FIME Unveils Global Test Tool for MasterCard Cloud-Based Payment
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Cloud, Infrastructure
FIME today announces that its Global test tool is qualified for MasterCard cloud-based payment (MCBP) mobile application testing. Mobile payment solution providers and payment issuers can now validate the functional compliance of their host card emulation (HCE) mobile payments solutions against MCBP Specifications prior to the formal certification stage, reducing product time to market.
EY Appoints New Leader for EMEIA
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
EY announces the appointment of Andy Baldwin as its new leader for Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA). Andy will become Area Managing Partner on 1 July 2016, leading EY’s EMEIA member firms, which together represent US$11.82b in revenue and more than 102,000 people across 99 countries.
Ricola Taps prevero to Enhance its Core Business Planning and Reporting Processes
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
prevero, the specialist European provider of integrated Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Business Intelligence solutions, has added the herbal sweets manufacturer Ricola to its portfolio of global customers. Based in Switzerland, with subsidiaries in the UK, Asia and the US, Ricola will use prevero’s proven CPM software to support its core business planning and reporting processes.
Alliance Data Provides Co-Brand Credit Card Services for Forever 21
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Alliance Data Systems Corporation announced its Columbus, Ohio-based card services business (www.knowmoresellmore.com), a premier provider of branded private label, co-brand and business credit programs, has signed a new long-term agreement to provide private label and co-brand cred
HID Global Unveils Mobility Initiative to Boost User Experience
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Security, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, has introduced a mobility initiative that includes solutions, services, investments and alliances that expand the capabilities of trusted IDs on mobile devices across a growing range of access control, authentication and Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
Fidessa Named Most Innovative Market Data Project
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Data, IT Innovations
Fidessa reports that it has won the award for Most Innovative Market Data Project at the 2016 Inside Market Data Awards, hosted by Inside Market Data, Inside Reference Data and Waters Technology. The award was presented for Prospector, Fidessa's new liquidity tool that enables sales traders to quickly discover trading and crossing opportunities that would otherwise not be found.
Allegro Named Energy Trading and Risk Management Software House of the Year
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems, Risk Management
Allegro Development Corporation, a leading provider of commodity management software, announced today that Energy Risk Magazine’s editorial board selected Allegro as the Energy Trading and Risk Management Software House of the Year for 2015.
Temenos Discusses Reshaping of Generation in Wealth Management Industry
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Wealth Management
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, today announces a great transfer in wealth from aging baby boomers to younger generations is reshaping the wealth management industry in ways that demand greater efficiency and adaptation by incumbent firms, according to a new report today from Temenos and Forbes Insights.
FICO and Guidepost Solutions Team Up to Provide Anti-Financial Crime Solutions
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Compliance, AML and KYC, Infrastructure
Analytic software firm FICO and risk consultancy Guidepost Solutions LLC today announced that they have entered into a partnership to help provide companies worldwide with a complete suite of anti-financial crime solutions.
Union Bank Enhances its Private Wealth Management Team with New Hires
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Union Bank reports that Simone Branigan, Ralph Dickman and Mary Murray have joined its Private Wealth Management team in California as Vice Presidents and Private Wealth Advisors. These individuals will work with a team of wealth management professionals across several disciplines to understand the challenges and opportunities facing high net worth clients in their respective regions. Their advisory activity will include providing clients with...
Voice Biometrics Authentication Available for Citi’s Consumer Banking Customers in Asia Pacific
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Security, Authentication Technology, Infrastructure
For Citi’s Consumer Banking customers in Asia Pacific, remembering multiple PINs and responding to a series of questions to verify their identities as they call into the bank will soon be a thing of the past. Voice biometrics authentication has been implemented in Taiwan with Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore to follow in the upcoming weeks. It will be rolled out throughout the region in 2016 and 2017 to cover all 12 of Citi’s consumer banking...
Hartford Funds Starts Acquisition Process of Lattice Strategies
- 8 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Hartford Funds announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lattice Strategies, an investment management firm and provider of strategic beta exchange-traded funds (ETF). This acquisition marks Hartford Funds’ expansion into the ETF space, adding robust investment management and product development capabilities to its existing portfolio of actively managed mutual funds.
Axios Systems Reaches Accreditation for all 16 ITIL® Processes
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Compliance, Infrastructure
Axios Systems, a leading provider of IT Service Management (ITSM) software, has announced that its assyst product, has become the first in the world to achieve accreditation for all 16 PinkVERIFY™ ITIL® processes. PinkVERIFY is an internationally recognized ITSM tool suite assessment service by Pink Elephant, a premier global training, consulting and conference service provider. In becoming the sole company to possess full accreditation, Axios...
Liquidnet Strengthens its Team with Appointment of New Sales Director
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced that Dirk Griesmeyer has joined the company as Sales Director covering German institutions. Dirk brings over thirty years of industry experience to this role and will be responsible for expanding Liquidnet’s drive to increase its membership in continental Europe and the German-speaking regions.
Cordium and Knadel Form a Strategic Partnership
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Risk Management
Cordium, the market-leading provider of governance, risk and compliance services, and Knadel, a specialist management consultancy, have formed a strategic alliance in the UK which will harness the skills and experience of both firms to provide best of breed regulatory, business and technology consulting services to the investments industry. Both Cordium and Knadel have a strong track record of effective advisory consultancy, specialising...
