DataTracks launches service and software to fulfil Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR) requirements by

Banking as we know it is changing.

Econocom and Microsoft signed a partnership to distribute Microsoft HoloLens in France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Italy and Luxembourg. This agreement represents an alliance between the best of Microsoft’s technology and Econocom’s distribution, services and financing experience and will boost widespread deployment of mixed reality for the digital transformation of companies and industries.

Reinventing business processes through mixed reality

PPRO Group, in collaboration with Edgar, Dunn and Company, is today announcing the most complete overview of alternative payment methods (APMs) available to date. Listing and contextualising over 300 APMs, the PPRO Payment Almanac will be an invaluable compendium for PPRO partners in need of insight into the global payment landscape.

De Volksbank and Ohpen have successfully completed the migration of over 122,000 investment accounts to Ohpen’s core banking platform. Using The Ohpen API, de Volksbank has now completely and seamlessly integrated its investment services into its internet banking environments, offering a greatly improved investment experience for its customers. 

Technological innovation, the basis for an improved investment experience 

Maybank Islamic Bhd has launched a rent-to-own (RTO) scheme, the first bank to do so in Malaysia.

HouzKEY – its RTO product – is targeted at first-time house buyers and those who want to upgrade their homes.

“HouzKEY is a milestone achieved by Maybank Islamic, and we believe it will help address the growing issue of concern in Malaysia for affordable home ownership,” said Maybank Islamic’s CEO Datuk Mohamed Rafique Merican in a statement yesterday.

MYPINPAD, a global leader in payments software authentication solutions, today announced a partnership with Datecs, a leading manufacturer and developer of innovative POS hardware, to deliver a PCI compliant PIN on Mobile (PoM) solution. 

IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will be held on 08 - 09 May 2018 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINTEC is a global, niche and dedicated conference with its focus on Retail Banking, Banking Technologies, Banking Solutions, Payment Systems and Finance Technologies. IFINTEC is one of the biggest events in EMEA region in its category. With 900+ attendees, attendance from 15+ countries, 30+ speakers, 30+ speaking sessions, IFINTEC 2017 was organized very successfully. Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open for IFINTEC 2018 Conference.  

Zegami, an Oxford University spin-out, announces the release of the Zegami Cloud Beta platform. Zegami is providing a brand-new way to search and explore datasets with its innovative use of images, enabling new discoveries that were previously unattainable. 

By taking the technology to the cloud, Zegami is looking to massively increase its reach by making it easy for anyone to upload and analyse their data.

An ESMA Q&A published this week provides some further guidance regarding the authorization of sub-delegated DEA providers, but it still leaves room for uncertainty. The Q&A draws a distinction between a DEA client that has EU exchange access directly via a member (Tier 1 DEA client), and a DEA client that obtains access through a sub-delegated DEA provider (Tier 2 DEA client).