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Datcom Helps Homeless of Grantham Throughout 2017

9 years 4 months ago
IT Innovations, Infrastructure

A charity event that helps homeless people in Grantham has inspired Lincolnshire IT specialist Datcom to establish a fundraising challenge during 2017. The company, with offices in Grantham and Lincoln, has nominated Grantham Passage as its charity of the year, with the aim of raising as much money as possible.

BP partners with Workday to support global HR modernization

9 years 4 months ago
Cloud, Infrastructure

Workday, Inc. is a leader in providing enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. Today the company announced that BP has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), including Workday Time Tracking, to replace its on-premise legacy HR system as part of a company-wide HR modernization programme.

Japan Exchange Regulation And Tokyo Stock Exchange apply AI to Market Surveillance

9 years 4 months ago
Trading Systems

Japan Exchange Regulation ("JPX-R") and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. ("TSE") have decided to take the groundbreaking move of applying artificial intelligence (AI) to market surveillance operations. JPX-R and TSE have been examining ways to conduct more sophisticated market surveillance using AI technologies developed respectively by NEC Corporation ("NEC") and Hitachi, Ltd. ("Hitachi").

SafeCharge expands in Asia Pacific and becomes a member of UnionPay

9 years 4 months ago
Payments

SafeCharge (AIM: SCH), a leader in advanced payment technologies, has opened an office in Singapore and a satellite office in Hong Kong. In addition to its new offices, SafeCharge has become a member of UnionPay International, a subsidiary of the fast-growing global payment network China UnionPay which is extensively used by Chinese shoppers domestically and internationally.

Asia-Pasific eclipsed North America in Fintech Investments in 2016

9 years 4 months ago
Investment

Global investment in financial technology (fintech) ventures grew 10 percent in 2016, to US$23.2 billion, driven primarily by a wave of blockbuster deals in China, according to Accenture (NYSE:ACN) analysis of data from CB Insights, a global venture-finance data and analytics firm. “Alibaba and JD.com were two major fintech investors this year, as they focus on providing their customers with end-to-end services including payments and lending”

HID Global and Infineon Technologies: Enhance Card Flexibility for Smart Card Manufacturers

9 years 4 months ago
IT Innovations

HID Global®, a global provider of trusted identity solutions, today reported that Infineon Technologies AG became a new partner supplying the chips for its ultra-thin Polycarbonate (PC) ePrelaminate inlay for electronic ID (e-ID) cards. The inlays are more than 30 percent thinner than alternatives enabling space for added security features. The solution uses patented HID DBond™ technology, which is available for high frequency (HF) systems. The...

Risk Ident Reinforces Partnership With Computop

9 years 4 months ago
Payments, Security

Risk Ident, a specialist and leading provider of fraud prevention software within the European market, has strengthened its partnership with Computop, one of the leading payment service providers. The two companies have signed a partnership agreement and, in doing so, are strengthening the existing successful partnership, deploying ‘Device Ident’, a Risk Ident software product capable of identifying cases of online transaction fraud in real time...

Bolero ePresentation Advanced in Ore Shipment From Australia to China

9 years 4 months ago
Trade Finance

Bolero ePresentation solution achieved a major savings in time and cost on a complex shipment of iron ore from Australia to China in November 2016 for Cargill, the worldwide provider of food, agriculture, financial and industrial products and services. This transaction was handled by Cargill’s Metals business with operations in Singapore and China.

Banker's Toolbox Announces Acquisition of Integra Systems

9 years 4 months ago
M&A Deals

Banker's Toolbox, Inc., the leader in Bank Secrecy Act anti-money laundering compliance solutions, announced today the acquisition of Georgia-based Integra Systems.

Swish Payments Changes Brand Name to Truevo

9 years 4 months ago
Payments, e-Payments

Swish Payments Ltd, the Malta-founded card acquirer and payment solutions provider, will be rebranding as Truevo Payments on 1st March 2017.

Sigfox Foundation Collaborates with Three International Conservation Organizations to Give a Voice to Endangered Rhinos with the IoT

9 years 4 months ago
IT Innovations

SIGFOX Foundation announces today at Mobile World Congress 2017, a 6-month experiment for a new rhinoceros tracking system. Involved in the conservation of the endangered species, the Sigfox Foundation is partnering with three of the largest international organizations committed to rhino’s conservation. The first phase of the experiment, called "Now Rhinos Speak", took place from July 2016 to February 2017, on a conservation area protecting 450...

GigSky partners Gemalto for global device connectivity

9 years 4 months ago
Security, Compliance

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, will provide GigSky its On-Demand Connectivity (ODC) services on a GSMA1 compliant embedded SIM (eSIM) with remote management capabilities. Devices enabled with these eSIMs will allow end-users to choose short-term data plans across the globe.

International Compliance Association Represents Two New Certificates

9 years 4 months ago
Security, Financial

The International Compliance Association (ICA) is proud to announce the launch of two new certificates: the ICA Certificate in Combating the Financing of Terrorism and the ICA Certificate in Anti-Corruption

Mastercard Introduces Mobile Payments Technology for Homeless People

9 years 4 months ago
Credit Cards, Mobile Banking

Mastercard has implemented mobile payments technology at Change Please, a social enterprise that allows homeless people to train as specialist baristas and sell coffee.