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Standard Chartered appoints first group chief innovation officer

Standard Chartered has appointed its first group chief innovation officer, promoting head of risk innovation Anju Patwardhan to the newly-created position.

Patwardhan will shape the bank’s strategic innovation agenda across its global network under the aegis of incoming CIO Michael Gorriz. 

A physicist and aerospace engineer by training, Gorriz will join the bank in the third quarter of 2015 from current employer Daimler. 

Having issued three profit warnings last year, Standard Chartered is in the midst of a major shakeup designed to save $400 million in 2015.

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Citizen's Bank Signs Up Five-year IT ops Deal With IBM

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has signed a five-year IT services agreement with Citizens Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned banking subsidiary of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG), to transition its back-end technology infrastructure to a managed services environment.

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Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Wins More Asian Clients

Sri Lanka’s Commercial Bank and Hatton National Bank sign up to use leading solution for IFRS 

Sri Lanka’s two largest private commercial banks – Commercial Bank of Ceylon (CBB) and Hatton National Bank (HNB) – are the latest Asian institutions to have signed up to use the OneSumX Finance solution developed by Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. The firms will use the solution for the implementation of IFRS. They are the first banks in the country to become compliant with the international reporting standards.

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US Bank Tops Consumer Trust Charts

Privacy and information security research firm the Ponemon Institute announced the results of its 11th annual Privacy Trust Study for Retail Banking, measuring consumer perceptions of trustworthiness for retail banking institutes.

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TCS Launches Platform For North American Banks

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions company, today announced the launch of TCS BaNCS Digital, a solution designed specifically for financial institutions in North America.

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Accenture Launches Analytics Applications For Financial Services Firms

Accenture (ACN) is launching seven advanced analytics applications for the financial services industry, including banking and insurance companies, to simplify analytics decision-making by placing insight at users’ fingertips.

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Mary Schapiro Joins To LSEG As Non-Executive Director

London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG” or the “Group”) today announces that Mary Schapiro will join the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect 1 July 2015.

Mary brings considerable experience and a deep understanding of US financial markets, which will be of significant benefit to the Group as it expands its operations in North America.

Chris Gibson-Smith, Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group plc, commented:

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SuMi TRUST goes live with Lombard Risk REPORTER

Lombard Risk Management plc (LSE: LRM) ("Lombard Risk"), a leading provider of integrated regulatory reporting and collateral management for the financial services industry, is pleased to announce that the London branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank has successfully gone live with Lombard Risk REPORTER for Bank of Engla

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Crowdfunding industry in Asia leaps forward

Leading international crowdfunding platform 

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SunGard Wins 2015 Alternative Investment Award for Global Corporate Actions Processing Solution

SunGard has won Wealth & Finance International’s 2015 Alternative Investment Award for its XSP solution in the “Best Equities Broker/Dealer - USA” category. These awards recognize and pay tribute to groundbreaking, forward-thinking and client-friendly businesses across a wide spectrum of global industries and sectors.

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