essDOCS acquires eCertify
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure, M&A Deals
essDOCS today announced the acquisition of eCertify Pty Ltd, the inventor of the electronic Certificate of Origin (eCO). eCertify provided the first eCO solution in 2008. Today, its eCOs are used by 13,000+ companies and 120+ Chambers of Commerce in 6 countries.
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation partners R3
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has joined financial innovation firm R3’s collaborative initiative to design and apply distributed ledger technologies (DLT) to wholesale financial markets.
Dutch robo-advisor Pritle acquired by BinckBank
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Banking, M&A Deals
Dutch online discount broker BinckBank has acquired robo-advisory startup Pritle for EUR12.5 million.BinckBank says the acquisition provides the momentum for the firm to expand its digital wealth management activities and geographic reach. Founded by former ABN Amro executive Thomas Bunnick, Pritle helps users to define and track their financial operations through automatic portfolio re-balancing and personalised recommendations.
Codec-dss Introduces Flexible And Future-Proof Solution
- 7 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations
As one of the top IT services companies in Ireland, Codec-dss is well-used to solving the business challenges of other firms. The growing success of the award-winning Microsoft partner has introduced some logistical challenges of its own, specifically around the introduction of satellite offices away from its main Dublin headquarters. Codec-dss recently established an office presence in Belfast, and the business turned to workspace provider...
Chinese FinTech fund invests in US startup
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Investment, FinTech StartUps
CreditEase, a $1 billion Chinese FinTech investment fund operating abroad, has announced a series of investments in US-based financial technology startups. It was founded in December 2015 by former Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette investment banker Ning Tang, has participated in a series C financing round in US electronic bond trading platform Trumid, and a series B round in capital markets corporate access firm, WeConvene. It has also joined a...
Moscow will host world-renowned blockchain experts
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
The prominent global specialists in the sphere of blockchain technologies will gather in Moscow on 19th of April. Coupled with Russian bankers and entrepreneurs they will discuss Russian and foreign blockchain projects in financial and non-financial spheres. On April 19, the most well-known global specialists in the sphere of blockchain technologies will come to Moscow. Together with Russian bankers and entrepreneurs they will discuss Russian...
Bank of England launches FinTech Community
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Banking
The Bank of England's FinTech accelerator programme has introduced a new community forum for innovation talks and two new proof of concept trials exploring the use of AI and distributed ledgers.
Japanese banks register for Exchange-run blockchain proof-of-concept
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions.
Chef Survey 2017: the Continuous Enterprise
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today companies are competing to ship ideas as fast as possible in pursuit of the Continuous Enterprise. To assess the ever-growing need for speed, Chef surveyed more than 1,500 global IT practitioners and decision-makers on trends in productivity, workforce roles, and technology adoption. The findings reveal emerging and legacy technologies are being rebuilt around the needs of developers, and companies are piloting and adopting new...
Gadget ransomware warnings highlight opportunity to improve identity authentication
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Retail Banking, Fraud Detection, Infrastructure
Fraud follows the channels of adoption, but as we get more connected, the easier it will become to prove our identity. This week the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre reported that a particular kind of security breach, ransomware, has grown significantly over the past year, with the popularity of internet-connected gadgets increasing the risk of attacks for consumers.
Financial Fraud Action UK Report Shows £2 Million Loss Per Day as a Result of Financial Fraud
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Security, Fraud Detection
In 2016, the UK lost £2 million each day as a result of financial fraud, according to official figures released by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK).
ICS Financial Systems to Display at the Sub-Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention 2017
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations, Financial
ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS) is the world software and services provider for banks and financial institutions. It will showcase at the Sub‐Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention & Innovation 2017 in Uganda. The event is a new frontier of opportunity of Islamic finance expansion in the region, and will be held at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, on the 6th of April 2017.
SLS Supplies JP Morgan With Access to the Buy-side Block Liquidity in Europe
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Buy-Side Back and Middle Office
SLS is a long-standing partnership of SIX Swiss Exchange with Liquidnet and provides access to the largest pool of buy-side block liquidity in Europe.
Entrepreneur Magazine: Intelliber Technologies recognized as one of the best privately held companies in America
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Mobile Banking, Cloud, IT Innovations, Technical, BPM
Small businesses are regarded as one of the banes of being an enterprise. SMB's have their own kinds of challenges and their success majorly depends on the support received from the ecosystem or the visionary strengths of its management team.
GLAS opens headquarter in Sydney with appointment of Kate White
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure, People Moves
GLAS, leading provider of finance administration services, has announced the opening of an office in Sydney, coinciding with the key senior hire of lawyer Kate White. The Sydney office expands the GLAS business in Australia following the opening of its Melbourne office in 2016.
