Profile’s Wealth Management Solutions Received a Number of Distinctions
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Wealth Management
Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, announced today that its solutions for the Wealth Management industry were the winners in two of the four categories at the Celent’s report, “European Wealth Management Technology Vendors: Evaluating Front-to-Back Office Platform Vendors” and earned the XCelent Awards for wealth management in “Technology” and “Customer Service” on the ABCD Vendor View, among top International...
Banner Bank Appoints Judy Steiner as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer
- 8 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
The Banner Corporation is pleased to announce Judy Steiner has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. In this role, Ms. Steiner is responsible for overseeing the company’s risk and compliance functions as well as the Bank’s interactions with industry regulators. She is also a member of the Bank’s Executive Management Committee. Ms. Steiner is replacing Tyrone Bliss, current risk officer who previously announced...
SoftBank Group Corp. to Form SoftBank Vision Fund
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment Management, People Moves
SoftBank Group Corp will form SoftBank Vision Fund (tentative name) (the “Fund”). The Fund intends to make investments in the technology sector globally. The Fund will be managed in the United Kingdom by a subsidiary of SBG and will deploy capital from SBG and investment partners. The Fund will aim to be one of the world’s largest of its kind*.
Perficient Completes Acquisition of Bluetube
- 8 years 3 months ago
- M&A Deals
Perficient, Inc., the leading digital transformation consulting firm serving Global 2000® and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced it has acquired Bluetube, a $7 million annual-services-revenue digital consultancy with deep expertise in enterprise mobile applications. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to adjusted earnings per share immediately.
Kount Leads Industry In Privacy Shield Compliance
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Security and Compliance
Kount, a leading provider of fraud detection and sales boosting technology, announced today that it is now fully compliant with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework for protection of EU-US data transfers, which replaced the longstanding International Safe Harbour Privacy Principles in July 2016.
CEX.IO Unveils BTC and ETH Margin Trading with Special Risk-Preventing System
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems
UK — CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange launched today BTC/USD and ETH/BTC margin trading with 1:2 and 1:3 leverages on its platform. The exchange has developed a special risk-preventing system that guarantees that margin trading cannot move user’s balance to negative values.
TrueMoney Introduces TrueMoney Myanmar and its Fund Transfer Solution
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Fund Management, Payments, Infrastructure
TrueMoney, a subsidiary of Ascend Group, announces the launch of TrueMoney Myanmar and the launch of its fund transfer solution, TrueMoney Transfer.
OANDA Marks 20th Anniversary with Launch of v20
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems
OANDA, a global leader in online multi-asset trading services, commemorates its 20th anniversary with the launch of v20. This proprietary, state-of-the-art trading engine offers an unparalleled trading experience – v20’s execution speed is now a stunning 1.3 milliseconds1, which is four times faster than the legacy trading engine and, for comparison,1/30th of the blink of an eye.
BT and Toshiba Release UK's First Quantum Security Showcase
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Security
BT and Toshiba today opened the UK’s first secure quantum communication showcase at BT’s research and development centre in Ipswich. The showcase sees the two companies demonstrate cutting edge quantum cryptography, which can be used to protect digital information transported within banks and financial services organisations from hacking.
Path Solutions Gets New Accolade at the ECPC2016
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Islamic Finance
Path Solutions was the Gold Sponsor of the Egyptian Collegiate Programming Contest (ECPC), which was held successfully on the 8th & 9th of October at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Abu Qir Campus in Alexandria, Egypt.
Betway Taps Accuity to Streamline its Account and Payments Screening Processes
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Betway has selected Accuity to streamline its account and payments screening processes and help better identify financial crime risk, highlight potential sanctions breaches and flag potentially high-risk customers.
Misys Tops Asia Risk Technology Rankings 2016 for Trading Systems
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems
Misys has topped the Asia Risk Technology Rankings 2016 for overall trading systems. The number one spot reflects the superior, flexible and agile capabilities of Misys FusionCapital and the competitive edge it delivers to users.
ICAP to Acquire Abide Financial
- 8 years 3 months ago
- M&A Deals
ICAP plc, a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has acquired Abide Financial (Abide), a market-leading global regulatory reporting specialist.
ACI Provides Back-End Technology for TransferWise to Integrate Into Faster Payments Scheme
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced it has provided the back-end technology for TransferWise’s successful integration into the Faster Payments Scheme. Craig Saks, Group President Strategic Products, ACI Worldwide comments: “In December, 2015, we announced that TransferWise had selected our UP Framework to power its global network.”
AI RegTech Firm Raises $8.2m Series A for AML Platform
- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment, AML and KYC
ComplyAdvantage, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help firms manage compliance obligations and reduce costs, announced today an $8.2 million Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. The funding will allow the RegTech firm to realise its ambitious growth strategy, and increase product penetration across Europe and North America, with the New York office officially opening this week.
