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ClearSky & Trend Micro Track Politically Motivated Global Cyber Attack
A new report on the group known as "CopyKittens" details its increased activity in support of its political ambitions.
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 10:54
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African IT Group EOH acquires UK’s Rinedata

Listed technology group EOH has announced the acquisition of 100% of Rindedata, an IT consultancy specialising in cloud solutions for the Office of Finance for an undisclosed sum.

Founded in 1996, Rinedata’s core focus is to help the finance function transform, drive efficiency and obtain real-time visibility into business performance through cloud technology.  Services include consulting and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP), corporate performance management (CPM), and business intelligence (BI) solutions.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 10:50
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Marusan Goes Live with Fidessa for Wholesale Agency Trading

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that Marusan Securities Co., Ltd., an independent securities company headquartered in Tokyo, has gone live with Fidessa for its wholesale agency trading business. Fidessa is the leading system of choice in the Japanese market with 11 domestic security firms now using it for their wholesale agency trading.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 10:38
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Comment on Implementation of the New AML Watchdog OPBAS

Any action which strengthens defences against financial crime and provides organisations with further clarity around required standards is a step in the right direction. By encouraging further public-private collaboration, the government is following in the footsteps of other successful anti-money laundering initiatives. In particular the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT), which has helped banks and law enforcement agencies to arrest more people, restrain more assets and flag more cases of suspected money laundering in the last two years.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 10:13
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Lexmark named a leader in Quocirca MPS Vendor Landscape sixth consecutive year

Lexmark International, Inc., a global imaging solutions leader, today announced it has been positioned for the sixth consecutive year as a leader in managed print services (MPS) by leading European-based industry analyst firm Quocirca.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 10:00
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Collaboration Trumps Competition in Indian Financial Services
The FinTech ecosystem in India has evolved significantly since its emergence and has witnessed a shift from its traditionally competitive nature to a more collaborative one, where both startups and incumbents are looking for growth through partnerships.
Research conducted by Startupbootcamp FinTech Mumbai and PwC on the Indian FinTech ecosystem has found that the open innovation paradigm is increasingly been adopted by many traditional financial institutions, albeit in different ways and intensities:
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:56
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IPC Named 'Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider' in Waters Technology Rankings 2017

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, has been voted by customers “Best Trading Floor Communication System Provider” in the Waters Rankings for the seventh consecutive year and twelfth time in the 14 years of the readers’ choice awards competition.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:55
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UniCredit has started testing with the first pan-European instant payment solution, RT1

UniCredit and EBA CLEARING today announced that UniCredit has started testing with RT1, EBA CLEARING’s pan-European, real-time payment platform. This test phase is a key milestone for UniCredit in its preparations to roll out euro instant payment products to its customer base across Europe.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:40
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Financial IT
Mitek appoints SaaS industry veteran René Hendrikse as VP and MD for EMEA

Mitek (NASDAQ:MITK) (www.miteksystems.com), a global leader in mobile capture and identity verification software solutions, today announced the appointment of SaaS industry veteran René Hendrikse as Vice President and Managing Director for EMEA. René has been appointed to accelerate Mitek's growth in Europe and bring its market-leading mobile identity verification solutions to new vertical markets.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:32
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Citi Collaborates with Cornell Tech

Citigroup Inc. (“Citi”) today announced a collaboration with Cornell Tech, the revolutionary graduate institution, to engage with Cornell University students, faculty, researchers, startups and other companies, and create closer ties between academia and industry.'

Tuesday, July 25, 2017 - 09:00
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