Amazon Web Services and Infosys Team Up to Boost Cloud Migration
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Infosys announced a global strategic initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to make transitioning to the cloud easier and faster. Infosys will use AWS to host a suite of Infosys technologies that will help enterprise customers securely adopt cloud-based systems swiftly.
IPBS Partners with eShore to Expedite Private Banking Sales Growth
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Private Banking
International Private Banking Systems the specialist provider of wealth management software for the private banking sector, today announced a partnership with eShore, a trusted IT service provider to offshore international banks and financial services organisations. The agreement will see eShore market and sell the IPBS system in a number of international offshore financial centres where they have an established presence.
Icon Solutions Introduces Instant Payments Framework
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Icon Solutions, the independent IT payment consultancy and specialist technology provider, today announced the worldwide launch of its Instant Payments Framework (IPF). IPF is an agile yet robust software product that expedites financial institutions’ transition to instant payments. IPF was designed specifically to meet the needs of national banks and global bank subsidiaries who regularly find the cost and complexity of current payment hubs...
Fiserv and AFS Help Financial Institutions with Commercial Lending Capabilities
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Alternative Finance
Fiserv announced a partnership that will bring the industry-leading commercial lending capabilities of Automated Financial Systems, Inc. (AFS) to Fiserv bank core account processing clients. The integration of AFSVision® with account processing platforms from Fiserv will enable clients to efficiently expand their lending services to support complex commercial lending demands.
Siraj Finance Benefits from Path Solutions' iMAL
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Islamic Finance
Path Solutions, a global provider of Sharia-compliant financial software and services, today announced that Siraj Finance PJSC, a leading Islamic finance company based in Abu Dhabi, UAE has signed a new agreement for the implementation of iMAL that includes comprehensive Sharia-compliant financial applications.
Credits Partners with Skyscape Cloud Services to Provide Blockchain-as-a-Service to the UK Public Sector
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Cloud, Infrastructure
Credits, a blockchain infrastructure provider is partnering with Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, to deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service to UK public sector organisations.
Wick Hill Named Distributor of the Year’ at the IT Europa European IT and Software Excellence Awards
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Wick Hill has won the strongly contested ‘Distributor of the Year’ title at the IT Europa European IT and Software Excellence Awards 2016. These are the only pan-European awards that recognise best practices and service excellence in the IT community. Wick Hill won in the supplier section which recognises the distributor who best supported its channel partners to deliver excellence.
UK Outruns Singapore As the Second largest Offshore RMB Clearing Centre
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Trade Finance
According to SWIFT’s latest RMB tracker, the United Kingdom’s RMB payments value increased by 21% between March 2014 and March 2016, positioning the United Kingdom as the first offshore RMB clearing centre after Hong Kong. Singapore overtook the United Kingdom in February 2014, but the trend started to reverse as of January 2016. Hong Kong still remains the world’s largest offshore RMB centre, processing 72.5% of all RMB payments, followed by...
NSD Pilots E-proxy Voting System Running on a Blockchain Technology
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
National Settlement Depository, Russia’s central securities depository, has successfully finished developing and testing an e-proxy voting system running on a distributed ledger (blockchain technology). The prototype is based on the NXT distributed cryptographic platform, and uses ISO 20022 international standard for messaging. NSD has been working on the project together with DSX Technologies. The project's open-source code is available on...
InvestCloud enhances digital client experience for Portolani
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Cloud, CRM
Portolani, an independent family office based in Belgium, has selected the InvestCloud digital document portal to enhance client communication capabilities and improve their overall digital client experience. The launch of the portal is also a growth celebration of Portolani’s 10-year anniversary and a major enhancement to the overall Portolani platform.
Azul Systems and Pontus Networks Release Zing Based Edition of PontusVision Thread Manager
- 8 years 8 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Azul Systems the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, and Pontus Networks, a specialist in improving the performance of software in financial institutions, have launched an Azul Zing®-based edition of PontusVision Thread Manager (PVTM), Pontus’s flagship product which reduces capital and operational IT infrastructure expenditures by improving the wa
European Investment Bank Helps UCL with New Investment Boost
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Investment Management, Banking
UCL (University College London) has agreed a £280 million loan with the European Investment Bank to develop its Bloomsbury and UCL East campuses, the largest sum ever lent by the bank to a university. The 30-year loan will provide funding for UCL’s Bloomsbury campus in central London which is undergoing an ambitious programme to upgrade and expand its historic buildings as well as finance for the building of UCL East, the university’s new site ...
Nxchange Unveils a Next Generation Stock Exchange
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
The arrival of Nxchange makes it possible to place and trade securities on a regulated platform without the intervention of a bank or broker being required. Companies can activate their network and communities to raise capital both on the central trading platform of Nxchange and using an integrated module on their own websites. A traditional IPO is usually an expensive and complex matter.
Elixium Will Go Live in May
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems
Elixium, a new EU-regulated Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) for collateral and secured deposits, has announced it will launch in May 2016. Elixium has been developed to address the growing need for a transparent, open to all, peer-to-peer, regulated marketplace. It seeks to address the growing liquidity concerns that have emerged as a result of changes in regulation and the subsequent composition and availability of balance sheets.
