BGC Partners to Acquire Sunrise Brokers
- 8 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
BGC Partners has entered into an agreement1 to acquire the businesses of Sunrise Brokers Group ("Sunrise Brokers"), an independent financial brokerage with a leading reputation in worldwide equity derivatives.
Source Technologies Enhances its Personal Teller Machine
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
As financial institutions look to enhance their branch experiences for customers, Source Technologies, a leading provider of integrated solutions for managing financial transactions and other secure business processes, announced enhancements to its Personal Teller Machine, which now includes proximity sensing and the ability to pre-stage transactions.
IFX Forum Unveils Results of Open Banking APIs Summit Event
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The IFX Forum today announced the results of its recent Open Banking APIs Summit event, held June 21-23 at the U.S. Bank facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This special meeting of the Forum's Architecture Committee was convened to seek a standardized way to address the growing impetus for banks to provide more open access to their data, in place of proprietary APIs being developed by financial institutions and vendors.
Citizens Financial Group Appoints New Head of Business Services
- 8 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Citizens Financial Group announced the appointment of Mary Ellen Baker as Head of Business Services effective August 8, 2016. Baker will report to Chairman and CEO Bruce Van Saun and serve on Citizens’ Executive Committee. Baker succeeds David Bowerman, who is returning to the United Kingdom after serving 34 years with The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc (RBS) and Citizens.
ASX Taps Metamako's MetaMux for Real-Time Monitoring of its New Trading Platform
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
Metamako, the leading specialist in deterministic network devices for the world’s financial institutions, announced today that it has secured as a client the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), one of the world’s leading financial market exchanges.
Horizon Bancorp Completes the Acquisition of LaPorte Bancorp
- 8 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
Horizon Bancorp announced the completion of the acquisition of LaPorte Bancorp and its wholly-owned subsidiary, The LaPorte Savings Bank, of LaPorte, Indiana, effective July 18, 2016. LaPorte Bancorp was merged into Horizon immediately followed by the merger of The LaPorte Savings Bank into Horizon Bank.
FIS Completes Technology Transformation with Bank Leumi USA
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
FIS announced the completion of one of the industry’s most unique transformational projects with Bank Leumi USA.
ISGN Corporation Strengthens its Team with Vital Hires
- 8 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
ISGN Corporation™, a leading provider of award-winning technology solutions to the U.S. mortgage industry, today announced it has hired two mortgage industry experts, naming Destinee Pratt as senior vice president of Servicing Technologies and Chris Anderson as executive vice president of Sales.
Elavon and Capital Bank Sign Agreement for Payments Processing
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Elavon, a leading global payments provider and subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp (USB: NYSE), and Capital Bank Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CBF), a leading southeastern regional bank, have signed an expanded multi-year agreement for payment processing that enhances a relationship that began in December 2005.
Western Union Business Solutions Enhances its WU® EDGE Digital Trading Platform
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems
Western Union Business Solutions, a business segment of The Western Union Company and a leader in global payment services, today announces enhanced capabilities to its WU® EDGE digital trading platform, including expansion of the platform’s fee-free* network, and availability into seven new markets: Hong Kong, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic.
Andre Suaid Joins BTIG in New York
- 8 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
BTIG, LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading, investment banking, research and related brokerage services, announced today that Andre Suaid has joined the firm as a Managing Director within its International Equities
SageOne and Xero Support DueCourse in its Accounting Process
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Accounting, Infrastructure
DueCourse, the rapidly expanding invoice financing service for SMEs, is now available to users of leading online accountancy packages SageOne and Xero. After a rigorous selection process, the service is now available to use with all online accountancy packages in the UK, a total of half a million businesses, cementing DueCourse’s position as a leading SME finance provider.
Client Reporting Specialist Vermilion Voted #1 In Waters Rankings
- 8 years 6 months ago
- Data
Vermilion Software, the leading supplier of client reporting and communications software, today announces its victory at the Waters Rankings 2016. The honor, for ‘Best Reporting System Provider’, was received on July 14 at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Club. Vermilion sells primarily to asset managers, wealth managers, hedge funds and asset servicing firms. The software firm has over 60 successful implementations on four continents under its belt.
Peter Andersen Joins Fiduciary Trust Company as Chief Investment Officer
- 8 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Fiduciary Trust Company, a private wealth advisor and investment management firm for high-net-worth families, individuals and non-profits, announced today that Peter Andersen has joined as Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Andersen joins Fiduciary Trust from Congress Wealth Management, where he has served as Chief Investment Officer since 2003. He was also a portfolio manager with Congress Asset Management, an affiliated firm. Prior to Congress,...
Advicent Adds DOL Education Center to its Advisor Briefcase® Marketing Communications Tool
- 8 years 6 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
With the DOL fiduciary rule taking shape and many companies creating action plans to implement the anticipated impact, Advicent is building a DOL Education Center in Advisor Briefcase, a powerful marketing communications tool, which will be released to users in the near future.
