Hewlett Packard Enterprise OpenNFV Partner Program Welcomes Italtel
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Italtel, a multinational corporation specializing in Network Functions Virtualization (NFV), Software Defined Networking (SDN) and All-IP communications, today announced it has joined the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) OpenNFV Partner Program as an official Application Partner to help Communications Service Providers(CSPs) launch new services faster, easier and more cost-effectively through the virtualization of their network functions.
IBM and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa complete first blockchain project
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain
IBM and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced today the completion of their first blockchain project to improve the bank's ability to verify customer identity. The result of this successful pilot is an operational permissioned blockchain network that provides a view of customer identity to enable compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. This demonstrates the disruptive capabilities of blockchain technology beyond common transaction-...
Chubb Strengthens its Cyber Risk Team with New Hires
- 9 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Chubb today announced that it is strengthening the cyber risk team serving its London wholesale and UK and Ireland retail clients, with the appointment of two dedicated underwriters. With cyber risk insurance demand expected to increase 150% by 20201, the appointments reflect the company's focus on further building its technical expertise and leadership position in this emerging risk class, to help meet client needs.
CLS Group Welcomes Wells Fargo as a Settlement Member
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
CLS Group (CLS), a leading provider of risk management and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, today announced that Wells Fargo has joined as a settlement member. Wells Fargo joins 64 other settlement member banks in becoming a direct participant in CLS’s settlement and risk mitigation system – which settles approximately USD5 trillion a day on behalf of its clients.
Seamless Makes SEQR Contactless Using NFC Technology
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Seamless mobile payment solution SEQR is launching contactless payments in Sweden using NFC technology (Near Field Communication). Contactless makes it possible to pay with SEQR at point of sale (POS) terminals that support NFC which is featured on almost all modern terminals, Consequently it is now possible to pay with SEQR in any store that supports the functionality in Sweden or abroad, even if a retailer has no...
AfDB and ASEA Sign MoU to Develop Africa’s Capital Markets
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA) signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to amplify the impact of their strategically aligned joint efforts to promote resources mobilization to fund Africa’s economic growth. This MoU will provide a collaborative framework for harmonizing and coordinating the efforts of AfDB, the premier international development financial institution for Africa...
IBM to Establish Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain
IBM plans to establish the first IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapore.
MGT Unveils Bitcoin and Blockchain Project
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain, Security
MGT Capital Investments, Inc disclosed the details of the initial phase of a large scale Bitcoin mining operation designed to position the Company as a leader in Blockchain technologies.
John Kim Joins Fiserv's Board of Directors
- 9 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
Fiserv announced the appointment of John Kim to its board of directors.
Computop Integrates Amazon Payments Interface
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
With the payment method, Amazon Payments, over 300 million Amazon customers worldwide can make an order online with just a few clicks, without having to complete the registration process on the online store. Customers simply login using their Amazon account during checkout, select a delivery address and payment method stored in their Amazon user account and click the purchase button.
ABBYY Makes Business Monitoring Add-on for its FlexiCapture Platform
- 9 years 9 months ago
- BPM, Infrastructure
ABBYY, a leading provider of recognition, data capture and language-based text analytics technologies today announced the availability of a new Business Monitoring add-on for solutions built using the ABBYY FlexiCapture platform. Providing service level metrics, real-time processing information, and historical process data, the Business Monitoring module adds transparency to business processes so that an organisation can more effectively...
EMVCo and FIDO Alliance Partner on Mobile Payment Authentication
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Payments, Authentication Technology
EMVCo, the global payment specification body, and the FIDO Alliance, an industry consortium developing open, interoperable authentication standards, have announced they will collaborate and review how FIDO authentication standards can support EMV® payment use cases. A key aim of the initiative is to investigate providing simpler and stronger authentication for cardholders making mobile payments using on-device authenticators, such as biometrics...
Contego Achieves Cyber Essentials PLUS Certification
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Security
Contego, the multi-source fraud detection platform, today announced that it had achieved the Cyber Essentials PLUS certification, a government backed, industry supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against cyber attacks.
State Street to Test GlobalCollateral's Margin Settlement Messaging Service
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
DTCC-Euroclear GlobalCollateral Ltd, a joint venture (JV) of Euroclear and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), today announced that State Street Corporation has agreed to participate in a pilot program to test the JV’s Margin Settlement Messaging Service.
Transatel DataSIM Continues its Global Expansion in Russia
- 9 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Transatel DataSIM's global connectivity solution is now covering the vast land of Russia, making it the 48th country under Transatel DataSIM's network. Comprised of 85 "federal subjects"[1], Russia's territories create obstacles for travelers toobtain a SIM card and understand the complex pricing. Transatel DataSIM's innovative technology allows travelers to overpass the hassle of swapping multiple SIM cards and paying different rates. Travelers...
