Digital proxy voting to bring greater transparency, efficiency to Australian AGMs in 2020
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Investment Management, Infrastructure
Digital proxy voting by institutional investors is expected to become a bigger focus at Annual General Meetings in 2020 after the successful deployment in Australia of Citi’s ProxymitySM voting platform, in collaboration with Computershare, during the recent AGM season. In its first large-scale adoption in Australia in late 2019, Proxymity was employed for 561 Australian shareholder meetings with votes covering A$86 billion (US$58 billion)... more
E-Invoicing Exchange Summit: The Next Steps Towards Global Interoperability
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
72% of the E-Invoicing Exchange Summit participants 2019 feel that their organizations are impacted by global interoperability challenges. There are numerous successful regional and national initiatives and models for interoperability, but what does it need to build a truly global framework? Since so many different national approaches and regulations exist, this is a very complex issue. Which recognizable strategies already work consistently and... more
First Global Launch of RS2’s new Direct Acquiring business in Latin America in partnership with Colombia’s MOViiRED
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
RS2 Group, the global payments processing and technology provider, has entered into a partnership agreement with MOViiRED Colombia. As part of this partnership, RS2 will launch its new direct acquiring business for the first time anywhere in the world. RS2’s direct acquiring service will have the capacity to acquire transactions in an omnichannel environment, including e-commerce, MOTO and point of sale transactions. Colombia is one of Latin... more
XP Investments selects genesis to deliver products to streamline & automate workflows
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
genesis, the international capital markets software firm, has partnered with XP Investments to design, build and implement products to automate workflows, which will in turn support business growth. XP Investments provides an array of equities, fixed income and derivatives products and services to both institutions and individuals. Previously relying on manual, complex and time-consuming processes (for example, legacy databases, Excel, voice,... more
Copper.co integrates with DV Chain to boost liquidity for institutions
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
London-based institutional custody and prime brokerage firm, Copper.co, today announces its integration with OTC liquidity provider, DV Chain. The integration will allow Copper’s institutional clients instant and secure access to DV Chain’s liquidity through its prime brokerage infrastructure - so they may make trades through the Copper platform. Copper’s Walled Garden and prime brokerage infrastructure now covers 96% of global crypto liquidity... more
Award-winning UK Bank Implements Planixs Realiti Essentials in Record Time to Ensure BCBS248 Compliance and Manage its Intraday Liquidity
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Planixs, the leading provider of real time, intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management solutions, today announced an award-winning UK-based bank has implemented Planixs Realiti Essentials in record time to ensure BCBS248 compliance and manage its liquidity.
DTCC Launches New API Marketplace to Transform How Clients Access Services
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of its Application Programming Interface (API) Marketplace (‘Marketplace’) to provide its clients, partners and internal developers with a single, central location for APIs developed by DTCC, streamlining access to services and improving the user experience.
Wolters Kluwer Wins Major Accolades for SaaS Regulatory Reporting Solution and Regulatory Engine Upgrade
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Security and Compliance, SaaS, Regulatory Standards, Infrastructure
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting (FRR) business has won three major accolades for its industry leading integrated regulatory compliance and reporting solutions. The awards specifically celebrate the success of the company’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) Regulatory Reporting solution and its Regulatory Engine Upgrade, both launched in mid 2019.
Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open for IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open for IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition that will be held on 21 - 22 April 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINTEC is a global conference which is one of the biggest and most important conferences in EMEA region with its focus on Retail Banking, Digital Banking, Core Banking, Payment Systems, Banking Technologies, Banking IT Solutions, Digital Transformation and Finance Technologies.... more
Refinitiv pledges FX brokerage to support Australian bushfire relief efforts
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, announced today they will donate 100% of brokerage fees from global AUD turnover for three full trading days from 9am Tuesday 4 February to 9am Friday 7 February (AEST) to a range of accredited Australian charities to support the volunteer firefighters and communities impacted by the recent bushfires. This turnover is inclusive of spot, forwards, swaps... more
Calypso Networks Association and OSPT Alliance Announce Collaboration
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Calypso Networks Association (CNA) and OSPT Alliance announce their collaboration to drive the adoption of open standards in transport ticketing.
Standard Chartered Invests in Contour to Further Digital Innovation in Documentary Trade
- 6 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
Standard Chartered announced its investment into Contour, a blockchain-based open industry platform that will initially focus on digitally creating, exchanging, approving and issuing Letters of Credit (LCs), following the full commercialisation of its offering and appointment its CEO Carl Wegner.
Allevo and Bakken & Bæck kick-off the Whizzer project
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Allevo, with the support of a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms 2014-2021, in the frame of the Programme “SMEs Growth Romania”, kicked-off Thursday, 23 January 2020, the Whizzer project, as per the 2018/115906 contract.
Refinitiv Announces the Launch of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Building on its commitment to drive positive change through its data and insight, Refinitiv has today announced the launch of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance (The Alliance) in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, United Nations, IIF, OMFIF, Tsinghua University, ASIFMA, GFMA, Climate Bonds Initiative, FinTech4good, Everledger, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bank of Africa-BCME, GoImpact and other founding member... more
Trace Software International announces the release of the latest versions of its archelios™ Pro and archelios™ Calc
- 6 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Trace Software International announces the release of the latest versions of its photovoltaic software solutions archelios™ Pro and archelios™ Calc. The company boasts impressive expertise in the manufacturing of advanced and high- standards software solutions for the building and energy industries.
