LightCyber Magna Reinvents Intrusion Detection to Meet PCI DSS Compliance Requirements
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Security
LightCyber, a leading provider of Behavioural Attack Detection solutions, today announced that Qualified Service Assessor (QSA) consulting firm, HALOCK Security Labs, has concluded that the LightCyber Magna™ platform meets the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) intrusion detection Requirement 11.4 based on their testing of the product.
Banque de France and Victoires Paiements EIG Deploy Sopra Banking Software
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Infrastructure
Banque de France’s banking services department has launched an innovative large-scale programme to overhaul its banking IT system which supports the state. Banque de France has decided to work hand in hand with Sopra Banking Software to change its retail payments* processing activity, by adopting modern and efficient software solutions.
Caribbean CSDs sign SWIFT’s ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
SWIFT announces today that the Barbados Central Securities Depository Inc. (BCSDI) and the Jamaican Central Securities Depository (JCSD) have signed up to the SWIFT ‘ISO 20022 Harmonisation Charter’, a framework of principles for the harmonised adoption of the ISO 20022 messaging standard.
Euler Investments Deploys OptionsCity For Market-Making Software And API Services
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
OptionsCity Software, a global provider of electronic trading solutions for professional futures and options traders, today announced that Euler Investments, a London-based hedge fund, has selected OptionsCity Metro to facilitate their market-making activities as well as CityTrader and City API for futures and options trading. Traders at Euler Investments will leverage Metro in the energy and commodity markets.
ABN AMRO Clearing Receives ‘Proprietary Traders Clearing Firm of the Year - 2016’ award
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
In the 5th FOW international awards held in London, ABN AMRO Clearing was awarded ‘Proprietary Traders Clearing Firm of the Year’ award for the 4th year in a row. The organisers of the FOW awards received votes from more than 90 globally active proprietary trading firms and opinions were canvassed across a range of categories. Clients selected ABN AMRO Clearing for its great service and competitive pricing as well as for its staff’s strong...
Aquila Capital Boosts its Residential Real Estate Portfolio in Madrid
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Aquila Capital has acquired its third residential real estate development project in Spain. The property comprises a 23,000sqm site in La Moraleja, considered one of the most exclusive districts in Madrid. The plots will consist of high-end semi-detached houses and generously sized individual villas. The project involves the construction of 75 residential units with an average living area of 300sqm and 225 underground parking spaces.
BioCatch Expands its IP Portfolio
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
BioCatch, the global leader in behavioral biometrics, reported a banner year with the expansion of its patent portfolio, which grew to over 40 granted and pending patents.
TPI and Quaternion to Start the Process of Standardising Risk Modelling
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Risk Management
Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), the leading provider of independent real-time price information from the global OTC financial and commodity markets, and Quaternion Risk Management, a leading risk analytics firm, have partnered to launch an innovative open source risk project in collaboration with Columbia University. Open Source and Standardisation of Risk Models
Fidessa's F&O Platform Named FOW's Trading System of the Year
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its futures & options trading platform has been named Sell-side Trading System of the Year at the FOW International Awards. This is the fifth consecutive win for Fidessa in this category and follows a win in the same category, for the fourth year running, at FOW's Awards for Asia, announced in September.
Lombard Risk Teams Up with Atos to Deliver Collateral Management Solution to German market
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Lombard Risk Management, a leading provider of integrated collateral management and regulatory reporting solutions for the financial services industry, has signed a co-operation agreement with Atos, an international leader in digital services, to facilitate the delivery of Lombard Risk’s award-winning collateral solution, COLLINE®, to the German market from early 2017.
Senjō Group Invests in Start-Up Tjaara
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Investment
Senjō Group, a global payments operator and FinTech investment firm, announced today its partnership and funding of Tjaara Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based B2B service. Tjaara or “Marketplace” in Arabic, uses a group buy concept to aggregate demand from customers to present a large consolidated order to pre-qualified manufacturers.
JenCap Acquires NIF Group
- 8 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
JenCap Holdings LLC announced today that it has agreed to acquire privately held NIF Group, Inc. (NIF), a managing general agency, program administrator and wholesale insurance broker based in Manhasset, New York, with six offices located on the east and west coasts of the United Sates. NIF was formed by Michael Orlando in 1976 and has grown to over $185 million in annual written premiums. Mr. Orlando, along with a management team led by NIF...
Macquarie Group’s Delaware Investments Welcomes John Leonard As Head Of Equities
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Macquarie Group’s Delaware Investments today announced the appointment of John Leonard as head of equities, effective March 3, 2017. He will provide strategic oversight of the firm’s nine U.S.-based equity investment teams. Based in Philadelphia, Leonard will report to Shawn Lytle, president of Delaware Investments, and will serve as a member of the firm's senior leadership team. In addition, he will become part of the global management...
Lotte Card Unveils Blockchain-based Biometric Authentication Service with Blocko's Blockchain Technology
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
Lotte Card, one of the biggest card companies in Korea, adopted a biometric-based authentication system service in its payment app jointly with Blocko Inc., a blockchain startup. Financial organizations in Korea, including banks, Korea Exchange and card companies, are actively adopting blockchain technology, but this is the first case in Korea that commercialized blockchain technology combined with biometric-based authentication system.
Ancoa Named Best Market Surveillance Technology at the 2016 FOW Awards
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Ancoa, provider of contextual surveillance and insightful analytics for exchanges, regulators, buy- and sell-side firms, today announced it has won ‘Best Market Surveillance Technology’ at the 2016 Futures & Options World (FOW) International Awards. The award recognises the ongoing enhancements made to the Ancoa surveillance platform, which have enabled customers to meet the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) deadline of July 2016.
