Today SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. a leader in providing financial services software and software-enabled services, announced the official release of Vision FI. 

The Payment Services Directive 2 will be made national law SEPA-wide. After months of controversy and polarising debate, banks and FinTech companies can see positive but challenging conditions to come.  

Accenture (ACN) has agreed to acquire First Annapolis Consulting, Inc., a privately held payments consulting and advisory firm, further expanding its capabilities in the payments market. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Today DueDil, the company information platform, reported the appointment of Alan Millard as Chairman of the company’s board, with immediate effect. 

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Experian and its subsidiaries for deceiving consumers about the use of credit scores it sold to consumers. Experian claimed the credit scores it marketed and provided to consumers were used by lenders to make credit decisions. In fact, lenders did not use Experian’s scores to make those decisions. The CFPB ordered Experian to truthfully represent how its credit scores are used. Experian must also pay a civil penalty of $3 million. 

New e-signature technology is helping dealerships close motor finance sales in minutes, gaining a competitive edge by enabling customers to drive away on the same day.

Misys is pleased to be hosting the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) Open Day on 28th March 2017 in London. The free event, open for everybody in the industry, will focus on strategic change in Europe, bringing together challenger and established banks to explore this critical topic, amidst the impending arrival of PSD2.

Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, announces that th​ey have been named a winner of the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. Gemalto's SafeNet KeySecure was voted "best encryption product" by over 300,000 members of the global information security community. 

Multi-asset solution will enable firms to comply with post-trade transparency rules set to come into force in 2018

Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has launched its MiFID II compliant trade reporting solution to help its clients meet regulatory requirements for greater accuracy in reporting and timeliness of data collection.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted an amendment to shorten by one business day the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions.

Currently, the standard settlement cycle for these transactions is three business days, known as T+3. The amended rule shortens the settlement cycle to two business days, T+2. 

The amended rule is designed to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and ensure a coordinated and expeditious transition by market participants to a shortened standard settlement cycle.