As the U.S. payments landscape evolves with the migration to EMV chip, popularity of Apple Pay and the anticipated release of Samsung Pay, demand for EMV-ready mobile and contactless payment solutions is rising rapidly. To meet the needs of the growing industry, leading payments consultancy FIME today announced an expansion of their U.S. operations in San Jose, California.

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages, data and payments, today announced the use of Volante Designer within IWIAfrica to enable communication with banks and financial institutions’ systems via SWIFT and FIX messages.

 Since its successful debut at Sibos Hong Kong in 2009, SWIFT’s Innotribe programme has evolved from an experimental Sibos feature to a pioneering innovation initiative that features a series of global events across the year, including the renowned Innotribe forum at Sibos.

Two thirds of accountants (68%) think it is likely that over the next two years a large company in the UK will suffer financial and/or reputational losses due to a spreadsheet-based data failure. This is according to new research¹commissioned by ClusterSeven, a leading provider of end-user computing (EUC) management solutions to global financial services institutions and businesses.

 Gresham Computing plc, a leading provider of real-time financial transaction control and enterprise data integrity solutions, today announced a new CTC contract win with one of the world’s largest insurers.

The FP&A Innovation Summit brings together the largest gathering of finance executives leading FP&A initiatives.

Presentation topics include: 

> Driver Based Modelling 

> Financial Leadership 

> Rolling Forecast Implementation 

> Reducing Financial Reporting 

> The Interplay Between Finance & Strategy 

> Integrated FP&A 

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> Business Partnering 

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Epiq Systems (NASDAQ: EPIQ), a leading global provider of integrated technology solutions for the legal profession, today announced the launch of an office in Frankfurt, Germany consistent with its previously stated goal of expanding its international footprint. The Frankfurt office offers Epiq’s full suite of eDiscovery services, including processing and hosting of electronically stored information (ESI) and document review services. Epiq will also offer managed services through its affiliate Iris Data Services. 

Trunomi, a provider of consent-based Know Your Customer (KYC) data-sharing technology, announced that it closed a $3million capital raise, led by Saturn Partners with additional participation by Fenway Summer, Persistent Ventures and SenaHill Partners.  Bill Guttman, a general partner at Saturn, will join Trunomi’s board.

How can established financial services brands win the ‘Robot Wars’ being waged for the hearts and minds (and wallets) of a generation of investors? (While ensuring the robots always prioritise the best interests of their human customers?)