Stuart Alderoty Joins CIT Group as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
- 9 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
CIT Group, a leading provider of commercial lending and leasing services, today announced the appointment of Stuart Alderoty, 57, as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Mr. Alderoty will join CIT from HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. where he served as General Counsel since November of 2010. Mr. Alderoty will begin at CIT once he completes his garden leave from HSBC. He will serve on CIT’s Executive Management...
IMM’s eWorkflow Technology Integrated with Fiserv XP2
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
IMM, a provider of eTransaction automation for the modern business enterprise, announced today that its eWorkflow technology is now fully integrated with Fiserv’s XP2® credit union account processing system. Credit unions can now use IMM’s eWorkflow technology to extend XP2 functionality and further streamline key multistep processes, promoting accuracy and compliance across the credit union.
The Bank of England Unveils the New Fiver
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Payments
The Bank of England’s first polymer note – the New Fiver featuring Sir Winston Churchill – enters circulation today, Tuesday 13 September. The New Fiver is cleaner, safer and stronger. The introduction of polymer banknotes allows for a new generation of security features which make it even harder to counterfeit. The note is also resistant to dirt and moisture and so remains in better condition for longer. The strength of the polymer material...
McKay Brothers International Claims Lowest Latency for Transatlantic Market Data Service
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
McKay Brothers International (MBI) has reduced transatlantic latency on its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service to the lowest available for financial market data services. QED’s new transatlantic fiber capability combined with McKay’s extremely low latency microwave on land in the US and across Europe sets a new speed benchmark for market data services. The improvement in transatlantic latency extends a long history of upgrades. The QED service...
Compuware Finds Many Financial Service Institutions are Ill-Prepared for the Recently GDPR
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Compuware Corporation, the world’s leading mainframe-dedicated software company, today released new research that reveals many financial service institutions are ill-prepared for the recently agreed EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and are at risk of falling foul of its rules around the use and control of personal data. Key findings include: · Just over half (56%) of financial service institutions are well briefed on the GDPR...
ABN AMRO Opts Verint Workforce Management™ to Enhance Customer Engagement Processes
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Verint® Systems announced that one of the Netherlands’ leading financial services organisations, ABN AMRO, is using its Verint Workforce Management™ software to enhance customer engagement processes. Leveraging the Verint solution, ABN AMRO has met an ambitious target of providing contact with an agent within 40 seconds of an enquiry 90 percent of the time. The WFM software also has helped increase employee satisfaction by up to 20 percent, as...
Misys Taps Interact for Centralised and Integrated Intranet Platform
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Misys, a global financial software company, has selected Interact, an intelligent cloud based intranet platform, to better connect its global workforce and unlock hidden knowledge stored within the organisation. By implementing Interact, the firm hopes that content will be more readily accessible and engagement with content will increase, improving employees’ effectiveness in their duties and their commitment to the business culture.
Minister Supports Prompt Payment Code and Success in Changing Payment Culture
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Payments
New measures to support the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) and drive a culture of better payment practice have been confirmed in a letter to PPC signatories from Margot James, Minister for Small Business and Philip King, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM).
People More Concerned about Online Financial & Medical Records Being Hacked than Private Family Details
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Security
Centrify, the leader in securing enterprise identities against cyberthreats, today released findings from its 2016 Consumer Trust research study that examined consumer attitudes toward hacking, including what information people most fear being hacked, how often people change their passwords and how aware they are when a hack does occur.
Vigiglobe launches TRIGGR
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Vigiglobe, the specialist in real-time social media analytics, launches TRIGGR.
Teradata Delivers Hybrid Cloud with New Technology Advancements
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Hybrid clouds
Teradata, a leading analytics solutions company, is delivering on the promise of Hybrid Cloud with new technology advancements that provide extreme flexibility, resource agility and analytic freedom. Teradata is breaking down the borders of yesterday’s single system, single technology analytics and empowering companies to analyse data where they want, when they want, and across the
C2FO Investigates SMEs Focused on Growth Despite Brexit in Europe and US Elections
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Investment Management
C2FO, the world’s market for working capital®, today announced the results of its annual Working Capital Outlook Survey, which found that the majority of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are more concerned about competition from emerging markets and higher interest rates than the effects of Brexit and the upcoming US presidential elections. Despite these concerns, SMEs are focused on long-term growth and adopting alternative financing...
Neyber Welcomes Dionne Lewis Appointed as Head of Marketing
- 9 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
Neyber, a provider of financial employee benefits, today announces the appointment of Dionne Lewis to the newly created role of Head of Marketing. Dionne joins the award-winning Neyber team having successfully driven forward Aon's Employee Benefits market leading EB propositions for the past 6 years. Whilst at Aon, Dionne managed teams charged with planning and executing marketing strategies for Aon's On-line Benefits platform BigBlue, Health...
Argentina’s CSD Joins SWIFT to Enhance the Nation’s Capital Markets Revitalization
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Financial
SWIFT announced that Argentina’s CSD, Caja de Valores, is now fully operational directly on its network. In an effort to increase efficiency and resilience in Argentina’s capital markets, the CSD is executing all its international transactions via SWIFT.
RIMES Unveils First Buy-Side Compliance Surveillance Solution for Market Abuse Regulation
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Security and Compliance
RIMES, the leading provider of managed data services for the buy-side, is today announcing the launch of RegFocus, the first buy-side monitoring and detection solution for the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). It is designed to meet regulatory obligations under MAR and many other surveillance regulations, reducing buy-side firms’ risk of insider dealing and market manipulation.
