Bank of Asia to Become the First Client of NSD’s SWIFT Bureau in Kyrgyzstan
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has signed an agreement to connect Kyrgyzstan’s Bank of Asia to SWIFT via NSD’s service bureau.
Sberbank selects Token.io
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Token.io Limited announces that its technology has been implemented by Sberbank in Slovenia as of today, 17 July 2018. Token is an open banking platform provider that allows a global ecosystem of banks, bank customers and developers to move money and information securely, instantly and without friction. Token’s Application Programming Interface (API) for banking infrastructure ensures that Sberbank Slovenia complies with PSD2.
FSS unveils eFinclusiv solution
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
FSS, a Payments and Fintech leader, today, announced the launch of FSS eFinclusiv, a second-generation financial inclusion solution that leverages the India Stack to promote financial deepening among underbanked customers.
Fonetic appoints investment banking stalwarts to new advisory board
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Compliance, Authentication Technology
Fonetic, a global leader in voice processing, compliance and surveillance technology, has selected three industry veterans to create a new product advisory board. Nick Child, Sandy Broderick and Oliver Blower will provide Fonetic with expert advice on regulatory compliance, surveillance and technology. The purpose of the advisory board is to ensure each solution that Fonetic develops has industry relevance and leverages each board member´s...
BoE’s warning on digital transformation disruption is misleading, says TmaxSoft
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Security, IT Innovations, Risk Management
In the wake of the TSB IT debacle, the Bank of England (BoE) and the FCA have given financial services firms three months to explain how they would deal with technology failure. The discussion paper outlines the importance of operational resilience and warns that banks could face fines if service disruptions lasts longer than two days.
Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services expands its Wealth Practice with new UK lead
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Hassan Suffyan joins Excelian Luxoft from Coutts as a Director & Head of Wealth Practice in the UK Excelian, Luxoft Financial Services, the financial services division of Luxoft Holding, Inc (NYSE:LXFT), today announced that Hassan Suffyan has joined as a Director & Head of its Wealth Practice in the United Kingdom.
Discover Global Network Joins nexo standards as a Principal Member
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
nexo standards, the international industry association dedicated to enabling fast, interoperable and borderless payments acceptance, today announced that Discover Global Network has joined its membership as a Principal Member.
Payroc and Ethos Sign Cryptocurrency Partnership
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
The Ethos Bedrock platform will be integrated with Payroc’s payment gateway platform, enabling a simple “Pay with Crypto” button to be placed on merchant websites, giving consumers the option of paying with cryptocurrency in addition to traditional payment forms. The companies made their partnership intentions known late last week during Digital Currency Con in Park City.
YUKKA Lab recognised by Kickstart Accelerator 2018
- 7 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Out of 900 applications from 64 countries 60 startups were invited to pitch for Swiss Kickstart Accelerator.
Mastercard Brings STEM Education Program to Major League Baseball Youth Academies
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Girls4Tech™ comes to Washington Nationals Youth Academy and DREAM Charter School in New York with curriculum that has reached 50,000+ girls Mastercard recently teamed up with Major League Baseball and the Washington Nationals Youth Academy to bring its signature Girls4Tech STEM program to Washington, D.C.
Eventus Systems Launches New Website Highlighting RegTech Solutions for Capital Markets
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Fraud Detection, Regulatory Standards
Eventus Systems, Inc., a provider of innovative regtech software solutions for the capital markets, has just launched a new, enhanced website, www.eventussystems.com. The site features a deep dive into the firm’s capabilities and market-specific features that have attracted clients to Validus, the company’s premier solution for comprehensive surveillance and trading risk management.
Harshna Cayley Appointed Managing Director of EQ Global
- 7 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
Leading cross-border payments provider, EQ Global, today announces that Harshna Cayley has been appointed as its new Managing Director.
ACH Alert Experiences Tremendous Growth as Payments Fraud Rises, Prevents More Than $388 Million in Fraudulent Transactions
- 7 years 6 months ago
- Payments
ACH Alert, an award-winning provider of electronic payments fraud prevention technology for financial institutions of all sizes, has experienced record growth, signing on more financial institutions in the last 12 months than the past four years combined while successfully preventing more than $388 million in fraudulent transactions. To maintain this growth and meet increased demand for the company’s fraud prevention solutions, ACH Alert also...
ZHONG OU, THE UBI BANCA CHINESE JOINT VENTURE, SELECTED TO MANAGE ONE OF THE NEW MONEY MARKET FUNDS OFFERED ON THE FINANCIAL PLATFORM OF ALIBABA, THE E-COMMERCE GIANT
- 7 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Ant Financial Services Group, the financial platform of the Alibaba Group, has selected Zhong Ou Asset Management to manage one of the four new money market funds which will broaden the product range on Yu’e Bao, the group’s wealth management platform (over 400 million users). In the first two months of the new fund’s operations, Zhong Ou Asset Management recorded new inflows of around €8 billion from over 4 million clients.
How InsurTech is Breaking Boundaries and Moving Beyond Insurance
- 7 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Insurance
New research from Startupbootcamp InsurTech (SBC) and PwC launches today, exploring how InsurTech has rapidly evolved over the past three years since Startupbootcamp InsurTech was established. The report shows that the narrative surrounding InsurTech has shifted and both parties are now working together to take the insurance industry into the next decade.
