H.I.G. Growth Partners Completes Strategic Investment in SCUF Gaming

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Investment

H.I.G. Growth Partners (“H.I.G.”), the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, announced that it has completed a strategic investment in SCUF Gaming (“SCUF” or the “Company”), the leading designer, manufacturer, and e-commerce platform for sales of advanced feature, customized gaming controllers and accessories for use on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.

Thomson Reuters to Acquire Clarient Global LLC and Avox Limited

• 9 years 1 month ago
• M&A Deals

Thomson Reuters has signed definitive agreements to acquire Clarient Global LLC and Avox Limited. Clarient is a leading global Know Your Customer ("KYC") and client reference data platform owned and used by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC"), Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BNY Mellon, and State Street, among others. Avox is a leading supplier of legal entity data, hierarchies and identifiers on...

First NBC Welcomes Carl J. Chaney as Chief Executive Officer

• 9 years 1 month ago
• People Moves

First NBC Bank Holding Company (NASDAQ: FNBC) ("First NBC" or "the company") today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Carl J. Chaney as Chief Executive Officer, effective upon regulatory approval. Mr.

Equinix Acquires IO UK's Data Center Business

• 9 years 1 month ago
• M&A Deals

Equinix, Inc., the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that it has closed a transaction for the purchase of IO UK's data center operating business in Slough, United Kingdom. The facility, which will be renamed LD10, is in close proximity to Equinix's existing Sloughdata center campus and will help meet growing demand for digital infrastructure connectivity in the United Kingdom and Europe.  

UBS and TradingScreen Sign Global Multi-Asset Deal

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Trading Systems

 TradingScreen, the leader in electronic trading solutions, has signed a new commercial deal with UBS AG. The deal is global and covers all listed asset classes.

4finance Marks EUR 4 Billion Loans Milestone

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Alternative Finance

4finance Group S.A. (the “Group”), Europe’s largest online and mobile consumer lending group, announces that it has issued more than EUR 4 billion in loans since the Group was established in 2008. The milestone, passed in January 2017, follows a year of accelerated growth for 4finance in which it issued more than 3.5 million loans across 17 countries, totalling over EUR 1.1 billion, more than any previous year.

Capgemini Distinguished as an Advanced Thought Leader in Global Insurance IT Outsourcing by Everest Group

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Consultancy

Capgemini, a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing services, announced today that for the second consecutive year it has maintained its position as a leader and star performer in Everest Group’s IT Outsourcing in Global Insurance PEAK Matrix™ Assessment. Capgemini achieved this recognition by demonstrating strong insurance business growth through multiple new domain-focused solutions and continued investments in its global...

ingage Leads UK Fintech Showcase Down Under

• 9 years 1 month ago
• FinTech StartUps

ingage, the corporate access and investor relations (IR) software company, today announced that it has been selected by the UK Department of Trade to take part in the first fintech mission to Australia. Taking place in March, the trade delegation will showcase eleven leading UK fintech companies to the Australian Financial Services industry in a series of targeted events in Sydney and Melbourne.

Mahindra Comviva Receives Three Nominations at the GSMA Glomo Awards

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Payments, Infrastructure

 Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions, today announced that it has received three nominations at the GSMA Glomo awards in the “Best Mobile Payment Solutions” and “Best Mobile Product, Application or Service for Women in Emerging Markets” categories.  Winners of the awards will be presented during the Mobile World Congress, which takes place 27 February – 2 March in Barcelona.

Icon Solutions Partners with Featurespace to Provide Real-time Fraud Protection for Instant Payments

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Security, Fraud Detection

 Icon Solutions the specialist provider of instant payments technology, has today announced that it is partnering with Featurespace, the world’s leading supplier of Adaptive Behavioural Analytics technology.

Nasdaq Commodities and Saxo Bank Team Up to Expand Access to Nordic Power Products

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Trading Systems, Risk Management

Nasdaq Commodities and Saxo Bank A/S today announce a collaboration to offer small and medium sized companies (SME) in the Nordic region direct access to Nordic Power futures on Saxo’s fully integrated trading and risk management platform. The addition of Nasdaq Nordic power products on SaxoTraderGO, offers Saxo’s clients access to a liquid product at the most established power market in Europe. With Saxo, clients can hedge their energy and...

Transalis and ABBYY Form Strategic Alliance

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Data

ABBYY, a leading global provider of technologies and solutions to action information, and Transalis, the UK’s number one provider of B2B Digital Integration Managed Services, today announced a strategic alliance to help organisations unlock the value of information to realise the true benefits of Integration Brokerage – connecting multiple, disparate data sources for one single view of assets.

Genpact to Acquire the Item Processing Assets of Fiserv Australia

• 9 years 1 month ago
• M&A Deals

AcadiaSoft Hub Named “OTC Infrastructure Service of the Year” by Risk

• 9 years 1 month ago
• Derivatives and OTC Derivatives, Risk Management, Infrastructure

AcadiaSoft, Inc. has received Risk’s 2017 “OTC Infrastructure Service of the Year” Award for its AcadiaSoft Hub. The annual awards are the longest-running awards program for firms in the derivatives and risk management industry. The awards presentation was hosted in London on January 25.

Financial Inclusion Drives Worldwide ATM Usage

• 9 years 1 month ago
• ATMs

Research from RBR shows the number of ATM cash withdrawals worldwide grew by 10% in 2015, the fastest rate since 2011 Cash withdrawals reach 99 billion per year 99 billion cash withdrawals were made worldwide in 2015 according to international research and consulting firm RBR. Figures from the firm’s annual ATM research shows the number of withdrawals rose in all regions with the most notable increases seen in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East...