their operations, staffing and technology.
Beeks Financial Cloud Secures 7000 VMs through Altaro VM Backup.
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Cloud
Altaro, today announced a significant adoption at a leading global hosting company Beeks Financial Cloud, managing 7000 virtual machines (VMs) with Altaro’s VM Backup solution. Beeks Financial Cloud has made savings of more than 80% on its data stored globally, thanks to the exceptional augmented deduplication technology in Altaro VM Backup.
ITRS Group partners with Apica to offer best practice to avoid operational failures and outages
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
ITRS Group, the leading provider of real-time monitoring and IT operations analytics to financial services firms, has announced a partnership with Apica, industry leaders in performance monitoring for enterprise business.
SimplyFi launches online crowd-investing product for SMEs with Tochka Bank
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Crowdfunding
SimplyFi, a leading innovator in crowdfunding for Russian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has teamed up with Tochka Bank to offer its fast, online lending services directly to the bank’s business clients.
Mashreq Bank and SunTec partner to meet VAT compliance
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
SunTec, the leader in revenue management and customer experience orchestration, today announced its partnership with Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE. Through this collaboration, SunTec will enable seamless computing and invoicing of the recently introduced Value Added Tax, without causing disruptions to Mashreq’s existing systems.
Paysafe advances its money transfer service
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Skrill Send Direct now available in nine new countries
CODE Investing enters into strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management to originate SME loans
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
CODE Investing announces that it has entered into a long term strategic partnership with BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) as part of the development of BNPP AM’s SME Alternative Financing platform. BNPP AM will invest in loans to small businesses originated through CODE Investing, the UK’s institutional marketplace for SME debt.
The Winners of the Insurance Nexus AI Pioneers Awards Announced
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Insurance
Following the awards ceremony, held at the Insurance AI and Analytics USA Summit, Chicago, the three winners of the Insurance Nexus AI Pioneers Awards have been announced. The awards were held to showcase and celebrate those companies and individuals who have made the most impact in insurance AI innovation over the past year, with entrants nominated, and voted for, by the industry. The volume of responses was outstanding, with 3,000 votes cast...
Quant Insight completes funding round with key investors
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Quant Insight, the macro analytics firm that applies innovative quantitative techniques to financial markets, today announced the completion of its latest funding round, which included key investments from Alan Howard (Brevan Howard Asset Management) and Jens-Peter Stein (Stone Milliner Asset Management). Over 80% of capital raised came from Qi’s clients in a successful financing round that exceeded the company’s expectations.
Sberbank upgrades mobile app by adding auto-repayment of credit debt
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Sberbank has launched a service that allows clients to set up automatic repayment of credit card debt.
Yoyo rolls out order ahead feature for UK retailers and caterers
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Yoyo, Europe’s fastest growing mobile payment, loyalty and marketing platform, has forged a partnership with digital ordering platform Preoday to create a new, integrated way for retailers and caterers to affordably provide pre-ordering services to their customers across the UK.
Iliad Reveals Support for RTP and API Testing
- 7 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Iliad Solutions’ latest release of its t3:Switch software is now available with full support for Real-Time Payments (RTP) and API testing for OpenAPI and REST based initiatives.
