Brown Brothers Harriman selects Omgeo Alert to improve settlement processes
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
Omgeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the global standard for institutional post-trade efficiency, today announced that Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) was the first global custodian to go live on the new Omgeo ALERTSM GC Direct service.
SunGard launches investor financial planning apps through Windows Store
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
SunGard, in collaboration with Microsoft Corp., has launched a series of five financial planning applications, available through Windows Store, to help individuals improve their ability to reach their financial and retirement savings goals. The tools run quick assessments of an investor’s position to achieve their retirement objectives, show strategies to improve retirement funding, and illustrate fundamental financial planning preparedness.
Metro Bank to launch new portal for Intermediaries
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The portal has been created with widespread support and input from the intermediary sector and represents the first phase of its mortgage switching initiative that will see further development throughout the year. A market first, the user friendly Product Switching Portal gives brokers clear and instant information to help them share new and existing products with homeowners in a matter of minutes.
AZIMO AND TRANSFERTO PARTNER TO LAUNCH INSTANT MOBILE TOP-UP SERVICES TO OVER 100 COUNTRIES
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Azimo, the digital money transfer service, today announced the launch of its mobile airtime service. Through a strategic partnership with TransferTo, a leading provider of international airtime remittance, the new service will enable Azimo’s customers to instantly send airtime to pre-paid mobile phones in over 100 countries: an addressable market of over 4.5 billion people.
ISDA Launches New Industry Initiative for a Derivatives Product Identification Standard
- 9 years 1 week ago
- Infrastructure
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has launched a new industry data project, aimed at developing an open-source standard derivatives product identification system that can be applied consistently and comprehensively across all derivatives facilities, including trading venues, clearing houses, repositories and other infrastructures.
Stratus Announces Next Generation Solutions for Expanding Market for Always-on Availability
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Stratus Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of availability solutions, today announced the next generation of its everRun® software and ftServer® platform solutions to meet growing customer demand for always-on availability.
Fiserv Introduces New AML Compliance Solution for the Casino and Gaming Industry
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today the introduction of AML Risk Manager for Casinos. This is the newest solution in the Compliance and Fraud Management portfolio from Fiserv and provides risk monitoring and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance intended for the casino industry.
ACE Software helps protect corporates against sanctions risk
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
ACE Software Solutions (ACE), a leading global provider of intelligent financial transaction management and sanctions compliance technology for banks and corporates, has today announced a solution for corporates to help manage sanctions risk to protect against financial loss and reputational risk. The new solution, Pelican Sanctions is being unveiled at Eurofinance 23-25 September, Copenhagen, Denmark.
NOREXECO launches derivatives exchange platform for the pulp and paper industry
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
Today, NOREXECO ASA is set to start exchange services for the pulp and paper industry, becoming the world´s only derivatives exchange for this sector.
LV= Goes Live with Cashfac
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Investment, Insurance, Infrastructure
Cashfac Technologies, the market leader in Bank-to-Corporate Cash Management solutions, today announced that LV=, a leading provider of Insurance, Savings, Investments & Retirement plans, has gone live with Cashfac’s cash management solution for trustees administering Self Invested Personal Pensions (SIPP).
Use of Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger Surges As Companies Adopt Compliance Services
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
More than 20,000 companies are now using the compliance services in Thomson ReutersEikon Messenger, an indication of growing awareness across the financial and professional services industries of the need for secure and compliant instant messaging communications.
SQR Systems unveils mobile communication encryption app
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Security, Infrastructure
SQR Systems, a London based cyber security start-up is launching a new mobile encryption application, CEERUS. Targeted at businesses and professionals who need to ensure the complete confidentiality of their mobile communications, CEERUS is the only app to provide secure voice, video and messaging using Mikey-Sakke, the latest standard for secure key exchange used by the British Government. The app offers end-to-end secure voice, video calls... more
London Stock Exchange Group announces the launch of trading in Turkish equity index derivatives
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
From Monday 14 September, London Stock Exchange’s global client base will be able to trade futures and options on the BIST 30 Index, Turkey’s leading index. The flagship BIST 30 Index futures currently trade, on average, more than 180,000 contracts per day on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP). Liquidity will be provided on screen by market makers. LCH.Clearnet will provide central counterparty services to London Stock Exchange Derivatives... more
Nordea has selected Accenture and Temenos to help the bank replace its core banking systems
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Accenture will assist with implemention of the new platform, which will be based on Temenos’ core banking software. The Stockholm-based bank took a EUR344 million impairment charge on its current IT systems in Q3 as it outlined plans to embark on a major project to rip and replace its core banking and payments systems.
Orange to launch a mobile crowdfunding platform in Cote d'Ivoire
- 9 years 2 weeks ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Orange has launched a mobile crowdfunding platform in Cote d'Ivoire to which users can make and receive donations via their Orange Money accounts. Using the Orange Collecte platform, private individuals and charities can finance their personal and charitable projects by making an appeal through the mobile network. Campaigns posted on the platform must be backed by an Orange Money account in order to accept funds pledged by other users. At the... more
