Pico Appoints Former ITG CEO, Francis J. Troise, to its Board of Directors
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Financial
Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the financial markets community globally, today announced the appointment of Francis J. Troise to its Board of Directors supporting the firm’s growth and innovation trajectory.
FSS launches Voice Commerce for United Bank of India
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Financial
FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a global payments technology company, has launched for United Bank of India, FSS Voice Commerce in partnership with Amazon, a real-time voice banking platform that offers customers personalized banking interactions.
65% of banks struggle with payment profitability according to Aite research
Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm in financial services, today launches a new report “The Payments Transformation Race: Criteria for Success”, commissioned by Icon Solutions.
Travelex unveils new API-led B2B fintech platform ‘Travelex Business’
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Digital Identity, Financial
Travelex, a Finablr company and a market leading independent foreign exchange specialist, has today unveiled its new B2B fintech platform, Travelex Business. Travelex Business allows the company’s partners including banks, credit unions, retailers and digital technology companies, to access a broad range of payments and foreign exchange services in one place. The launch of the Travelex Business platform follows a four-year digital transformation... more
Allevo recognised as ‘National Winner’ for Innovation in the prestigious European Business Awards competition
- 5 years 8 months ago
- Financial
Allevo, a Romanian financial software company, is being recognized as winner for innovation, at 2019 European Business Awards, one of the world’s largest business competitions of this kind.
Why The People’s Bank of Zanzibar Chose ICSFS
PBZ serves a wide range of business, corporate and institutional clients comprising Government and government agencies, all types of companies, societies, clubs, associations, NGOs, United Nation boards, Diplomatic Missions as well as individuals. We offer current accounts in both local currency (Tanzanian Shillings) and in foreign currencies (Sterling Pounds (GBP), Euro and US Dollar).
Finastra gears up for SFTR with Regulatory Reporting as a Service
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Financial
Finastra announced today that it has launched a tailored, Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting tool that will help banks prepare for the April 2020 deadline. Built on Finastra’s existing Regulatory Reporting solution and based in the cloud, it meets banks’ need for fast, automated trade reporting, and will help them reduce time and costs associated with data capture and compliance.
Salt Edge integrates with 400+ open banking APIs
As more and more banks open their APIs before the September 14 deadline, Salt Edge has added another one hundred to the list of its connected open banking APIs in the EU, making it 400+ integrations.
Fenergo appointed Louise O’Connell as Chief Customer Officer
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Financial
Fenergo, the leading provider of digital Client Lifecycle Management solutions (CLM) for financial institutions, has appointed Louise O’Connell to the newly created role of Chief Customer Officer. The new role is aligned with Fenergo’s strategic goal to become even more client centric and was created to establish a cohesive support function for its growing client base.
UK FinTech companies announced for trade mission to Latin America
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Financial
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced 7 British FinTech companies have been chosen for the third trade mission to Finnosummit, the largest FinTech conference in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. The conference, which will have over 3000 entrepreneurs, financial services innovators, financial executives, and international investors in attendance, will take place in Mexico City from 9-13 September, and will offer UK... more
Avaloq appoints New Head of Asia; announces its 2019 Community Conference in Singapore
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Digital Identity, Financial
Avaloq, the global fintech leader, has appointed Imad Abou Haidar as the firm’s new Head of Asia. Imad joins from London-headquartered software firm Finastra, where he was Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region based in Singapore. The appointment coincides with Avaloq releasing details of its 2019 Singapore Community Conference to be held on 5 September at The Westin Hotel.
Esme Loans reaches £70 million of lending to UK SMEs
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Financial
Esme Loans, the standalone digital lending platform for SMEs and scale up businesses, has today announced that it has now lent over £70million to UK businesses. The lender has seen a sustained period of rapid growth in lending to small businesses, with the most recent milestone representing over £20m of lending in the space of four months, an increase of 40% in the lender’s total loan book. At its current trajectory, the provider will have... more
Most financial services firms ‘not prepared’ for digital transformation, research suggests
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Financial
Tens of thousands of financial services businesses are avoiding upgrading their digital systems because they don’t deem digital transformation to be important, research suggests. Six in 10 (62%) business leaders believe there are other priorities over the next 12 months, according to a nationwide survey of managers and C-suite executives. Alarmingly, nine in 10 (92%) business leaders said they were not well-equipped or prepared for digital... more
Poll reveals low confidence in month-end close process
- 5 years 9 months ago
- Management, Financial
Almost three-quarters *(73%) of respondents to an MHR Analytics Twitter poll revealed they are not confident about their data and numbers on month-end closes and audit submissions. The findings from the survey of 1,000 respondents underline the increasing pressures facing finance teams. A separate **survey showed the new IFRS 16 lease accounting legislation to be taking its toll, with 30% of respondents calling it ‘complex,’ 17% ‘resource heavy... more
Micron Unveils Industry’s Highest-Capacity Monolithic Memory for Mobile Applications
Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today unveiled the industry’s highest-capacity monolithic 16Gb low-power double data rate 4X (LPDDR4X) DRAM. Capable of delivering up to 16GB1 of low-power DRAM (LPDRAM) in a single smartphone, Micron’s 16Gb LPDDR4X extends the company’s leadership in memory capacity and performance for current and next-generation mobile devices.
