Datcom Goes Down Under
- 8 years 3 days ago
- IT Innovations
It was an antipodean adventure for a Lincolnshire IT specialist recently as the team at Datcom completed work in Australia. The East Midlands-based company sent some of its team over to work in Melbourne and Sydney on a project for a major Aussie supermarket.
Zero Waste Scotland Manages Finance with Advanced
- 8 years 3 days ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
Zero Waste Scotland has turned to software and services provider Advanced to implement a superior financial and project information system as it intends to build a more sustainable Scotland. This new move comes hot on the heels of the Scottish Government winning The Circulars 2017, an award that celebrates the strides made in the move away from the nation’s disposable culture.
Lack of trust among UK consumers towards financial data protection
- 8 years 3 days ago
- Security, Data Protection, Fraud Detection, Security
According to ACI Worldwide, majority of UK consumers have doubts about the ability of businesses and financial institutions to manage confidential data safely. For instance, 19 percent of respondents say they do not trust firms to protect their data and 33 percent responded they are unsure. Confidence levels were similar across the globe and only three countries had more than 50 percent of respondents indicated that they trust institutions to...
AxiomSL expands Asia Pacific presence with Senior Appointment in Australia
- 8 years 4 days ago
- People Moves
AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, has appointed Andrew Wood as the company’s Country Manager for Australia. Andrew will be based in Sydney and his appointment is in line with the company’s commitment to expanding its Asia Pacific (APAC) footprint and growing client base in Australia.
Prepaid Financial Services acquires Specter Technologies Limited
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Banking, M&A Deals
Prepaid Financial Services Limited (PFS), a recognized e-money issuer, and alternative-banking provider today reported about acquisition of Spectre Technologies Limited (STL). This is a Malta-based software development enterprise with a long history of providing bespoke software to banking and FinTech industries. Previously PFS has worked closely with the Spectre Technologies team for several years. It has always been impressed by how quickly...
New survey uncovers gap in ecommerce age checks exposing minors to dangerous goods, LexisNexis Risk Solutions today reveals
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Risk Management
Today’s e-commerce professionals, including small to large UK retailers, are concerned that they do not have adequate technology or processes in place to conduct effective age verification and identity checks online, according to new research released today by LexisNexis® Risk Solutions.
Fidessa assigns Chris Monnery to lead its Electronic Execution business in the US
- 8 years 4 days ago
- People Moves
Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has appointed Chris Monnery as the US Head of Product Marketing for Electronic Execution. He is based in New York and reports to David Polen, Global Head of Electronic Execution.
BT links up the world’s five main FXs
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Trading Systems
BT today announced that it is linking up the world’s five main foreign exchange (FX) locations to help boost the competitiveness of its global financial industry customers. The company is now offering BT Radianz FX express, dedicated high-speed links between financial hubs in the UK, US, Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong involved in almost 77 per cent of the world’s FX trading*.
Exchange Data International adds ETFG to its Data Offerings
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Trading Systems, Market and Reference Data
ETF Global uncovers critical data on the $2 trillion + in US listed Exchange-Traded-Fund assets, considered by many to be the investment vehicle of the future. ETFs offer access to markets that were previously hard to enter efficiently, so research and investment communities have substantial interest in exploring this new investment channel.
Pentagon Consulting Welcomes Second Industry Heavyweight
- 8 years 4 days ago
- People Moves
Buyer-side Pentagon Consulting, provider of advisory and delivery services to the investment management community, has appointed Clare Vincent-Silk as Head of Advisory. The appointment follows the recent appointment of Jonathan Clark as CEO, further bolstering Pentagon’s senior team.
Abel Noser Solutions Introduces A Powerful Compliance Product
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Security and Compliance
Abel Noser Solutions has launched a new trade surveillance product for compliance officers of broker-dealers, investment advisors and exchanges. The product comes following closely after a successful limited pre-release to select clients. Compliance+ is a proprietary software solution that enables companies to identify and assess daily potential trade irregularities such as spoofing and layering, potential insider trading, and high cost trades...
Gemalto partners Microsoft to provide seamless connectivity for Windows 10 devices
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, released On Demand Connectivity and eSIM technology for Windows 10 devices, in connection with Microsoft.Gemalto's release is compliant with the latest specifications and guidelines for remote SIM provisioning as specified by the GSM Association (GSMA), a global association of mobile device makers and mobile ne
MeaWallet Joins Crossgate to Provide HCE/Cloud based m-commerce Platform for their Customers in Africa
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Payments, e-Payments
Crossgate`s Crosscore platform is an API-based integration hub that easies deployment of multiple services that are generally complex for issuers to implement themselves.
Well Fargo hires Two Industry Veterans
- 8 years 4 days ago
- People Moves
The Board of Directors of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC), a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets, announced today about the election of Karen B. Peetz, retired president of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, and Ronald L. Sargent, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Staples, Inc., as new independent directors.
CEOs in Asia Should be Focused More on Value-for-Many, Services, Personalization
- 8 years 4 days ago
- Infrastructure
New business models are fostered by growth, competition, technology advances and changing stakeholder demands, according to the survey carried out by Frost & Sullivan's Visionary Innovation Group. CEOs in Asia overwhelmingly rank revenue growth as their top growth objective for the next five years following intense complexity, uncertainty and transformation of the economic landscape. However, the majority indicate that they are challenged by...
