Ovum: Half of European merchants willing to face risk of fraud for more sales
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
Merchants under pressure to increase digital sales while managing fraud and protecting customer data at the same time, report from ACI Worldwide and Ovum reveals Majority of European Merchants believe real-time payments will not only save on costs, but will replace use of debit and credit cards
The West receives over $1.5 trillion in remittances over last decade, finds Xpress Money
One in every four dollars sent via remittances in 2017 was received in Europe Remittances have provided a $50bn economic boost to the UK since 2008
One individual fined every week for misconduct
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
Corlytics puts global conduct of business under the microscope · On average, at least one individual has been fined for misconduct every week for the last six years · Disclosure and communications are the major root cause of misconduct penalties making up 40% of the number of fines, and 77% of value of fines over last six years · Weekly fines given to individuals for misconduct are set to further increase as more regulations... more
Tieto given extended responsibilities as Region Skåne’s IT partner
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
Tieto has signed a comprehensive agreement with Region Skåne to deliver complete IT services that support the region's continued digitalization journey. The goal is to help the region’s efforts to create safer and more equal healthcare services. The agreement is for four years with the possibility to extend until 2031. The contract is worth SEK 410 million.
72 per cent of the UK fear theft of their personal data from company hacks
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
Almost three quarters of the nation fear their personal details will be stolen EVERY TIME they hand over bank details and email addresses to companies, it has emerged. Two thirds are concerned that their data may have been stolen without their knowledge. The general distrust of organisations and web-based stores emerged in a study of 2,000 adults, which also revealed around one in five have already had their personal data stolen. Almost a... more
Unlocking of Government’s mapping and location data to boost economy by £130m a year
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
OS MasterMap data to become freely available for businesses up and down the United Kingdom Minister says this will help generate jobs and boost the UK economy by £130m a year This is the first project delivered by the new Geospatial Commission with Ordnance Survey Making key parts of the Ordnance Survey (OS) MasterMap freely available will help businesses use geospatial data more easily and drive innovation across the UK economy.
Opus Announces Integration of BitSight Security Ratings Data to Address Accelerating Third-Party Information Security Risks
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Data, Risk Management
Opus, the leading provider of global compliance and risk management solutions, today announced the integration of cyber-risk security ratings from BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, with its award-winning Hiperos 3PM Information Security Platform. The combination equips enterprises to thoroughly and objectively identify, assess and monitor the information security risk of all third parties (such as contractors, vendors and suppliers)... more
Valsala patents its new technology fot measuring vaporized hydrogen peroxide
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
The new patent protects Vaisala's innovative and in-house invented dual gas sensor structure and the method for measuring vaporized hydrogen peroxide. The United States Patent and Trademark Office granted the applied patent for Vaisala in March 2018. Vaisala has also patents pending in both China and Europe for the same invention.
RSRCHXchange survey reveals MiFID II is driving global standards for research unbundling
- 7 years 10 months ago
- Data
Global poll of 418 fund managers representing over $30trn in AUM reveals research unbundling is expanding to the US and Asia, is mostly seen as positive for end investors, although bad for brokers, while smaller companies are expected to be more negatively affected. RSRCHXchange, the marketplace and aggregator for institutional research, today released headlines from the results of their latest survey on research unbundling which came into... more
Broadridge acquires fund data firm MackayWilliams
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Data
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global fintech leader, has further expanded its global market intelligence business with the acquisition of MackayWilliams, a specialist European fund market and research firm.
Centrify poll says Two in three professionals hit ‘delete’ button on social media accounts over personal data misuse
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Data
With the Facebook scandal involving Cambridge Analytica still fresh in people’s minds, two-thirds of professionals admit they would delete their account if a social media provider misused their personal data.
Wall Street Horizon integrates corporate event data with Money.Net
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Data
Wall Street Horizon, a leading provider of corporate event data, today announced a partnership with Money.Net, an online platform for financial data and news, to provide desktop users with access to its corporate event data in order to further bolster clients’ trading and risk strategies.
CA Technologies Secures Cyber Essentials Certification to Protect Global Data
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Data
CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announces that it has secured a UK Cyber Essentials certification to protect customer data at a global level. Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-backed scheme designed to protect an organisation and its data against a wide range of common cyber attacks. CA Technologies made a strategic decision to secure the certification for protection of its global customer data, rather than just its UK-based customer data.
Tieto survey finds many companies cannot explain properly how personal data is used
More than two thirds of the people in Finland, Sweden and Norway are worried about how companies use the personal data they collect. This is one of the main findings in a new SynoInt survey commissioned by Tieto. Over 90 percent of the respondents say it is important to be informed about how companies use their personal data but only one third believe that the companies do this well enough.
ARQA Technologies advances its OMS solutions into European markets through QuantHouse data and hosting services support
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Data, Infrastructure
ARQA Technologies, one of the major players in technologies for financial markets, continues developing solutions for the European markets for complex trading infrastructures, powered by QuantHouse data and hosting services. The new opportunities are the result of high demand for ARQA OMS – a classic OMS for sell-side companies which use Sales&Trading approach in servicing clients.
