BCS Global Markets Research Product Update – Partnership with GKEM ANALYTICA
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) continues to strengthen its analytical coverage by partnering with leading Russian analysts Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin. Gavrilenkov and Kudrin are the founders of GKEM ANALYTICA, a new macroeconomic research firm focused on macroeconomics and financial markets.
Mambu secures €30 million funding to accelerate growth
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking, SaaS
Mambu, the leading SaaS banking engine, today announced it has raised €30 million in its latest funding round led by US-based Bessemer Venture Partners, one of the world's most experienced and successful SaaS-focused venture capital firms, with participation also coming from existing investors Acton Capital, CommerzVentures, Point Nine Capital and Runa Capital.
BeQuant partners with ZagTrader to bring the sophistication of traditional finance tools to the cryptocurrency market
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Today BeQuant – one of the world’s biggest institutional cryptocurrency trading platforms – has announced a strategic partnership with
London-based fintech iwoca raises £150m in equity and debt capital
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking, microfinance, P2P Lending
iwoca, one of Europe’s fastest growing small business lenders, today announces it has raised an additional £150m in equity and debt capital. The investment brings iwoca’s total funding to £350m. iwoca’s most recent fundraising included a Series D equity round led by Augmentum Fintech, the specialist fintech venture capital investor. NIBC Bank and other existing investors, including Prime Ventures, also participated.
ISG Provider LensTM Names HCL Technologies a Leader in Development of Next Gen Banking, Financial, and Insurance Applications
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has been recognized as a leader in providing Next Gen Application Development and Maintenance (ADM) for the banking, financial service, and insurance (BFSI) sectors, according to 2018 ISG Providers Lens TM Quadrant Report. According to ISG, HCL has emerged as a leader among service providers, because of its rich toolset, strategic partnerships, and micro-verticalized focus in...
BAILLIE GIFFORD SELECTS CORFINANCIAL FOR GLOBAL TRADE PROCESSING
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Asset Management
corfinancial, a leading provider of specialist software and services to the financial services sector, is supporting Baillie Gifford in establishing an end-to-end post-trade operating model. After a detailed market evaluation process, Baillie Gifford selected corfinancial’s post-trade solution salerio to automate its global trade processing.
Barclays accelerates growth of Pay by Bank app
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Starting today, Barclaycard merchants now have the opportunity to accept mobile payments through Pay by Bank app, the new payment method created by Mastercard’s Vocalink business. In addition, a greater number of consumers will also be able to pay using the functionality; in 2020 Barclays will be rolling out Pay by Bank app, currently live on its Pingit app, on its Barclays Mobile Banking App. This means over 6m users will be able to benefit...
Transforming Insurance Customer Experience Using Connected, Digital Claims, with USAA, SAP Ariba, Horace Mann Insurance and Swyfft
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Insurance
In an increasingly cost-competitive industry, digital technologies are providing today’s insurance carriers with new methods of distinguishing themselves from competitors. Of particular focus is the claims process. As insurance’s ‘moment of truth’, policy-holders’ experiences when making a claim can define whether they become satisfied and loyal customers for life or disgruntled, and unlikely to return.
TransferTo announces rebrand with the creation of two market defining companies: DT One and Thunes
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Mobile Banking
Today, TransferTo, a cross-border mobile top-ups and payment solutions network provider has announced a full rebrand, effective immediately, with two separate company brands, logos and identities. TransferTo’s mobile top-up and rewards business, founded in 2005, has now changed its name to DT One and remains a leading global network for mobile top-up solutions and innovative mobile rewards.
Saudi’s Agricultural Development Fund chooses Finastra to enhance credit services
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Finastra’s core banking solution, Fusion Essence, has been chosen to power Saudi Arabia’s Agricultural Development Fund’s lending services.
Wallis Bank Launches New Services to Enhance Customer Experience and Security Online
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Security, Infrastructure
Wallis Bank has launched a number of new features for its customers allowing for more convenient access to their online accounts without sacrificing security. New services include Wallis 360, a revamped treasury management system for both small and large businesses; CardValet®, a mobile application for online debit card control; and Wallis Bank Mobile, a retail banking application recently updated for mobile deposits.
NEXT Biometrics Sensors Selected for Secure Display Panel Solution
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Authentication Technology
NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors: NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced that the Company`s One Touch Access 100 fingerprint sensor module has been selected by Prima Technology Inc. for integration in its high-quality display panel solutions. NEXT has shipped initial volumes of its One Touch Access 100 fingerprint sensor module which are currently being integrated and tested for use in Prima Technology`s display...
Wirecard Equips Segmüller With Mobile Payment Solution
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, has announced its collaboration with Segmüller, one of Germany's largest furniture retailers. Thanks to Wirecard, Segmüller offers its customers the opportunity to conveniently pay invoices with their mobile devices or credit cards when they receive their delivery. Wirecard not only provides the digital payment technology, but also handles the processing of payments.
Inflation and skills shortages push private sector pay expectations to a seven-year high
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
After six years stuck at 2%, basic pay award expectations in the private sector have increased to 2.5%. Meanwhile, basic pay award expectations in the public sector have fallen from 2% to 1.1%, according to the latest Labour Market Outlook from the CIPD and the Adecco Group. The report highlights the effects of a tighter labour market on skills shortages as seven in ten (71%) of employers with vacancies report that at least some of them are...
Commerzbank: ECB reduces capital requirements (SREP)
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking
The European Central Bank (ECB) has reduced the bank-specific capital requirements (Pillar 2 Requirement) for Commerzbank by 0.25 percentage points to 2.0% after the 2018 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). This reflects the major progress the Bank made in the improvement of its risk profile, including the reduction of its credit risks.
