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The Bots Opening the Banking Backdoor

Technology has completely transformed the way we bank. Consumers and businesses are demanding immediate transactions on the move and the use of mobile banking apps is sky-rocketing. 

In recent months, we’ve seen a rapid shift towards a new breed of digital-only banks such as Monzo and Tandem, which are meeting expectations for real-time payments, detailed insights on spending and fast customer service. They are forcing traditional banking providers to rapidly pick up the pace of digital transformation and overhaul their customer offers.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 11:19
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Cyber-attack: Return to Normal Operations

Following our previous announcement regarding the cyber-attack which impacted Saint-Gobain on June 27, 2017, we are pleased to announce that the last operations which were still experiencing difficulties returned to normal at the start of the week.

Saint-Gobain's teams have made all efforts to minimize disruption to our customers and since early July the vast majority of our businesses have been operating normally. No personal data was disclosed to any third party. We do not expect the event to have any future commercial impact.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:52
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Sub-Saharan African Driving Mobile Money Market - GSMA

Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than half of all mobile money deployments worldwide and is pioneering a range of new mobile money use cases, according to new GSMA data. 

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:45
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Yieldport Reveals Alternative Finance Community Platform

Amsterdam based yieldport.com announced it has launched a community platform for investors seeking higher yield. 

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:39
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Credit Suisse Remodels Online Platform

For the revamp of its Online Banking platform, Credit Suisse worked closely with private and corporate clients with the aim of developing functionalities that match their needs as closely as possible. 

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:32
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Financial IT
Axioma Names Thomas Severance Chief Revenue Officer

Axioma announced today the appointment of Thomas D. Severance to the newly created position of Senior Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer. 

Severance was previously at IHS Markit for six years, where he most recently served as Managing Director, Markit Analytics, heading its risk strategy and analytics business in the Americas.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:28
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Dubai Bodies Team on Islamic FinTech Initiatives

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the $7.4 trillion Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), as part of its commitment to Islamic finance under the DIFC 2024 Strategy and in line with the vision of ‘Dubai: The Capital of Islamic Economy’.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:20
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Dream Payments Opens New Brunswick Centre

Dream Payments, a leading financial technology (fintech) company that operates a payments cloud to power commerce and payments across mobile devices and the Internet of Things (IoT), proudly announces the opening of its first Centre of Excellence in Moncton, New Brunswick. 

The company's first Canadian office outside of Toronto is ramping up to support Dream's rapid growth in both the Canadian and US market. It will house the majority of Dream's technical team, including existing senior employees who have immigrated to Canada from offices in Russia and Vietnam.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:11
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Quark Acquired by Parallax Capital Partners to Support Accelerated Growth

Quark Software Inc. announced today that it has been acquired by Parallax Capital Partners, LLC (Parallax), a Southern California-based software-focused private equity firm. The new owners intend to help Quark accelerate the adoption of its transformational content automation solutions through investment in organic growth and acquisitions. 

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 08:03
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Westwood Holdings Group and Aviva Investors Strategic Partnership: Update

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. is pleased to announce an update regarding our long-term strategic partnership with Aviva Investors in the global convertibles asset class.

Thursday, July 13, 2017 - 07:56
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