FinTech Startup Dimebox Raises €5 Million in a Series A Round
- 7 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
Amsterdam-based FinTech startup Dimebox raised €5 Million in a series A round from the BillPro Group, a leading global payment processing organisation. Dimebox has built a full-stack global acquiring solution, offering financial institutions the latest innovations in online payments. Dimebox offers its customers a white-label full-service payment gateway to take control of all their payments, providing them with tools to increase automation and...
PwC Brings Blockchain Prototype for London Market Target Operating Model
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain, Audit and Reporting
PwC has created a working blockchain prototype for the London Market Target Operating Model (TOM) Innovation Exchange. The project demonstrates that exploiting blockchain technology can reduce costs and speed up the payment process in the specialist insurance market. The proof of concept was developed by PwC’s blockchain team in Belfast, which comprises 25 blockchain engineers.
Ally Bank Launches Smartphone App for Debit Card Users
- 7 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Technical
Ally Bank, the direct banking subsidiary of Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY), today announced the launch of a new service that will allow debit card customers to set control preferences to match their desired usage profile and change them instantly when needed, all with a touch on a smartphone app.
EQ Positive Impact Portfolios added to Nucleus & Transact platforms
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
EQ Investors (EQ), the boutique wealth manager headed by John Spiers, is delighted to announce that its popular Positive Impact Portfolios are now available for financial advisers to access via the Transact & Nucleus platforms. The portfolios launched in 2012 are designed to meet the growing investor demand for an investment approach, which delivers an attractive return and also committed to making a positive contribution to society and the...
Trustly Together With UATP Enables Easy Online Air Ticket Purchase
- 7 years 11 months ago
- e-Payments
UATP announced today that it is partnering with the Swedish FinTech company Trustly, enabling airlines to easily accept instant online bank payments for ticket purchases across Europe.
Axway API Management Upgrades Security Credentials with Common Criteria Certification
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Cloud, IT Innovations
Axway, a major catalyst for transformation, today has revealed that it has received the access control and policy management Common Criteria certification for Axway API Gateway. It meets the latest requirements from the U.S. Federal Government to conduct business within government and international agencies and other highly regulated industries. Axway API Gateway is the only product in the web access control category to meet the strict...
SafeCharge Supports Funzing With Advanced Payment Technologies
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Innovative sharing economy marketplaces to benefit from wide array of payment technologies and services SafeCharge, a leader in advanced payment technologies, today announced that it is providing its payments technology to Funzing, an innovative sharing economy marketplace. Funzing is a community marketplace that connects hosts that have created unique experiences with members of the public looking for an unusual way to use their free time. The...
Misys Is Now Headquartered in 285 Madison Avenue
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
In its commitment to grow in the US market, Misys, global financial software company, selects 285 Madison Avenue as the new regional headquarters for its business in the US. The firm’s 150 employees in New York will occupy a 23,492 square foot floor of the 26-storey, Class-A commercial real estate building owned by RFR Realty and GreenOak Real Estate. They will neighbor the offices of General Electric and Tommy Hilfiger.
GFT Group unveils double-digit growth in financial year 2016
- 7 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial, Consultancy
Along with solid growth in revenue and earnings, the technology expert for the financial services industry, exceeded its full-year guidance slightly. The main growth engine was demand from retail banks for digitalization solutions. In the Americas & UK division, growth was slowed by the reduced propensity of investment banks to invest in IT services.
Hyperwallet Announces Payments Partnership With Polymaze
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Platform Technology, Cloud
The content platform plans to leverage Hyperwallet’s local bank capabilities to pay freelancers in 90+ countries. Hyperwallet, a leading global payouts provider for digital marketplaces, announced today that it has begun a payments partnership with Polymaze, a cloud-based marketplace that makes it safe and easy for media companies to engage and pay freelancers. Polymaze’s platform helps editorial and ops teams at media outlets, brands, and...
Fiserv Receives a Private Asset Management Award for Best Technology Platform 2017
- 7 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Fiserv, Inc. is a leader in providing financial services technology solutions all over the world. The company has commented today that the Unified Wealth Platform from Fiserv, the industry’s largest wealth management technology platform, has been named Best Technology Platform by Private Asset Management (PAM) awards held in New York City. Currently in its seventh year, the PAM Awards recognize and reward investment professionals, wealth...
Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
In 2012, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau became the first government agency ever to supervise the national consumer reporting companies. Even more than that, the Bureau became to first federal agency to supervise all sides of the credit reporting market, from the consumer reporting companies that collect the information to the various companies that furnish it to them. For the first time, it became possible for a single agency to see...
Blockchain firm Ciphrex Welcomes Alyse Killeen to Board of Advisors
- 7 years 12 months ago
- People Moves
Ciphrex Corp., a leading software company in the emerging field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, announced that Alyse Killeen, an experienced venture capitalist and one of the earliest investors in the bitcoin ecosystem, has joined its Board of Advisors.
Kraken Acquires Trading Platform Cryptowatch
- 7 years 12 months ago
- M&A Deals
Kraken is pleased to announce the acquisition of the popular charting and trading platform Cryptowatch - used by thousands of traders to chart over 150 markets in real-time and trade up to 22 digital assets through a highly user-friendly interface. Cryptowatch has seen rapid growth in the past two years, increasing its active user-base by 700%. We are also pleased to announce that Cryptowatch founder, Artur Sapek, is joining the company to both...
