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Vonage's CFO Dave Pearson Receives CFO Innovator Award

8 years 6 months ago
IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Vonage reports that Dave Pearson, CFO, has received the prestigious CFO Innovator Award from CFO Studio.

Accenture and Automation Anywhere Team Up to Provide RPA Solutions

8 years 6 months ago
Management, Consultancy

Accenture and Automation Anywhere, a global provider of robotic process automation (RPA), are working together to deliver enterprise-grade RPA solutions to organizations that automate business processes, enabling operations to be scaled faster and more cost-effectively, while increasing performance accuracy.

Equinix Expands Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Availability into Canada

8 years 6 months ago
Cloud

Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company will provide private access to Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute via its Equinix Cloud ExchangeTM in the company's Toronto (TR2) International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data center. Through this partnership, Canadian-based companies gain private access to both Azure and Office 365 while

Mizuho Financial Group and IBM to Pilot Blockchain Technology into Settlements with Virtual Currency

8 years 6 months ago
Blockchain, Infrastructure

Mizuho Financial Group and IBM reported a test of the potential of blockchain for use in settlements with virtual currency. By incorporating blockchain technology into settlements with virtual currency, Mizuho will explore how payments can be instantaneously swapped, potentially leading to new financial services based on this rapidly evolving technology. The pilot project uses the open source code IBM contributed to the Hyperledger Project.

Walmart Launches Walmart Pay in Virginia and the Carolinas

8 years 6 months ago
Payments, Retail Banking

Walmart knows customers want to save not just money, but also time. That’s why Walmart introduced Walmart Pay – a safe, easy, convenient way for customers to pay with their smartphones in Walmart stores.

Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Bomgar

8 years 6 months ago
M&A Deals

Thoma Bravo, LLC, a leading private equity investment firm, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Bomgar, a leader in secure access solutions, from TA Associates. Financial details were not disclosed.

Discover Introduces Discover Quick Chip to Enhance Checkout Experience

8 years 6 months ago
Payments, Banking, Financial

Discover is introducing a new option for merchants to streamline the checkout process for all chip cards leveraging Discover, Diners Club International and PULSE Networks. Discover Quick Chip will reduce the time a chip card needs to remain in the point-of-sale terminal, making the checkout process more convenient for merchants and cardholders. Discover Quick Chip provides merchants and acquirers with an additional option when processing chip...

Capita Strengthens its Team with New Appointment

8 years 6 months ago
People Moves

Capita Collaboration Technologies has appointed Simon Payne as managing director. Simon has more than 20 years senior directorship and board experience, leading large organisations within the ICT industry in the UK, USA and Australasia. He has a strong focus on developing product strategies, as well as growing businesses organically and through acquisition.

UnionPay Accredits FIME for Card Manufacturer Certification

8 years 6 months ago
Payments, Compliance

FIME announces that its French and Taiwanese test laboratories have become the first international centers to be accredited by UnionPay to perform card manufacturer certification testing. Global card manufacturers and personalization bureaus can now work with FIME to become an ‘authorized’ UnionPay vendor, enabling them to supply UnionPay’s global network of over 200 issuing banks.

EMVCo: Adoption of EMV Chip Technology Soars

8 years 6 months ago
Payments, Infrastructure

Global technical body EMVCo today reports sustained growth in the worldwide adoption of EMV chip technology. Official figures of aggregated data show that by the end of 2015, the number of EMV payment cards in global circulation increased, year on year, by 1.4 billion to 4.8 billion. In addition, EMVCo reports that 35.8% of all card-present transactions conducted globally between January and December 2015 used EMV chip technology*, up from 32%...

Arno Diepeveen Joins Custom Connect as CCO

8 years 6 months ago
People Moves

Custom Connect, the carrier-neutral data communications provider, has created the position of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to strengthen Custom Connect’s business strategy. Arno Diepeveen is commissioned for this new role. The assignment is effective as of 1 June 2015.

SharingAlpha Helps Investment Advisors to Run Their Own Virtual Fund of Funds

8 years 6 months ago
Fund Management, Investment Management

SharingAlpha, a user generated fund ratings and model portfolios platform, has recently launched an additional feature which enables Investment Advisors to run their own virtual Fund of Funds.

InvestCloud Appoints Graham Collier as Head of Technical Operations for Europe

8 years 6 months ago
People Moves

InvestCloud, the global cloud-based digital applet platform for financial services, announced the appointment of Graham Collier as the new Head of Technical Operations for Europe. In this role, Graham will oversee the development and roll-out of InvestCloud’s technology for European clients, showcasing his management, technical and operational skills, and will help implement service delivery to serve InvestCloud’s expanding European customer...

Numerix and PiP Collaborate on Developing Risk Analytics Solutions for Latin America

8 years 6 months ago
Risk Management

Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management today announces a new partnership with Mexico’s Proveedor Integral de Precios “PiP,” the leading independent price provider in Latin America, providing specialized pricing and risk services for valuation of wide range of financial instruments.