European Central Bank Selects SIA to Connect to T2S
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Security
The European Central Bank has selected SIA, in partnership with Colt, for its connection to TARGET2-Securities (T2S), the new centralised European platform for the settlement of domestic and cross-border securities transactions. The European Central Bank is expected to migrate to SIA and Colt’s value-added network infrastructure in June 2016. The two companies will also provide the ECB with a message processing solution based on INTERCOPE’s BOX...
The 11th Annual World Takaful Conference to Open its Doors in April
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Trade Finance, Banking
The 11th Annual World Takaful Conference (WTC 2016) will be held on the 11th and 12th of April 2016 at the Dusit Thani in partnership with the leading takaful companies from from the GCC, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe. The Forum is set to gather more than 250 Takaful professionals from around the world comprising of policy makers, dignitaries, central bank representatives, heads of insurance supervision, CEOs of the largest Takaful companies...
BCA Research and FiscalNote Announced Strategic Partnership
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Risk Management
BCA Research, a leading provider of independent investment research, today announced it has partnered with FiscalNote, a technology startup building a revolutionary platform for analyzing government risk, to integrate U.S. policy data and analysis onto BCA’s digital platform BCA Edge.
Misys' Banking Solution Selected by Trade Bank of Iraq
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Misys, the leading financial software company, today announced that it has been selected by Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) as a strategic partner to assist the bank in upgrading to a next generation digital platform in order to gain a competitive edge in Iraq’s growing banking industry.
NovitasPartners and FTCL Announce their Merger
- 10 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
NovitasPartners and FTCL, two boutique corporate finance firms specialising in the fintech sector, today announce their merger to meet the growing demand for corporate finance advisory services from clients within the payments, data, financial software, market infrastructure, business process outsourcing, and securities services subsectors.
Ripple to Sponsor Corporate Financial Supply Chain Innovations Event
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Supply Chain Finance
Global Financial Settlement Solutions Provider Ripple to Sponsor Corporate Financial Supply Chain Innovations Event in Greater Copenhagen April 26-27, 2016.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is First in Institutional Investor's 2016 Europe Rankings
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Banking
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is tops in Europe.
Egyptian Government to Partner with Visa to Enhance Electronic Payments in Egypt
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Banking, Infrastructure
The Egyptian government, represented by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Planning, this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Visa Inc., to enable electronic payment of government subsidies to 22 million Egyptian families.
Western Union Partners with Viber to Offer Fast Way to Money Transfer
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, and Viber, a leading mobile messaging app with 664M+ unique users worldwide, today announced an agreement to offer a fast and simple way to send money to friends and family virtually anywhere in the world from the convenience of the Viber app. Leveraging the recently released WU® ConnectSM platform, the collaboration between Western Union and Viber will focus on three key...
BearingPoint Named Technology Provider of the Year at Central Banking Award 2016
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint wins the prestigious Central Banking Award 2016 in the category “Technology Provider of the Year.” The judging panel honored BearingPoint for ABACUS/Regulator, a leading-edge data collection and regulatory analytics platform for central banks and supervisory authorities. The award will be officially handed over at the annual Central Banking Awards in London on March 3, 2016.
Chubb Global Markets Announces New Hire
- 10 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Chubb Global Markets, the London-based wholesale insurance division of Chubb, announced today the appointment of the leaders of its marine team, with immediate effect.
Thomson Reuters Announces Strategic Partnership with Wood Mackenzie
- 10 years 6 months ago
Thomson Reuters has forged a strategic alliance with Wood Mackenzie a global leader in commercial intelligence for the energy, chemicals, metals and mining industry. The alliance offers Thomson Reuters customers direct access to Wood Mackenzie underlying oil supply chain fundamental data and research reports within Thomson Reuters Eikon, the company’s flagship desktop platform, and through its dedicated data feed for commodities, Thomson Reuters...
Allegro to Launch Trading & Risk Management Solution
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Risk Management
Allegro Development Corporation, a leading provider of commodity management software, announced today the launch of Allegro Horizon, addressing the commodity trading and risk management needs of the agriculture and forestry, oil and gas, chemical manufacturing, food manufacturing and utilities industries. The new solution will provide optimal trading position visibility, driving profitability through risk mitigation, financial controls and...
BKM Announces Formation of FinTech Istanbul
- 10 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Turkish BKM announced that it's collaborating with academics from Istanbul University and Ozyegin University to launch a framework for the country's startup ecosystem through the formation of FinTech Istanbul.
Tradeweb introduces electronic US ETF trading platform
- 10 years 6 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Management
Tradeweb Markets, a provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, launched an electronic over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace for U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs).
