KBW and Nasdaq to Unveil KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Trading Systems, Foreign Exchange

KBW, a Stifel company, and Nasdaq  announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage technology to deliver financial products and services. Their distribution is nearly exclusively electronic, with limited or no “bricks and mortar,” and their revenue mix is predominantly fee-based. These firms leverage new assets such...

Experian Publishes New Industry Report - Global Business Trends: Protecting Growth Ambitions Against Rising Fraud Threats

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Security, Fraud Detection

Experian®, the leading global information services company, today published its first annual global business report covering the convergence of growth strategies and fraud prevention. The report, Global Business Trends: Protecting Growth Ambitions Against Rising Fraud Threats, is designed as a guide for senior executives and fraud prevention professionals, offering new insights on how the alignment of strategies for business growth and fraud...

Earthport Signs a Deal with Bank of The Bahamas

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Banking

Earthport has partnered with Bank of The Bahamas Limited, to provide local payment capability into The Bahamas. Through this new partnership Earthport will help support the efficient, secure and cost effective payment services into the country and further strengthen payment capability into the Caribbean. Currently, this market is only available for financial institution clients due to a condition of Earthport’s regulatory approval in the Bahamas.

ABBYY Enhances Automated Invoice Processing for Röchling

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Accounting, BPM

ABBYY Europe, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, has improved and standardised automated invoice processing for Röchling Automotive AG & Co. KG. The business now uses ABBYY’s FlexiCapture for Invoices at branch offices in four countries to process invoices received via e-mail and paper format. The software captures the documents, extracts the invoice data and sends it to the SAP systems.

Alceda and CBRE Clarion Securities Team Up to Launch Global Listed-Infrastructure Fund

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Fund Management, Infrastructure

Alceda  has partnered with CBRE Clarion Securities to launch a new infrastructure fund on its Luxembourg-based UCITS platform. As a result, pan-European investors will be able to access CBRE Clarion’s leading listed infrastructure strategy via a liquid and regulated UCITS vehicle.

Mastercard Unveils New Masterpass Global Digital Payment Service

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Payments, Infrastructure

In an important industry milestone, Mastercard today unveiled the foundation for the future of commerce with the new Masterpass global digital payment service.

Samsung Pay Rolls Out in Brazil

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Payments, Infrastructure

Samsung Electronics announced today that Brazil will roll out Samsung Pay on July 19, with major financial partners, making it the first market in South America to introduce the company’s mobile payment service. Secure and easy to use, Samsung Pay can be used to make purchases almost anywhere¹ that debit cards or credit cards are accepted. Samsung Pay allows users to pay with their compatible Samsung smartphones at point of sale terminals,...

Kleptika and Silah Gulf Join Forces to Deliver Robotics and Process Automation Solutions

• 8 years 6 months ago
• IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Kleptika and Silah Gulf, both leading specialists in innovative and premium Customer Experience (CX) solutions, join forces to revolutionize CX in the Middle-East by delivering next generation Robotics and Process Automation solutions.

MGT to Acquire Anti-Hacking Technology

• 8 years 6 months ago
• M&A Deals

Xura Adds New Functionality to its Signaling Fraud Management Solution

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Security

A leading provider of digital communications services, today announces the latest enhancements to its world-class signaling security solutions, providing operators with the broadest, deepest and fastest response to controlling vulnerabilities across any signaling network.

FINRA Elects John J. Brennan as Board of Governors

• 8 years 6 months ago
• People Moves

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Board of Governors today unanimously elected John J. “Jack” Brennan, Vanguard Group Chairman Emeritus and Senior Advisor, as FINRA Chairman effective Aug 15, 2016.

Horizon Software Linked to Athens Exchange for Cash Equities and Derivatives

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Trading Systems, Derivatives and OTC Derivatives

Horizon Software announced native connectivity to the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) for cash equities and derivatives. Horizon now provides more than 80 native gateways to exchanges and trading venues around the world.

Hexaware is Honored by 'National Awards for Excellence in Outsourcing 2016'

• 8 years 6 months ago
• IT Innovations, Accounting, BPM, Consultancy

Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT, BPS and consulting services, has been recognized and honored for its unmatched capabilities in providing Business Process Outsourcing services to global telecom clients. The company received the best recognitions and awards in the following categories at the recently concluded 'National Awards for Excellence in Outsourcing 2016' in Mumbai:

Safeshare Named Insurance Start-Up Of The Year at The 2016 British Insurance Awards

• 8 years 6 months ago
• Insurance

We are extremely proud to have won ‘Insurance Start-up of the Year’ at The British Insurance Awards 2016 at a packed Royal Albert Hall last night. SafeShare was one of six standout finalists and we are delighted to have taken home the award. It is a great achievement and through our hard work, we hope to use this recognition to continue to go from strength to strength as a company. Many thanks to our team and partners for their continued support...

SoftBank Enters Into Acquistion Process with ARM Holdings

• 8 years 6 months ago
• M&A Deals

The boards of directors of SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) and ARM Holdings plc (“ARM”) are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of ARM by SoftBank (or, at SoftBank’s election, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank). Under the terms of the Acquisition, each ARM Shareholder will be entitled to receive: for each ARM Share: 1,...