BPC Banking Technologies to Run First Unified Payment System for Ethiopia
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Payments
BPC Banking Technologies, a world leading provider of payment solutions, announces the launch of the national payment system of Ethiopia, EthSwitch S.C. based on SmartVista. As of today for the first time, all 17 of the countries retail banks are connected together via the unified payment system. EthSwitch was formed by all the banks in Ethiopia, and with the backing of the Ethiopian Bankers’ Association and the country’s central bank known as...
Linedata Teams Up with Sycamore to Boost Hedge Fund Community in China
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Fund Management
Linedata partnered with Sycamore Investment Services in Shanghai, to provide a complete front to middle-office service to the hedge fund community in China. The partnership will provide Sycamore’s middle office outsourcing services alongside Linedata’s flagship hedge fund management offering, Linedata Global Hedge. This will create a full service for hedge fund clients in China, in particular allowing those firms without complete fund operations...
SmartStream Launches SmartLabs Innovation Centre and TLM SmartRecs OnDemand Solution
- 10 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) specialist, today announced the launch of its SmartLabs innovation centre, and the release of its first solution TLM SmartRecs OnDemand.
Questrade Adopts Broadridge's End-to-end Foreign Exchange and Liquidity Solution
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems, Foreign Exchange
Broadridge announced that Questrade, an online retail brokerage based in Canada, has adopted Broadridge's end-to-end foreign exchange and liquidity solution, Broadridge FX and Liquidity (FXL).
Sonovate Pointed to Softer Growth of Demand for Contract & Permanent Hires in UK FinTech Sphere
- 10 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, People Moves
Demand for contract and permanent hires is increasing rapidly among UK fintech companies, according to new research from recruitment finance provider, Sonovate. Job advertisements for contract roles increased by 64 percent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and individual roles have become highly sought after. Roles are being advertised at an average day rate of £430.
FIME Achieves Accreditation to Test Smartphones to Latest EMVCo Interoperability & Performance
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Following the inclusion of mobile payments performance and interoperability requirements in the latest EMVCo Specifications, FIME’s international network of laboratories is now accredited to confirm compliance of mobile devices. The specifications address three main areas for mobile devices designed to perform mobile contactless transactions: - Level 1 digital and analog testing to verify the RF signal and protocol exchanges between the...
SaleMove Brings the Valuable Personal Interaction to Intelliflo’s PFP
- 10 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
This summer advisers using Intelliflo’s Personal Finance Portal (PFP) will have the option to interact digitally with their clients via virtual face-to-face meetings, thanks to an integration with SaleMove. This will allow them to securely share and view documents and other information in PFP, safe in the knowledge that all ‘conversations’ are automatically recorded against the client record in Intelligent Office (iO).
Barri and TransferTo Team Up to Boost Mobile Money Transfers in El Salvador
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Mobile Banking
Barri Financial Group, a US-based money transfer service provider, has signed a strategic partnership with TransferTo, a leading B2B mobile payment network, to enable real-time Mobile Money transfers to Tigo Money accounts in El Salvador. For the first time, Barri customers in the US will be able to send Mobile Money to friends and family living in El Salvador within seconds.
Sibos 2016 Geneva Will be Opened by Chairman of the Swiss National Bank
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Banking, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Sibos announces that Thomas J. Jordan, Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, the central bank of Switzerland, will give the opening address at Sibos 2016 in Geneva.
Fiserv Releases Prologue Financials for Accounting Processes
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Accounting, Infrastructure
Fiserv announced the availability of Prologue™ Financials. The fully updated accounting suite features enhanced, built-in automation and controls and a newly designed user interface, enabling users to increase the efficiency of financial accounting processes.
Visa and Marvel Partner to Provide Financial Education via "Guardian" Comic Book
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
Visa and Marvel Custom Solutions unveil the release of a new educational comic book that teaches readers of all ages about personal finance. The new comic, Guardians of the Galaxy: Rocket's Powerful Plan, was released in conjunction with Free Comic Book Day. It combines Marvel's iconic Super Heroes with Visa's financial literacy expertise to introduce readers to fundamental money management concepts. Visa Inc. is also partnering with the Public...
Otkritie Capital Connects to IPC's Financial Markets Network
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems, Cloud
IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, today announced that it continues to grow its rapidly expanding financial marketplace with the addition of Otkritie Capital to the IPC
SBI and Accuity Win in the AML category
- 10 years 4 months ago
- Security, AML and KYC
State Bank of India (SBI) and Accuity win the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Technology Implementation of the Year 2016 at The Asian Banker Awards today.
UK and Singapore Regulators Build FinTech Bridge
- 10 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Singaporean officials and FinTech companies gathered with UK FinTech companies in Downing Street today to celebrate the launch of the UK’s first ever FinTech Bridge, which included the signing of a Regulatory Cooperation Agreement between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The agreement will enable the regulators to refer FinTech firms to their counterparts across the globe. It also sets out how...
Synechron to Acquire Hatstand
- 10 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Synechron announced the acquisition of Hatstand, a global financial services consultancy and capital markets specialist. This acquisition further builds Synechron’s consulting capabilities for world-leading financial institutions in key areas such as cybersecurity, market data and risk and regulatory compliance.
