LexisNexis® Bridger Insight® XG is a fully integrated compliance platform that helps organizations to consolidate compliance procedures, alleviate risk of fraud and strengthen the KYC processes such as account validation, screening and overall due diligence. The solution serves an integral part of the organizations’ compliance programs within such rules as OFAC, Bank Secrecy Act and USA PATRIOT Act. Bridger Insight® XG combines a set of compliance data and sanctions expertise delivered by WorldComplianceTM Data in addition to the filtering software.

Algomi, the network company providing information-matching solutions for the optimisation of fixed income liquidity, has announced the roll-out of its award winning sell-side engine, Synchronicity, as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. 

Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on investing in growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, today announced that it has purchased a controlling stake in Green Distribution, a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of heat transfers and screen printed custom apparel.

Cambridge Trust Company announced human resources veteran, Pilar Pueyo, as their new Senior Vice President, Human Resources Director. She previously served a Director of Human Resources at Boston Private Bank & Trust Company for 16 years. Ms. Pueyo succeeds Noreen Briand, who was with Cambridge Trust Company for 31 years before retiring in June.

Banc Intranets, a provider of secure, web-based enterprise content management solutions for financial institutions, announced that Frontier Bank of Texas has selected DirectorsLink® web-based board portal to increase savings and strengthen director oversight.

• Unified Goldmoney service features a simplified user experience and operates under three divisions of the Goldmoney brand: Personal, Business, and Wealth.

It’s August – the quietest month in business.  Everyone I email sends back an out of office autoreply, and yet I’m here still blogging.  So what to blog about?  Well, this month might be a little inconsistent, but I do love posting funny stories in bank branches.  The reason is (a) they’re funny and (b) it reminds you why we have bank branches.  So here’s some of the best from [the customer is] 

Scottrade, Inc., a leading financial services firm, today released a powerful social media intelligence platform for its trading clients on the ScottradeELITE platform.

Meed, the Santa Monica-based company committed to bringing socially-conscious innovation to the financial sector, today announced that Rocío Cavazos had joined Meed to head up its operations across Latin America. Ms. Cavazos had previously been Head of Credit at Deutsche Bank’s Global Social Finance group, overseeing investments in enterprises serving the base of the socio-economic pyramid in the financial services, energy and health sectors.