Commenting on Sterling and Equity Markets’ Reaction to Strong UK GDP
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
Commenting on sterling and UK equity markets’ muted reaction to UK GDP, Mike Owens, Global Sales Trader at Saxo Markets, said: “Although UK GDP registered strong growth, the numbers are nothing to shout about considering where we’ve come from. As expected, the biggest contributions were consumer services that had previously been hampered by Covid-19 restrictions. Industrial production fell 1.3% Month-on-Month against an expected 1.2% gain... more
Commenting on UK GDP Data for April, Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Wealth Management, Data
Commenting on UK GDP data for April, Rupert Thompson, Chief Investment Officer at Kingswood, said: “UK GDP posted a large gain in April for the second month running, growing 2.3% m/m in line with expectations. This left GDP up a massive 27.6% up from its low point last April but still down 3.7% on its pre-pandemic level in February 2020. Today’s data confirm a rapid recovery in the UK is well underway and will fuel hopes that the economy will in... more
Nutanix Solution Enables Toyota Employees to Use 3D CAD Design Software Remotely
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX), a leader in private cloud, hybrid, and multicloud computing, today announced Toyota Motor Corp (Head office: Toyota-city, Aichi; President and Representative Director: Akio Toyoda) has adopted the Nutanix cloud platform to build a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environment that can run 3D CAD software, delivering a new way of working for its Engineering Design
Commenting on Sterling Optimism Following UK GDP Data
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data, Risk Management
Commenting on UK GDP and sterling’s potential to reach levels not seen since early 2018, Jesús Cabra Guisasola, Associate at Validus Risk Management, said: “The UK economy grew 2.3% in April (Vs 2.4% estimated), which confirms the British economy is firmly recovering after contracting the most since 1709 last year. There are no doubts that the UK has been one of the countries coming out in a better position from the pandemic after the success of... more
Nutanix and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announce Expanded Partnership to Accelerate Hybrid Cloud and Multicloud Adoption with New Database as a Service Offering Delivered through HPE GreenLake
Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced an expanded partnership to accelerate hybrid cloud and multicloud adoption by offering Nutanix Era™, a multi-database operations and management solution, bundled with HPE ProLiant servers, as a service through HPE GreenLake.
Node4 Delivers Resilient Private Infrastructure Solution for Leading Conveyancing Solutions Provider, Decision First
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Cloud, Data, Infrastructure
Node4, one of the UK’s leading cloud, data centre and communications solutions providers, has announced the implementation of a major privately owned hosting infrastructure solution for Decision First, a UK-based Conveyancing Solutions Provider that delivers services to major high street lenders and their vast panels of conveyancers across the UK.
Planixs Renews Hellios Financial Supplier Qualification System (FSQS) Certification
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Management, Cloud, Compliance, Data
Planixs, the leading provider of real-time cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions to financial services firms, is proud to announce that it has successfully completed the Financial Supplier Qualification System (FSQS) certification process, a benchmark used by major banks and financial institutions to assess and vet potential vendors as part of their supplier procurement process.
TransUnion Unveils Enhanced Data Breach Support Service in the UK
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
TransUnion, global insights and information company and one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has enhanced its data breach support service for businesses in the UK. Encompassing a broad range of TransUnion products, including its leading TrueIdentity platform, the data breach support service allows an organisation’s customers to access their credit information and also offers specific features to help safeguard their identity.
Scality Announces Availability of ARTESCA on the VMware Marketplace
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
Scality today announced that ARTESCA is available on the VMware Marketplace.
Mobey Forum Report Reveals ‘Privacy Blind Spot’ in Digital Banking Industry
In today’s data-driven world, the banking industry relies too heavily on legacy data privacy enhancing technologies. This reliance, together with the restrictions on financial data usage imposed by regulation, is inhibiting data-driven innovation across the industry. These are just some of the strategic insights conveyed in a new research report launched today by Mobey Forum’s AI & Data Privacy Expert Group.
Spectrum Markets: European Retail Investors Bearish on GBP in May
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Data
SERIXTM data sheds light on pan-European retail investor sentiment last month Sentiment turned sharply bearish towards UK pound, as well as Spain and Italy Northern European indices remain stable, while S&P 500 grows less bearish
Mswipe develops industry first MSME score for risk based credit
Helping banks, financial institutions and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) to better assess micro, small and medium enterprise (MSMEs) for credit solutions, Mswipe announced an industry first hybrid credit score in partnership with Equifax. The score adds a quintessential layer of credible alternative data - transaction variables, merchants customer profile, loyalty base and other payment related parameters in addition to traditionally... more
SmartSearch Warns Against Risk of GDPR Breaches
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Security, Authentication Technology, Data
Leading anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has warned many businesses may be at risk of being in breach of GDPR rules, due to a lack of secure data hosting. The end of May marked the third anniversary of GDPR becoming law in the UK, yet according to the RegTech specialist, regulated businesses in the housing chain risk non-compliance if they rely on manual customer records.
Fastly Outage Could Lead to Phishing Spike of up to 10,000%
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
Chris Lewis, Head of Solutions at Synectics Solutions “Criminals will undoubtedly be targeting users of sites affected by the Fastly outage, particularly those offering a subscription service. If you recall TSB’s botched IT upgrade back in 2018, this caused a surge in phishing attacks across the finance industry with a 10,000% uptick in the weeks after their IT failure.
GNX Global Connectivity Now Delivered through Equinix’s Hamburg Data Center
- 3 years 7 months ago
- Data
Equinix, Inc.