Over 150 financial and IT industry specialists attended the annual Linedata Exchange Europe conference in London, debating the industry’s readiness for the implementation of MiFID II in 2018.

Matt Gibbs, Front Office Product Manager at Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, highlighted that despite the delay in MiFID II’s implementation date, firms must review whether they will have done enough to remain leading players in their field. 

VocaLink's campaign, which was launched to raise employee awareness of the various forms of cyber threats that the company is exposed to on a daily basis, was celebrated for its pioneering approach to cyber security. VocaLink was shortlisted alongside a number of companies, before winning the coveted award, in a highly competitive category.

Transparency and the multi-channel nature of modern banking makes the question of security, trust and reputation more critical than ever. Security is transforming from a technology feature into an ace in the hole for banks in order to sell their products. Powerful identity management software and an MFA (multi – factor authentication) strategy enable organisations to kill two birds with one stone – solve the problems of IT security and attract new customers.

 ​Xero announced the highly anticipated release of the Xero content pack integration with Microsoft Power BI.  The Xero content pack will deliver Xero’s 700,000+ users access to analyse their own small business data, based on twenty-five pre-built tiles that surface insights so small businesses and their advisors can make smart, data-driven decisions in minutes.

 Jumio, the leading digital ID verification company today announced that  Krypto Commerce, a Spanish based crypto-currency specialist has chosen Jumio to provide know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) services for their new product, the PoolMiners Card.

When someone sends me something interesting, I can’t help but share it so this insight from Susan Visser came at just the right moment.  Susan and I have exchanged various ideas over the years, so here’s her view of the key Fintech trends.

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Lanware, a provider of outsourced technology solutions for investment firms and financial institutions, has achieved the Good Accredited Standard for 2016, in recognition of the high standards of service provided to its customers.

The implementation of accounting standard IFRS 9, due in 2018, is revealing itself to be a transformational event for the banking industry, according to a new paper from Wolters Kluwer