Japanese EMV Migration is Gaining Momentum with FIME
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Security, Compliance, Infrastructure
FIME announces today that its Japanese laboratory is the first in the country to be accredited by JCB to perform functional testing on contactless payment terminal kernels, in line with its Book C-5 specification which relates to the JCB’spayment scheme. Global manufacturers of contactless payment terminals and mobile point of sale (mPOS) devices, in addition to kernel developers, can now validate the compliance of their products in FIME’s... more
Kyc.com to Expand its Services in Hong Kong and Singapore
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Banking, Infrastructure
Kyc.com, the joint venture between Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq: MRKT) and Genpact Limited (NYSE: G) today announced the expansion of its service to Hong Kong and Singapore. This roll out is in addition to jurisdictional coverage in the US, UK and Australia which launched in 2014.
iMeta to Launch Assassin Connectivity
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
iMeta Technologies Ltd., a leader in Onboarding and Client Lifecycle management technology for financial institutions, announces the launch of Assassin Connectivity as part of the in-built capability of its Assassin platform.
FreeAgent Joins forces with K&B Accountancy Group
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Innovative cloud accountancy software provider FreeAgent has joined forces with one of the UK’s leading accounting specialists for contractors and freelancers to help its clients stay on top of their business finances.
SimCorp Releases New Version of SimCorp Dimension
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services for the global financial services industry, has released version 5.9 of SimCorp Dimension, the first of two annual releases. Along with numerous other modules, new features, and further integration across the entire value chain, the release introduces new advanced additions to SimCorp’s Asset Manager.
FIS’ Digital Business Solution Selected by Dallas Capital Bank
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Online Banking, Mobile Banking, Infrastructure
In order to compete with the largest banks, more and more community institutions are making investments to advance their digital banking and payments capabilities. This industry trend is good news for FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology.
SAP Big Data Integrator by DigitalRoute Enhances SAP Portfolio
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
DigitalRoute, the leading provider of enterprise data management since 1999, today announced that the big data integrator solution will be added to the global reseller agreement with SAP (NYSE: SAP). The SAP(R) Big Data Integrator solution by DigitalRoute enhances the SAP portfolio for the telecommunications industry by enabling the real-time integration of network and operations support systems (OSS) data. The solution will help communications... more
JPX and IBM to conduct Proof-of-Concept Test
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Japanese exchange trading markets are following in the footsteps of the Australain Securities Exchange and Nasdaq, which last week advanced plans to test the use of blockchain technology for post-trade settlement and proxy voting respectively. In a statement, JPX says it will conduct PoC test in cooperation with IBM Japan to "evaluate the limits and possibilities of the technology in markets that have low transaction data volume".
Visa Europe to Launch Tokenisation Service
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Tokenisation replaces the traditional 16-digit Visa account number with a unique series of numbers, helping to prevent exposure of sensitive consumer account information in online and mobile payments. Trumpeted by Visa as a key new tool in the fight against fraud, it arrived in Europe a year ago, having already been introduced in the States for the launch of Apple Pay.
Strate to Utilise the Market Infrastructure Solution from the TCS BaNCS Product
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Strate is pleased to announce that as of Monday 15 February 2016, its new system for the settlement of money markets securities is fully operational. The new system, which utilises the Market Infrastructure solution from the TCS BaNCS product suite by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was selected for being a world-class CSD solution for the electronic settlement of securities.
SWIFT Selected by HSBC to Connect to T2S
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
HSBC in Germany chooses SWIFT’s Value Added Network (VAN) solution to connect to Target2-Securities (T2S). SWIFT's VAN Solution enables T2S participants to connect to the new pan-European securities settlement platform for the secure exchange of business information in ISO 20022, offering the highest resilience, with minimal risk and cost.
Bloomberg BNA Releases BEPS Tracker for International Tax Professionals
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Compliance, Infrastructure
Bloomberg BNA today announced the release of its new BEPS Tracker, which enables international tax professionals to quickly and easily determine the status of a country's response to the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) action plan. The BEPS Tracker gives practitioners the latest information on countries' proposed and final changes to tax laws and regulation.
Nasdaq and Republic of Estonia Advance Blockchain Technology in Estonia
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and the Republic of Estonia have announced that Estonia's e-Residency platform will be facilitating a blockchain-based e-voting service to allow shareholders of companies listed on Nasdaq's Tallinn Stock Exchange, Estonia's only regulated securities market, to vote in shareholder meetings.
Solfyre and SafeShare Annnounce Partnership to Provide Fraud Insurance Solution
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Security, Fraud Detection, Infrastructure
British cybersecurity pioneer Solfyre and London based SafeShare Global, an insurance and technology startup enabling the sharing economy, have today announced a partnership to develop the world’s first identity theft and identity fraud insurance solution.
Rakuten Kobo to Benefit from Worldpay in Canada
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
Toronto-based Rakuten Kobo Inc., one of the world’s most innovative eReading companies, has selected Worldpay, a leader in global payments, to manage its online payment processing and acquiring in Canada. Rakuten Kobo had been working with Worldpay in the US, Europe and Japan, and will now benefit from the eCommerce provider’s broad range of payment solutions and global expertise in its home country.
