Accenture to Acquire Defense Point Security to Bolster Cybersecurity Services

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Infrastructure

Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire Defense Point Security, LLC (DPS), a privately held cybersecurity company that supports the U.S. federal government with advanced cyber defense and response capabilities—including advanced Security Operations Center (SOC) expertise, cyber operations, security engineering, and cyber analytics. DPS, recently recognized as one of the “World’s Hottest and Most Innovative Cybersecurity Companies to...

FIRST Finds Private Equity Firms are Optimistic About Raising Funds

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Trading Systems

New research from FIRST, a leading global events agency, reveals that over the next three years, 63% of private equity professionals think the level of funds raised by the industry will increase when compared to the previous three years.  Only one in five (20%) expect it to fall. Some 69% of those anticipating it to become easier to raise funds say it is because investors are increasingly looking to diversify their portfolios, and they will...

AutoGravity Teams Up with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services to Deliver Auto Financing App

• 8 years 4 months ago
• IT Innovations

 AutoGravity, a FinTech pioneer on a mission to transform car financing by harnessing the power of the smartphone, has partnered with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC

CPI Card Group Distinguished Among Global Leading Financial Technology Companies

• 8 years 4 months ago
• IT Innovations, Financial

CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial and EMV® chip card production and related services, today announced it was ranked No. 75 on the 2016 FinTech Forward 100 list of leading technology providers in the world. Driven by industry publication American Banker and financial services professional organization BAI, the FinTech Forward program aims to identify technology trends for bankers.

Viptela Launches vForce Global Partner Program

• 8 years 4 months ago
• BPM, Infrastructure

Viptela, the Software-Defined WAN company, today launched the vForce Global Partner Program. This comprehensive suite of go-to-market support, financial incentive and training resources enable solution and managed service providers to deliver the business benefits of SD-WAN to global enterprises. To date, more than 40 partners from around the world have joined the program including: Dimension Data, World Wide Technology (WWT), Forsythe Solutions...

Sungevity Names Elizabeth K. Rushforth General Counsel

• 8 years 4 months ago
• People Moves

Sungevity, Inc., a technology-driven solutions provider offering a high level of service and choice to residential and commercial solar energy customers, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth K. Rushforth to the role of SVP & General Counsel, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Birch.

ION Enters Definitive Agreement to Acquire Reval

• 8 years 4 months ago
• M&A Deals

Reval, a global provider of cloud-based solutions for treasury and risk management, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by ION Investment Group. Andrea Pignataro, ION‘s CEO and Founder, said “The acquisition of Reval substantially increases our footprint in treasury cloud services and enriches our product portfolio with leading functionality in risk and hedge accounting. We will also be able to leverage...

Ingenico ePayments Winning at Cross Border eCommerce

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Payments

Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group, has won Best Cross Border eCommerce Campaign at this year’s UK’s eCommerce Awards. The global payments provider was commended for its work helping UK-based business Euro Car Parts expand overseas, supported by a full-service range of localised payment products.

Banyan Technology Appoints Brian Smith as Chief Executive Officer

• 8 years 4 months ago
• People Moves

Lance Healy, Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer at Banyan Technology, announced today the appointment of Brian Smith as Chief Executive Officer. Smith brings more than two decades of "C-suite" experience to Banyan Technology. "This is an exciting time to have an experienced leader like Brian take over management of the company," Healy explained. "The need for live, instant connectivity in the logistics industry has grown exponentially since...

Atos and CyberArk in Global Partnership to Fight Cyber Attacks

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Security

Atos, an international leader in digital services, and CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR), the company that protects organizations from cyber attacks that have made their way inside the network perimeter, today announced Privileged Access Management, a partnership-led service. The service focuses on helping organizations protect against cyber attacks that target and exploit privileged account credentials – the common factor in almost all breaches today.

CSI Named One of the World’s Largest FinTech Providers by American Banker and BAI

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Financial, Infrastructure

Computer Services, a provider of end-to-end financial technology solutions, was named to the 2016 FinTech Forward 100 list of the world’s leading technology providers. Appearing on the list for the third consecutive year, CSI ranked 57th on this year’s Top 100 listing, which is a collaboration between American Banker and BAI.

Western Union Launches Digital Self-Service with OXXO and Nearly Doubles Retail Network in Mexico

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Payments

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, today rolled out Western Union Money Transfer® services across OXXO, Mexico’s largest convenience store chain geographically, with an innovative self-service feature that allows customers to receive funds faster at check-out.

Cardtronics Helps Top 15 Credit Union Grow Retail Presence

• 8 years 4 months ago
• ATMs, Infrastructure

 Expanding its physical presence and retail ATM footprint, Mountain America Credit Union has signed an ATM branding agreement with 

KPMG Launches Enhancements to Global Solution, Astrus

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Risk Management, Infrastructure

Path Solutions Receives Double Award at CEO Insight Global Awards 2016/17

• 8 years 4 months ago
• Islamic Finance

The award winners have been announced! Path Solutions has hit the top spot at the 2016/17 CEO Insight Global Awards, whose results have been unveiled ahead of the prestigious Sustainability Week Conference scheduled from 14-21 January 2017 in Abu Dhabi, winning two highly sought-after awards; The CEO Insight Award for the company’s Group Chairman & CEO Mohammed Kateeb in the ‘Top 10 CEOs in Enterprise Software’ category, and the CEO Insight...