Blockchain Partners with Coinify to Offer Unprecedented Instantaneous Bitcoin Wallet Funding
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Bitcoins
Blockchain, the world’s leading provider of digital currency and distributed ledger software, today announced a partnership with
Elixium Cooperates with Pirum to Streamline Post-Trade Connectivity
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Elixium, a new all-to-all electronic collateral trading marketplace, and Pirum Systems, the market leader in real-time straight through processing (STP) to the securities finance industry, have partnered to provide seamless post-trade connectivity to clients. The collaboration with Pirum Systems will enable Elixium’s clients to manage the complete post-trade lifecycle, including trade booking and down-stream connectivity to infrastructure...
CyberRein Unveils Next Generation Cyber-Fraud Software
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Security
CyberRein a leading cyber-security company has today announced the launch of Assayer, a next generation cyber-fraud software. Targeted at banks, Assayer uniquely stops criminals deceiving a bank’s existing defences.
QA Consulting Welcomes Tobias Butler as Director of Process Automation and Decisioning
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Tobias Butler has joined QA Consulting as the Director of Process Automation and Decisioning.
Saxo Enhances FX Prime Brokerage Service With Global Market Access and Collateral Optimization Solution
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Foreign Exchange
Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, announces today that it is boosting its FX Prime Brokerage solution with the addition of a cross-collateralisation facility between PrimeXM sites in New York, London and Tokyo where it provides FX direct market access. The facility will enable Saxo’s Prime clients with global liquidity needs to further optimise their collateral by synchronising balances and exposures across the three primary...
Global Payments and American Express Team Up for Processing and Servicing Solutions in the UK
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Global Payments Inc., a leading worldwide provider of payment technology services, and American Express today announced an agreement that will enable Global Payments to provide enhanced payment acceptance solutions to American Express small merchants in the UK. These technology solutions include payment processing, settlement, reporting, support and statementing services on behalf of American Express.
Mark Ruddock Joins FinstarLabs as CEO
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Finstar Financial Group announces the appointment of Mark Ruddock as the CEO of FinstarLabs, the corporate venture group that identifies, invests in, and helps create cutting edge technologies that will enable the generation of new alternative financial services. This appointment reflects the commitment of Oleg Boyko, Founder and Chairman of Finstar Financial Group, to the continued growth of Finstar’s fintech and financial services investment...
Align Capital Partners Expands Its Team with New Hires
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Align Capital Partners, LP, announced its expansion with the hiring of seven new employees. ACP, a growth-oriented, private equity firm that targets control investments in lower-middle-market companies, was founded in 2016 and closed its $325 million inaugural private equity investment fund in September. Joining ACP’s Cleveland office are Rick Costello, Operating Partner; Katie Noggle, Director of Business Development; Matt Beesley, Vice...
Majority of British Adults’ Personal Finance Confidence Unaffected by Brexit Vote – R3
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Three-fifths (59%) of British adults say they are neither more pessimistic nor more optimistic about their personal finances following the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to new research by insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. However, the R3/ComRes survey of over 2,000 British adults found that one-in-four (25%) say they are more pessimistic since the referendum, compared to 17% that are more optimistic.
Object Trading Conforms to Upgraded Singapore Exchange Titan Platform for Direct Connection to Pan-Asian Liquidity
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems
Object Trading, a provider of multi-asset trading infrastructure, announced today that it fully conforms to Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) latest trading platform, Titan. Upgrading to NASDAQ’s Genium INET platform today enables SGX to offer enhancements and new features to participants including new connectivity protocols, extended trading hours, and enhanced risk controls; and delivers the ability to support increasing growth and interest in the...
Path Solutions Named Best Technology Solutions Provider to Islamic Microfinance by AlHuda CIBE
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Islamic Finance
Pakistan-based AlHuda CIBE has conferred the “Best Technology Solutions Provider to IMF 2016” award to Path Solutions for promoting global financial inclusion and demonstrating exemplary social responsibility towards a sustainable financial system. The award was granted to Path Solutions after a rigorous evaluation of a record number of nominations by an internal research team and an award committee at AlHuda CIBE.
DocuSign Launches Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in Dublin
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Security
DocuSign announced today the opening of its Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence in Dublin as part of its ongoing commitment to Europe and protecting its customers' data and privacy. The Centre will be committed to conducting research into the latest cyberattacks and trends, while developing tools for the advanced detection of such threats. The project is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation through IDA Ireland.
IBM Blockchain Helps FinTechs and Banks Address KYC Challenge
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, AML and KYC
Requirements that banks and financial institutions comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements is a global challenge. Blockchain holds potential to help address this need to prove the identity of a person or organization, source of funds, business interests, history and also monitor for changes. During the Singapore FinTech Festival, IBM announced a blockchain project with Singapore fintech startup KYCK! to help enable financial services...
Vela Expands Management Team with Key Appointments
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Vela Trading Technologies, a global leader in high performance trading and market data technology, today announced the appointment of two additions to the senior management team, Brian Cassin and Ollie Cadman. Providing leadership across North America, EMEA and APAC, Brian and Ollie will serve as joint heads of product and strategy.
t0 Unveils Blockchain-Based Securities Trading Platform at Singapore’s Global FinTech Hackcelerator
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Trading Systems, Security
Overstock.com, Inc. CEO Patrick M. Byrne will present the blockchain-based asset trading platform developed by the company’s financial technology subsidiary, t0.com, Inc. The software demo will take place at the prestigious Global FinTech Hackcelerator, organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. t0 is one of just 19 firms, selected from a competitive pool of 655 applicants worldwide, to participate in the competition. The presentation...
