Lloyds Banking Group launches Apple Pay to Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Payments
From today Lloyds Banking Group will offer its Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers access to Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay. As Britain’s largest current account provider with three iconic brands on the high street reaching millions of customers, the launch today indicates another milestone in the adoption of new payment technologies.
LV= Goes Live with Cashfac
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Insurance, Infrastructure
Cashfac Technologies, the market leader in Bank-to-Corporate Cash Management solutions, today announced that LV=, a leading provider of Insurance, Savings, Investments & Retirement plans, has gone live with Cashfac’s cash management solution for trustees administering Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP).
Use of Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger Surges As Companies Adopt Compliance Services
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
More than 20,000 companies are now using the compliance services in Thomson ReutersEikon Messenger, an indication of growing awareness across the financial and professional services industries of the need for secure and compliant instant messaging communications.
Thomson Reuters Launches Industry Leading Market Data Services in SGX Co-Location Data Centre
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Data
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the launch of its industry leading market data services inside Singapore Exchange’s co-location data centre. This will help provide local financial firms with access to high-performance, high-quality content while lowering their total cost of ownership.
Solera Enters Into Definitive Merger Agreement to be Acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $55.85 per Share in Cash
- 9 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Solera Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SLH) ("Solera", the "Company", "we", "us" or "our") today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") pursuant to which an affiliate of Vista Equity Partners ("Vista") will acquire Solera in a transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion (the "Merger"), including the existing net debt of Solera. Other key investors include an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC...
SQR Systems unveils mobile communication encryption app
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
SQR Systems, a London based cyber security start-up is launching a new mobile encryption application, CEERUS. Targeted at businesses and professionals who need to ensure the complete confidentiality of their mobile communications, CEERUS is the only app to provide secure voice, video and messaging using Mikey-Sakke, the latest standard for secure key exchange used by the British Government. The app offers end-to-end secure voice, video calls...
Chain Raises $30 Million from Financial Industry Leaders Partners with Visa, Nasdaq, Citi, Capital One, Fiserv and Orange
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Investment
Chain, Inc., the leading provider of blockchain technology solutions to financial institutions, announced today that it has raised $30 million in equity funding from a syndicate of financial and payments industry leaders including Visa, Nasdaq, Citi Ventures, Capital One, Fiserv and Orange. Chain's newest partners will also join the company in forming a Blockchain Working Group to explore the application of the technology in various markets and...
The Federal Reserve System on Thursday announced the appointment of Todd Aadland as its Payments Security Strategy Leader.
- 9 years 4 months ago
- People Moves
In this role, Aadland will lead the System's activities to address fraud risk and advance the safety, security and resiliency of the payment system. His responsibilities will include chairing the Secure Payments Task Force, comprised of more than 170 payments stakeholders.
Morningstar Announces Winners of 2015 Awards for Excellence in Investment
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Morningstar UK Limited, a subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, has announced the winners of this year’s Morningstar Awards for Excellence in Investment. The annual Morningstar awards took place at The Dorchester Hotel on 10th September, recognising individual fund managers and fund groups that have made a substantial contribution to the retail investment management industry. The...
London Stock Exchange Group announces the launch of trading in Turkish equity index derivatives
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
From Monday 14 September, London Stock Exchange’s global client base will be able to trade futures and options on the BIST 30 Index, Turkey’s leading index. The flagship BIST 30 Index futures currently trade, on average, more than 180,000 contracts per day on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP). Liquidity will be provided on screen by market makers. LCH.Clearnet will provide central counterparty services to London Stock Exchange Derivatives...
Nordea has selected Accenture and Temenos to help the bank replace its core banking systems
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Accenture will assist with implemention of the new platform, which will be based on Temenos’ core banking software. The Stockholm-based bank took a EUR344 million impairment charge on its current IT systems in Q3 as it outlined plans to embark on a major project to rip and replace its core banking and payments systems.
Orange to launch a mobile crowdfunding platform in Cote d'Ivoire
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Orange has launched a mobile crowdfunding platform in Cote d'Ivoire to which users can make and receive donations via their Orange Money accounts. Using the Orange Collecte platform, private individuals and charities can finance their personal and charitable projects by making an appeal through the mobile network. Campaigns posted on the platform must be backed by an Orange Money account in order to accept funds pledged by other users. At the...
IBM Acquires StrongLoop to Extend Enterprise Reach using IBM Cloud
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Cloud, M&A Deals
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the acquisition of StrongLoop, Inc., a software provider, to help developers connect enterprise applications to mobile, Internet of Things (IoT) and web applications in the
GAIN Capital Appoints Nigel Rose as Chief Financial Officer
- 9 years 4 months ago
- People Moves
Former City Index Group Finance Director to take on expanded role following acquisition of the business by GAIN Capital
EthosData Wins Multiple Virtual Data Room Awards in Acquisition International's 2015 M&A Awards
- 9 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
EthosData, a global leading provider of virtual data room services, today announced that it has received multiple awards by the readers of Acquisition International. EthosData was named "Best Virtual Dataroom Provider of the year for Spain, India and China" for the third year in a row as well "Virtual Dataroom Rising Star- US" and "Most User friendly Data room".
