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Creditsafe Receives FCA Accreditation

Global business intelligence experts, Creditsafe, has been granted full Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) accreditation.

Creditsafe, the global business intelligence experts are the world’s most-used supplier of online company credit reports, serving 200,000 subscription customers globally and producing 125 million credit reports annually. 

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 09:55
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Julius Baer Teams Up With Crealogix To Enhance Mobile Banking

The private bank Julius Baer has successfully revealed the newest generation in mobile banking. The bank is the first to offer its customers the opportunity to log into online banking using only their smartphone. This means that they can use all functions while out and about. 

The solution, which was jointly developed with CREALOGIX, solution is impressive thanks to its high level of user-friendliness and secure access via push authentication. 

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 09:45
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Financial IT
R3 and Acord Team Up To Boost Insurance DLT Centre of Excellence

Financial innovation firm R3 has partnered with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) to introduce a Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the global insurance industry. 

R3 counts a number of major insurance companies amongst its member base, including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group, as well as other financial services members that have their own insurance groups. ACORD is a non-profit organisation that provides the global insurance industry with data standards and implementation solutions.

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 08:37
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Financial IT
Kraken Collaborates With Dash Digital to Upgrade Cryptocurrency for Trading Platforms

Today Dash, the rising alternative to bitcoin, revealed a historic partnership with one of the world’s oldest bitcoin exchanges with the largest selection of digital assets and national currencies, Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. 

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 08:27
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Financial IT
Gender Pay Gap Prevents Women From Investing in Their Future

More than half of British women who don’t have any financial investments are not investing due to a lack of disposable income, according to new research commissioned by digital wealth manager Moneyfarm.

Data from the YouGov survey shows that over half of women without financial investments (53%) in Britain cite a lack of funds as the most common barrier to investing. In fact, almost one in four (24%) say they do not have any disposable income in a typical month - versus just 14% of men. 

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 08:12
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Munnypot Partners With YouDrive To Support Low Cost Financial Advice Services

Today digital investment service provider Munnypot revealed it has formed a strategic partnership with financial support service provider YouDrive. The two companies share a commitment to helping people access low cost advice with the aim of making better financial decisions. 

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 08:04
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Financial IT
Ripple Appoints Marjan Delatinne As Sales Director For Europe

Ripple is delighted to announce the addition of a new board member, Marjan Delatinne, who will join us as the Sales Director for Europe. Delatinne will lead our sales efforts for financial institutions in Europe. She will sell Ripple’s commercial blockchain solution to banks looking to offer more competitive cross-border payment services and to join Ripple’s growing global network.

Thursday, April 13, 2017 - 07:45
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Financial IT
Broadridge, J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Banco Santander Piloted Blockchain-Based Proxy Vote Solution

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust and Banco Santander today announced the successful completion of a pilot which employs a blockchain technology to enhance global proxy vote transparency and analytics.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 14:10
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Canadian Western Bank Partners with Payfirma

CWB Financial Group (CWB) strategically partners with Payfirma today, the first of its kind in Canada, that will provide CWB with a white labeled version of Payfirma’s industry-leading payment technology platform, PayHQ.

The release of CWB PayHQ on May 1, 2017 will allow CWB to add a fully integrated, omni-channel merchant services platform to its growing portfolio of business services products.

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 13:57
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Plato Partnership Announces Baillie Gifford as a Founding Member

Plato Partnership announces the participation of Baillie Gifford in the not-for-profit industry company as a founding member.

Additionally, J.P. Morgan, an affiliate member throughout the founding stages of Plato Partnership has recently formalised its involvement, taking on full member status.

Plato Partnership’s development is driven by three key working groups: the Turquoise Plato Expert Group (TPEG), Market Innovator (MI3), and the Plato Strategic Initiatives Group (PSIG).

 

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 13:51
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