China Outstrips London, New York and Silicon Valley to Become Undisputed Global FinTech Leader
- 9 years 1 month ago
- FinTech StartUps
While the UK and the US have jostled to be recognized as leading global FinTech centers, China hasleapfrogged ahead to become the undisputed global FinTech hub. The speed, sophistication and scale of development of China’s FinTech ecosystem have been at a level unmatched in more established markets.
Silverfinch Reveals Unique Quadruple Data Solution
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Data
Silverfinch, the leading look-through and data distribution hub for client regulatory reporting, has launched three new capabilities to its datamodel in response to its clients’ changing regulatory requirements, creating a first to market four-in-one data solution.
Perivan Technology Aspires to Form the Essential Core of All Regulated Financial and Professional Businesses
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Security and Compliance
After 12 years, Perivan, formerly part of the Williams Lea Group, is rebranding to consolidate separate business units under one name: Perivan Technology. As Perivan Technology the company is aiming to form the essential core of all regulated financial and professional businesses; its tools currently include cloud software solutions (Software-as-a-Service): Virtualboardroom, DotApprove, and RightSlide.
Growth Street Unveils P2P Investment Opportunity for Individuals
- 9 years 1 month ago
- P2P Lending
Growth Street, an alternative banking service provider for SMEs, announced today that it is now listed as an Appointed Representative (AR) on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Financial Services Register. Formerly a peer to peer (P2P) platform purely for incorporated businesses to lend and borrow from each other, this new status allows Growth Street to accept individuals as investors on the platform. By expanding the range of investors,...
Fidessa Prospector Named Best Business Intelligence Service in Banking Technology Awards
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Fidessa group plc announced that Prospector, its new liquidity tool for sales traders, has been voted Best Business Intelligence & Analytics Service in the Banking Technology Readers' Choice Awards. Now in their 17th year, the Banking Technology Awards recognise and reward excellence and innovation in the use of IT in financial services worldwide. This is the second industry award win for Prospector since its launch in March.
Santander InnoVentures Invests in Tradeshift
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Investment
Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, today announced its latest portfolio investment in Tradeshift, a leading business commerce and supply chain finance platform based in San Francisco. The Santander InnoVentures investment will be used to further broaden Tradeshift’s capabilities, fuel the development of its platform and grow the ecosystem surrounding its B2B marketplace.
FlexTrade Systems EMS Named Best Trading and Execution Technology
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Trading Systems
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER execution management system (EMS) has won the “Best Trading and Execution Technology” category at the HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards 2016 ceremony, which was held at Plaisterers' Hall, London on 29 November.
Thomson Reuters Partners with BestX to Offer Independent Transaction Cost Analysis Service to FX Buy-Side
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Trading Systems
Thomson Reuters is working with FX analytics specialist BestX to enable buy-side participants using Thomson Reuters FXall and FX Trading to streamline analysis of transaction costs, helping them define, achieve and demonstrate best execution.
OCC Makes Management Changes
- 9 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced three additions to its senior management team.
Industry Experts Gather in IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Security, Financial, Infrastructure
IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition (www.ifinsec.com) will be held on 14-15 November 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINSEC is a global, niche and dedicated conference focusing on IT Security technologies and solutions for financial sector.
New Weapon Against the Shadow Economy - Tax Authorities to Receive VAT Information in Real Time
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Tieto and the Federation of Finnish Financial Services have presented an initiative on digitalized value-added tax (VAT) reporting. The new standard would allow companies to report VAT information faster and facilitate real-time reporting. Adopting a uniform standard could help to increase European tax revenues by up to EUR 160 billion a year.
SGX Appoints Michael Luk as Head of Fixed Income Origination and Sales
- 9 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to appoint Michael Luk as the new Head of Fixed Income Origination and Sales, effective 1 January 2017. Reporting to Mr Chew Sutat, SGX Head of Equities & Fixed Income, Mr Luk is tasked with spearheading the growth of SGX’s fixed income businesses through deeper and broader relationships with market participants. This includes extending SGX regional leadership in bond listings and driving institutional...
Comtrade Digital Services Revolutionises Payments World with Viber Banking Platform
- 9 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Banking
Comtrade Digital Services, the leading software engineering services and solutions provider, today announced that it has created an automated banking platform for one of the world’s leading messaging apps, Viber.
ProSight Specialty Insurance Wins Gold and Silver in Best in Biz Awards 2016
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Insurance
ProSight Specialty® Insurance has been named a gold winner in Most Innovative Company of the Year and a silver award winner in Executive Leadership Team of the Year in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts.
FIS Helps Drive Privacy Compliance for Global Financial Institutions
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Security, Data
FIS™, a global leader in financial services technology, and Trunomi, a provider of customer consent management and permissioned personal data-sharing technology, are working to turn the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into an opportunity for financial institutions to improve customer service while complying with the new law.
