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bitFlyer Lunches in Europe and Becomes the World’s First Bitcoin Exchange to Be Regulated in Japan, the US and Europe

7 years 10 months ago
Bitcoins

bitFlyer, the Tokyo-based operator of the world’s largest* Bitcoin exchange, today announced its launch into Europe. Having been granted a Payment Institution (PI) license to operate in the European Union it has become the first Bitcoin exchange to be regulated in Japan, the US and Europe, making it the most compliant virtual currency exchange in the world.

Bank of England, Vizor, Landqart and Openlink win Central Banking Awards

7 years 10 months ago
Banking

Central Banking reveals its second group of winners from its 5th annual industry awards, recognising excellence in the central banking community. · Initiative of the Year: Bank of England’s Fintech Accelerator

Finastra sees accelerating FusionFabric.cloud adoption

7 years 10 months ago
Banking, Cloud, Infrastructure

At its regional flagship thought leadership event, Finastra Universe Paris, Finastra today welcomed new companies to the FusionFabric.cloud open architecture. Among the early adopter Fintechs, consultants, banks and academics using the platform to develop and deploy innovative apps are Efficiency MC, Conpend and BankBI. In addition, Thomson Reuters joins Finastra’s innovation ecosystem as a data provider.

Fidesmo Hires John Campbell to Spearhead UK Launch

7 years 10 months ago
People Moves

To cope with growing customer demand, Fidesmo has hired John P Campbell to spearhead its UK launch plans in 2018. John is a seasoned commercial executive with retail, banking, payments and start-up experience. In a thirty-year career, he has held senior marketing and sales roles with Visa, NatWest, GE and Marks and Spencer. Fidesmo has offices in Stockholm, Madrid and Germany, but partnerships and alliances with many global brands so sees...

Jyske Bank Selects Barracuda For FX Order Management

7 years 10 months ago
Banking

Barracuda FX, the specialist provider of FX Order Management technology, today announced the signing of a new contract with Jyske Bank, the major Danish FX trading institution.

Singapore's oBike Collaborates with GrabPay

7 years 10 months ago
Payments

oBike, Singapore’s first homegrown station-less smart bike-sharing company, today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Grab.

WeChat Pay to Launch in Italy

7 years 10 months ago
Payments

Chinese consumers in Italy will be able to purchase both on line and in store through the app thanks to the partnership signed between the Italian company Digital Retex, Tencent Trusted Partner, and DOCOMO Digital.

BofA Merrill Lynch Boosts Virtual Card Capabilities

7 years 10 months ago
Payments, Banking

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) has launched an enhanced virtual card capability that uses application programming interface (API) to enable commercial purchasing clients to connect directly to the bank’s virtual card system. This streamlined and dynamic virtual card solution, known as BofA Merrill Virtual Payables, also leverages new capabilities to create single-use account numbers in real time.

Cryptomathic First to Undergo New eIDAS Certification for Remote Qualified Electronic Signatures

7 years 10 months ago
Security

Cryptomathic today announces that it is the first eSignature solution provider in Europe to receive a certification ticket for the new Common Criteria certification process for eIDAS compliant Qualified Signature Creation Devices (QSCDs).

Taskize and DTCC Collaborate on Trade Exception Solution

7 years 10 months ago
Banking

Taskize, the inter-bank problem-solving network for financial services operations, today announced that The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s DTCC Exception Manager solution is leveraging its technology as part of its new solution to enable market participants to publish, manage and communicate exceptions throughout the trade lifecycle.

Nasdaq Welcomes Cielo S.A. to the Nasdaq International Designation

7 years 10 months ago
Payments

Nasdaq, Inc. today announced that Cielo S.A., a tech retail services company, leading the electronic payments sector in Latin America as one of the top 10 Brazilian corporations in terms of market value, is the latest company to join the Nasdaq International Designation. Through its membership, Cielo will have access to Nasdaq's investor relations services and unparalleled visibility assets to increase awareness with investors for their U.S.-...

Baker Hill Announces Prosper 2018

7 years 10 months ago
Risk Management

Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, risk management, relationship management and smart data analytics, today announced that registration is open for Prosper 2018, the company’s three-day educational user conference designed to engage, inform and connect attendees with industry and solution experts.

ShoCard Meets EU's GDPR 'Privacy by Design' Standards Through its Identity Management Solutions

7 years 10 months ago
Blockchain, Compliance

ShoCard, a leading blockchain-based identity management system (IMS), today announces its technology meets the European Union's (EU) new regulatory framework for data, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), "Privacy by Design" standards. The IMS removes the necessity for authentication data to be stored on organization databases. Instead, it is stored completely on the user's mobile device, secured with their private key and...

Ukraine's Kyivstar Partners Wirecard for Mobile Top-ups

7 years 10 months ago
Payments

Wirecard, the leading specialist for digital financial technology, and Kyivstar, launched processing services, including real-time solutions, on the VEON platform in Ukraine.