Alibaba Group Generated USD 7 Billion of GMV within the First Two Hours of the 2016 11.11 Global Shopping Festival
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Retail Banking
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) announced that more than USD 7 billion (RMB 47.5 billion) of gross merchandise volume (GMV) was settled through Alipay on Alibaba’s China and international retail marketplaces within the first two hours of the 2016 11.11 Global Shopping Festival.
Soldo Reveals First Multi-User Spending Account
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Soldo, the first multi-user spending account, has today announced the official consumer launch of its first product aimed at families who want to get a grip on their everyday finances .
Fiserv Wins 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings Real Results Award for Biometrics Rollout with Gesa Credit Union
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, has received the 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings Real Results Award for Customer Engagement for pioneering the use of Verifast™: Palm Authentication at Gesa Credit Union in Richland, Washington. The Real Results Awards are published in conjunction with the annual IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings, based on 2015 calendar year revenues attributed to...
Citi Introduces Global Digital Wallet: Citi Pay
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Payments
oday, Citibank announced the launch of Citi Pay, a new digital wallet that will provide Citi customers with a simple and fast option for online, in-app and in-store payment needs.
Mizuho Bank Selects Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumX for Risk and Regulatory Reporting
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Compliance, Regulatory Standards, Audit and Reporting
Mizuho Bank’s Netherlands-based subsidiary has successfully implemented Wolters Kluwer’s OneSumXto provide a solution for risk calculations and multi country regulatory reporting. The leading Japanese bank is already an existing Wolters Kluwer customer across a number of European countries.
SETL Welcomes Martin Clements to its Board
- 9 years 10 months ago
- People Moves
SETL, the London based financial blockchain specialist, has appointed national security expert Martin Clements CMG OBE to its board. SETL was launched in July 2015 to deploy a multi-asset, multi-currency institutional payment and settlements infrastructure based on blockchain technology. The SETL system will enable market participants to move cash and assets directly between each other, facilitating the immediate and final settlement of market...
Rightmove Selects jClarity to Improve its Property Search Applications
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
jClarity, the Java performance tuning specialists, today announced that Rightmove, the UK's largest property portal has selected jClarity to improve the performance of their property search applications. Rightmove will benefit from jClarity’s specialist performance diagnostics engine, machine learning algorithms and expert Java advice to improve their users’ property search experience.
National Settlement Depository And iCoinSoft Develop Solutions For Blockchain Assets
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Blockchain
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, develops partnership with iCoinSoft Exchange Platform by icoinsoft.com as part of the HSE{Pro}Fintech program of the Higher School of Economics’ Business Incubator.
Neptune Welcomes Citi and Deutsche Bank to its Network
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Trading Systems
Neptune, the open-standard network for bond pre-trade real-time AXE indications, today announced the addition of Citi and Deutsche Bank to its network. The Neptune network provides a venue for dealers to share information with investors on the bonds that they are looking to buy and sell, making it easier for investors to execute bond transactions.
U.S. Bank AP Optimizer Recognized 2016 New Product of the Year for Business Services
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Cloud, Accounting
The U.S. Bank AP Optimizer has received the Business Intelligence Group’s BIG Award for Business as 2016 New Product of the Year in the Business Services category. The organization’s annual program rewards companies, products and people that are leading their respective industries.
Lending Stream Opts for FICO Analytic Software
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Risk Management, Infrastructure
Analytic software firm FICO announced today that UK short-term lender Lending Stream has built its credit system using the FICO®Decision Management Suite, a platform for developing decision management applications. Lending Stream uses the system during the credit origination process to match credit terms with each applicant's specific risk and repayment ability.
Siemens and Bentley Systems Advance Strategic Alliance
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Infrastructure
Siemens and Bentley Systems announced today that they have formalized a strategic alliance agreement to drive new business value by accelerating digitalization to advance infrastructure project delivery and asset performance in complementary business areas. Siemens and Bentley Systems will initially invest at least Euro 50 million in developing joint solutions to enlarge their respective offerings for infrastructure and industry to the benefit...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. to Acquire Argentis
- 9 years 10 months ago
- M&A Deals
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Argentis based in London, England. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SYNNEX Adds Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud to its CONVERGESolv Secure Networking Portfolio
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Cloud, Security
SYNNEX Corporation, a leading Technology Solutions distributor, announced that its solution providers are now able to source the complete line of Symantec cyber defense products across all vertical markets, platforms and buying programs with the addition of Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud to its CONVERGESolv Secure Networking portfolio. With the proliferation of mobile devices on small-to-medium businesses' (SMB) networks, it is even more...
Apptio Launches the Economic Framework for the Cloud
- 9 years 10 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Apptio, the leading provider of cloud-based Technology Business Management (TBM) software, introduced the “economic framework” for the cloud today at the 2016 TBM Conference. This framework, built into Apptio’s TBM applications, empowers CIOs and their teams to make strategic, informed decisions about how to best embrace cloud solutions in support of their innovation agenda and corporate goals.
