With cybercriminals becoming ever-more sophisticated, and identity fraud reaching epidemic levels in the UK[1], the need for strict customer identification procedures has never been greater for banks and financial institutions.

Funds advised by BC Partners (“BC Partners”) announced the sale of a majority stake in Acuris, a global provider of proprietary financial intelligence, data and analytics, to ION Investment Group ("ION"). ION will acquire a controlling stake in the company from BC Partners and GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. BC Partners and Acuris management are reinvesting and will retain minority ownership.

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, today announced that AllianceBernstein, the global asset management firm, has chosen OpenFin to help accelerate their digital transformation strategy.

The collaboration will help AllianceBernstein modernize their desktop technology infrastructure, allowing integration and interoperability with legacy and third-party applications without the need to rewrite legacy code. AllianceBernstein is now actively migrating .NET and legacy applications onto OpenFin OS, accelerating their movement to web technology.

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain: ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, has participated in the 17th Annual Shari'ah Conference of 

The competition between European insurers has never been greater. As impactful technology becomes cheaper to access and more widely available, insurers must meet customer needs and demands now, or lose their customers forever; outdated products, inefficient processes and poor customer service are no longer acceptable.

As insurance’s ‘moment of truth’, the claims process is a critical priority for insurers. Although complex, condensing ease of access, transparency, speed and quality customer service into the claims process is not just important; today, it is essential.

Childly announced that it has launched its global crypto wallet service, Dove Wallet. Dove Wallet provides cryptocurrency trading markets, and transfer service currently.

Britain’s jobs boom is set to continue in the next quarter as employers continue to shrug off the uncertainty around Brexit with new hires. However, despite the tightening labour market, this confidence has yet to translate into significant salary increases for all but new starters and those with key skills. As recruitment and retention challenges grow, employers are increasingly flexing their recruitment practices and drawing on a wider talent pool to fill vacancies. 

Nutanix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTNX ), a leader in enterprise cloud computing, and Veeam® Software, the leader in Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management™, today announced Nutanix Mine with Veeam. Currently in beta testing with select customers and partners, Nutanix Mine with Veeam combines the best of both companies’ innovation — Nutanix in enterprise cloud computing and Veeam in Cloud Data Management — for a full-stack solution enabling customers to quickly go from project planning to protection without the cost and overhead of standalone systems.

TruNarrative are proud to announce their latest partnership with the UK’s first bank built exclusively for mobile and tablet, Atom bank plc, to provide an AML transaction monitoring and financial crime customer screening and monitoring solution.

Taking blockchain mainstream, Blockchain Live is back and will be returning to London Olympia on 25^th September as a festival of blockchain education. A one-day event, packed with engaging, thought-provoking and quality content, this year Blockchain Live will be moving away from the traditional exhibition model, in to a ground-breaking festival of content and collaboration.