Highlights from the 2018 NSCP / ACA Aponix Cybersecurity Compliance Programs Survey
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security
Financial services firms today are under almost constant cyber threat. According to a University of Maryland report, computer networks are being attacked every 39 seconds. Given that the average cost of a cyber-related data breach in 2018 was $7.5 million per incident — up from $4.9 million in 2017 — the urgency to close compliance gaps is high.
Digital PayExpo 2019
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Transformative innovations in technology can drastically drive presence and scale when offering financial services, opening doors to the unbanked and underbanked populations. The tremendous role that digital financial services (DFS) can play for financial inclusion is well welcome around the globe and regulators have continuously sought to unlock this potential by creating evolving enabling environments.
Progress of the 2016-21 National Cyber Security Programme
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security
Failings in the way the Cabinet Office established its current cyber security programme mean that the government does not know whether it will meet the programme’s goals and raises questions about its plans to tackle cyber-attacks after 2021, according to today’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Next Generation Products and Services: How Insurers are Innovating Right Now
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Insurance
From day-to-day operations, to the very relationship between insurers and policy-holders, it is no exaggeration to say that connected insurance represents the biggest potential for transformation that insurance has witnessed since the invention of the computer. See, for example, the ability of an insurance carrier to react to live data, in real time, and prevent a loss from occurring. From simply mitigating the effects of a loss, they now become...
Businesses opening up to security risks by failing to gain grasp of DevSecOps, says new research from Claranet
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Security, Risk Management
New research commissioned by global technology services provider Claranet has found that 88 per cent of UK businesses have either adopted a DevOps approach or plan to adopt one in the next couple of years. Despite this, fewer than one in five (19 per cent) are fully confident in their ability to integrate security into this philosophy – also known as DevSecOps.
How banks benefit from using the best cash flow management solutions
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
It is no secret that banks invest hundreds of millions of euros in the development of their technical infrastructure annually. At the same time, the cost of key software solutions often becomes the stopping factor for innovation.
iCore takes integration to the cloud
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Cloud
Up and away – iCore now launches iCore Cloud Services, integration in the cloud which lets companies save time and connect cloud-based systems directly to each other. The rise of cloud-based systems and services make the step to integration in the cloud logical. It’s the next big thing in the system integration market, says Håkan Holm, CTO at iCore Solutions.
Barclaycard partners with Alipay to help UK merchants increase sales from booming Chinese tourism
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments
The new agreement will enable UK retailers to accept Alipay payments in-store, and connect with Chinese tourists before they travel to the UK Chinese tourists represent an important growth opportunity for British retailers, and are expected to spend more than £1 billion this year Alipay users will benefit from a more convenient and familiar in-store payments experience, while merchants will benefit from increased brand awareness and...
Sterling on the move ahead of another Brexit vote
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Another big vote in Britain, another big move in the U.K. pound. Sterling rebounded ahead of a vote today in the British Parliament on whether to exit the EU without an agreement. The pound’s tentative rise added a headwind on the U.S. currency whose rally has been undercut by tepid data. The euro, yen and Canadian dollar were little changed. Negative data Down Under weighed on both the Aussie and kiwi dollars. Sterling plunged Tuesday after...
DTCC outlines guiding principles for post-trade processing of tokenized securities
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today published a white paper that outlines function-based guiding principles for regulators and market participants for the post-trade processing of tokenized securities. The market for trading crypto assets that are security tokens where the post-trade processing uses distributed ledger technology (DLT), has...
Insurance Software Provider CDL Selects ITRS Capacity Planner
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
ITRS Group (“ITRS”), the leading provider of real-time monitoring and analytics, has been selected to provide ITRS Capacity Planner to CDL, a leading provider of software solutions for the insurance market. ITRS Capacity Planner (formerly Sumerian Capacity Planner) will initially be used with CDL’s flagship Strata solution to provide capacity management and planning to enhance customer experience and efficiency.
Top Image Systems Files Definitive Proxy for Acquisition by Kofax
- 7 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Top Image Systems Ltd., today announced that it has filed, on March 12, 2019, its definitive proxy in connection with the Company’s previously announced acquisition by Kofax Holdings International Ltd.
Thales sets to 28 March 2019 the end date of the acceptance period of its offer for Gemalto
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Reference is made to the joint press release by Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Gemalto (Euronext Amsterdam and Paris: GTO) dated 27 March 2018 in relation to the launch of the recommended all-cash offer by Thales for all the issued and outstanding shares of Gemalto (the Offer), the publication of the Offer Document, and the joint press release of Thales and Gemalto dated 10 August 2018 in relation to the further extension of the Acceptance...
Australian Unity Wealth & Capital Markets Goes Live on thinkFolio from IHS Markit
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Risk Management
IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that the wealth arm of Australian Unity, a national health, wealth and living mutual company, is live on thinkFolio.
PanXchange and CQG Announce Market Data Partnership
- 7 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems, Data, Risk Management, Infrastructure
PanXchange, a Denver-based OTC physical commodity exchange and price discovery platform, today announced a partnership with CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance solutions for trading, market data, technical analysis, and risk and account management. Through this new partnership, CQG’s global clients gain access to PanXchange’s cutting-edge frac sand pricing data.
