Gemalto announced a next-generation key management solution, SafeNet Virtual KeySecure, for simpler and stronger cloud security. Companies can extend their data protection policies to private and public clouds and centralize encryption and key management operations across multiple cloud environments. 

Nordea has supplemented the prospectus dated 16 February 2018 related to the merger of Nordea Bank AB (publ) into Nordea Holding Abp (Nordea Finland) and the subsequent listing of the shares in Nordea Finland. The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority has today approved the supplement to the prospectus, which relates to the publication of the interim report of the Nordea Group on 19 July 2018 and includes certain additional updates.

Vayana Network, India’s largest 3^rd party Short-Term Trade Finance (STTF) platform, today announced crossing the USD 1 billion mark of trade financing on its network.  Vayana’s simple, cloud-based Network enables businesses and their trade partners get easy, digital and fast access to financing from Financial Institutions (FIs), such as Banks and NBFCs, at better than market rates.

Today The ID Co. announced that it has been working with CYBG on integrating its DirectID Open Banking Platform into the Bank’s B mobile banking app. B offers customers an intuitive mobile app, with a range of interactive tools designed to offer customers a single place to manage their financial and lifestyle needs, helping them become more financially fit.  CYBG recently launched its aggregation service, allowing customers to see their current account details and balances from all major banks and building societies within the B app.

 FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading services, today announced it has been selected to be the primary market data provider for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. Starting later this year, FactSet will deploy its Market Data solution to more than 15,000 wealth management professionals across Merrill Lynch.

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Actant’s fully hosted solution now accessible by all members of the QuantHouse API Ecosystem

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that Actant’s derivative trading solutions have now been added to the ever-growing QuantHouse API Ecosystem.  

One of the things I've noticed since working in the payments space are the tribes and the tension/conflict/cooperation/outright hostility ……

The first of these, and longest running is the tension between card schemes and issuer & acquirer banks. Every one wants a piece of the transaction and to take some margin to run their part of the value chain. This becomes a 3 way fight when you add in Merchants who, perhaps understandably, feel the customer is "theirs".

Kamakura Corporation reported today that UAE-based RAKBANK has signed an agreement to implement Kamakura's solutions for its balance sheet management and funds transfer pricing. The Bank has selected Kamakura's system after a comprehensive evaluation of available options.