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SumUp Welcomes Ryan O'Connor as US MD

SumUp, the leading mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) company, today announces Ryan O’Connor as Managing Director of the U.S., underscoring the company's commitment to accelerating growth in the United States and North America.

Friday, June 9, 2017 - 08:15
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Hewlett-Packard Hardware Partners with R3 to Bring Corda to HPE Systems

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership with R3 to bring Corda to Mission Critical HPE Systems. 

HPE and R3 will bring this leading Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), aka Blockchain, to workloads that must run at enterprise scale. 

A proof of concept created in collaboration with HPE Labs, HPE Mission Critical Systems and R3 demonstrates R3 Corda running on the HPE Integrity NonStop Platform, delivering the resiliency and scalability enterprise customers demand as they bring their DLT applications into production. 

Friday, June 9, 2017 - 08:07
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Client Assets on Digital Advice Platforms Forecast to Exceed $400 Billion by End of 2018

A new wave of robo-advisors, an increasing number of partnerships between wealth managers and widespread usage of inorganic intelligence will drive significant change and opportunities for the wealth management industry in 2017 and beyond, according to a new report developed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) in association with Aite Group.

Friday, June 9, 2017 - 08:02
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Dubai to Test Biometric Border Control

A British start-up company are behind a new revolution in passport control, which could see the end of the passport, and passport control, as we know it. 

Friday, June 9, 2017 - 07:55
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TradeIX Reveals Blockchain Platform for Trade Finance

TradeIX Limited, today unveiled its revolutionary TIX Platform, the first open platform that rewires trade finance powered by blockchain technology. 

Friday, June 9, 2017 - 07:46
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FinTech50 2017 list unveiled, including 24 new businesses

The FinTech50 revealed the fifty hottest FinTech businesses in Europe, as selected by an international panel of industry experts, at an exclusive launch event in London.

Chosen from a long-list of over 1,500 companies across Europe, The Fintech50 2017 – the most hotly contested in its five-year history – features 24 businesses new to the list. 

This year’s list shines a spotlight on companies leading the evolution of financial services by reducing complexity and cost, expanding access to finance for individuals and businesses, and making money for their customers.

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 14:38
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Asset Control Ranked As Point Solution Provider In Chartis RiskTech Quadrant® For Sell-Side Risk Management Systems 2017

Asset Control, the leading provider of financial data management solutions, is proud to announce its ranking as a point solution provider in the Chartis RiskTech Quadrant for Sell-Side Risk Management Systems 2017.

In the executive summary to this new report, Chartis Research highlight how “a number of regulatory and business developments have had a profound effect on the industry, transforming the requirements sell-side firms have of their technology and how vendors are responding”.

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 13:18
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BT Partners With Forescout To Improve Device Visibility And Network Security

BT today announced the launch of BT Managed Endpoint Access Security, a new security service protecting organisations from cyber threats and malware through greater visibility and better monitoring of devices connected to their corporate network.

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 13:01
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Addepar Closes $140 Million Series D Funding Round

Addepar, the operating system for our financial world, today announced it has closed a $140 million Series D funding round, co-led by Valor Equity Partners, 8VC, and QuantRes founder Harald McPike. 

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 12:56
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FinTech Network have partnered with Melonport to demonstrate how smart contracts could have prevented two high profile finance scandals

With many organisations still working on POC’s for blockchain technology, FinTech Network have partnered with Melonport to demonstrate how smart contracts could have made a fundamental difference in two of the highest profile finance scandals and mitigated the loss of millions of dollars: http://bit.ly/2qTGlrT 

This opinion piece, authored by Melonport, focuses on:

Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 12:54
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