Unisys Corporation announced that its Appointment Manager (AM) solution for financial services institutions is now available via the Microsoft Azure public cloud service. AM manages all aspects of a customer’s appointment from initial contact, to automated reminders, through to completion of the appointment.

I’ve spent decades preaching transformation and the easiest way to shut me up is ask: Where’s the business case? This is the question normally asked by the mealy-mouthed cynical financial controlling banker in the audience …

A Thomson Reuters report reveals that 88 percent of financial institutions will work strategically across regulatory agencies over the next two years. Financial institutions are recognizing the benefits of harmonized approaches to data management, enabling them to leverage data commonalities that exist across multiple global regulations. The major benefit identified by 79 percent of respondents was consistency of data across the business, followed by organizational efficiencies (63 percent), cost savings (50 percent) and a reduction in data sources used (44 percent).

Wirecard and Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, are broadening the range of functionalities available for Orange’s mobile wallet app ‘Orange Cash’ in France. The mobile payment solution that is supported by the German payment expert has been extended to the new ‘Orange Cash Jeune’ offer, which is aimed at young users. The new feature enables the use of mobile payment for teenage kids up to 18 years under their parent’s charge.

 Michel Jacobs, EVP, Head of New Market Strategy, iGTB  explaining  what real-time payment is and what impact  it brings to  global markets.

Financial services providers, if they want to retain the loyalty of their small business customers, need to provide a more considered offering than they currently do. Research we conducted last year showed that 68% of SMEs are willing to look elsewhere for financial services, and that more than half are tempted to switch banks to get the service they require.

Financial IT speaks with Al Carpetto, EVP, Business Head Americas, iGTB about contextual banking at Sibos 2016.

Solgari, the global provider of the world’s first complete enterprise cloud business communication software solution, has today announced the launch of the Solgari User Application Suite (SUAS), as part of its modular Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) communications platform. Providing every cloud telephony and business communication service per user per month, financial services organisations can ensure compliance with increasingly stringent regulations, while seamlessly switching between audio, video and messaging from a single dashboard.

Appian announced several milestones providing further evidence of the company's leadership in helping customers across industries rapidly build and deploy mission-critical applications in the cloud. Appian's fast growth, expanding international availability zones and new security and compliance accreditations are bringing the power and development speed of Appian's low-code platform to more enterprises around the world. Today's announcement further-cements Appian's position as the most secure and reliable cloud platform for driving meaningful digital business transformation.

Itron, Inc., a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and water, announced today that Cyient, a global provider of engineering, manufacturing, data analytics, networks and operations solutions, has won Itron's Ignite Innovation Challenge at Itron Utility Week in Orlando, Florida.