Thomson Reuters Appointed by the Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association as Calculating Agent for RMB Bond Indicative Quotes
- 9 years 5 months ago
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today it has been appointed by the Hong Kong Treasury Markets Association (TMA) as the calculating agent for the TMA RMB Bond Indicative Quotes. The indicative quotes aim at increasing the price transparency for RMB-denominated institutional bonds issued in Hong Kong by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. The...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Global Bank Index
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Global Bank Index (Ticker: GBKX), the first and only index designed to track the performance of those banks designated as global systemically important (G-SIBs) by the Financial Stability Board and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The 28 banks included in the KBW Nasdaq Global Bank Index represent 45% of the...
IDT To Launch Direct-to-mobile-wallet Service In Kenya and Niger
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments
IDT Corporation (IDT) announced today that its flagship Boss Revolution international money transfer service has launched a direct-to-mobile-wallet service to Kenya and Niger.
Regenersis Software Division Announces New Name – Blancco Technology Group
- 9 years 5 months ago
Effective today, the software division of Regenersis, a global provider of device diagnostics, repair and data erasure services, announces it has a new name – Blancco Technology Group (www.blanccotechnologygroup.com). This rebrand signals a deliberate move to recast the company into a new role – acting as a guardian of electronic assets and mobile functionality for enterprise businesses.
Algomi Wins “FinTech Innovation of the Year” in Euromoney’s Global Awards for Excellence
- 9 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations
Algomi, the network company providing information-matching solutions for the optimisation of fixed income liquidity, has won the “FinTech Innovation of the Year” in the 2015 Euromoney’s Global Awards for Excellence.
CFPB Outlines Guiding Principles for Faster Payment Networks
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) outlined guiding principles for protecting consumers as the private sector develops new faster payment systems. These new systems are aimed at reducing “pocket-to-pocket” payment times between consumers and businesses or other entities. The CFPB wants to ensure any new payment systems are secure, transparent, accessible, and affordable to consumers. The systems should also have robust...
Only 27% UK iPhone Owners Would Trust On Apple Pay
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments
With the Apple Pay launch in the UK looming into view, new research from Forrester suggests the computing giant will have a tough task convincing consumers to put their trust in its services.
SIX Financial Information wins Best Compliance Solution and Best Corporate Actions Solution
- 9 years 5 months ago
The annual Systems in the City Awards recognize industry excellence in market data, reference data, and data management solutions. SIX Financial Information was named Best Compliance Solution and Best Corporate Actions Solution in 2015. The award was accepted by Tamsin Hobley, Sales Director of SIX Financial Information UK, at the event in London on Thursday, 9 July 2015.
Truphone Adds Five New Emerging Market Business Hubs To Truphone World
- 9 years 5 months ago
Truphone, the mobile network operator without country borders, today announced the addition of five new emerging market business hubs, Israel, Malaysia, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan to its Truphone World business package. With the addition of the five countries, customers of Truphone World can take advantage of Truphone’s global network of 66 countries, made up of the biggest emerging markets, technology and business hubs.
CU Wallet To Provide Industry’s First Credit Union Driven Mobile Payments Application
- 9 years 5 months ago
- e-Payments
This integration gives CU Wallet member credit unions the ability to deliver promotions and offers from more than 750 national merchants, as well as local retailers directly to members.
New S&P 500 Bond Index Powered By Thomson Reuters
- 9 years 5 months ago
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced its appointment by S&P Dow Jones Indices, one of the world’s leading index providers, to provide end-of-day as well as terms and conditions data for the market’s first ever index that tracks debt of the S&P 500 companies.
Lloyds Banking Group’s New Eligibility Checkers Set To Remove Key Barrier To Switching
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Banking
People who are thinking about switching their bank account can now determine their eligibility for a range of current accounts and overdrafts in less than two minutes across Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, without leaving a permanent footprint on their credit file. The new online eligibility tool is the first of its kind to be offered by a UK bank and is mobile optimised to enable people to check their eligibility for accounts...
RIMES Adds Trench Of New Data Sources To Meet Buy-side Requirements
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Data
RIMES, the leading provider of managed data services for the buy-side, today announced a number of new data sources in its portfolio, which were added in the first half of 2015. RIMES has introduced these new sources in response to demand from asset managers’ and asset owners’ customers.
DEVnet joins Misys InFusion Programme as a strategic partner for Capital Markets, Risk and Investment Management in Europe
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Risk Management
Misys, the leading financial software company, has signed an agreement with DEVnet GmbH, the experts in technology-driven business transformation, to join the Misys InFusion Partner Programme. This formalises an ongoing, successful collaboration between both companies. Under the agreement, DEVnet will provide clients with consultancy, integration and development expertise in the DACH region (German, Austria and Switzerland), as well as UK, Italy...
Fiserv Clients in Asia Pacific Recognized for Excellence with Industry Awards
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today the latest in a series of award wins for its clients in the Asia Pacific region with two wins at the Asia Customer Experience in Financial Services (CXFS) Awards. For initiatives executed in conjunction with Fiserv, Bangkok Bank was awarded Best Technology Implementation - Front-End, and Westpac Banking Corporation was awarded Best...
