Green Dot Launches a Visa Credit Card to Help Consumers Build a Better Credit History
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Green Dot Corporation announced the launch of the Green Dot Platinum Visa Secured Credit Card, a secured credit card that is designed to help people with no prior credit history or those with poor credit scores build a positive credit history. Since the card's credit line is backed by the customer's own security deposit held at Green Dot Bank, most anyone can apply and be approved for the card. No bank account is required to qualify.
Gemalto Contactless Wearable Receives Juniper Research Future Digital Award
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Gemalto , the world leader in digital security, is celebrating a 2016 Future Digital Award from Juniper Research, a respected industry analyst, for its Celego contactless wristband for transport ticketing and other value added services.
Industry Leaders Establish Partnership on AI Best Practices
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft today announced that they will create a non-profit organization that will work to advance public understanding of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) and formulate best practices on the challenges and opportunities within the field. Academics, non-profits, and specialists in policy and ethics will be invited to join the Board of the organization, named the Partnership on Artificial... more
Women in IT: Proving Competence and Challenging Stereotypes are the Greatest Barriers
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
According to UK IT directors, the two biggest barriers faced by women working in IT are demonstrating their competence (57%) and challenging existing stereotypes (54%), finds recent research1 from Robert Half. Other challenges faced by women include overcoming impersonal/cultural considerations (42%), earning respect (30%) and working in a male-dominated environment (28%).
NTT Data Getronics Becomes Registered Business Partner of Pegasystems
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
NTT Data Getronics announced it has become a Registered Business Partner of Pegasystems Inc., which empowers the world’s leading enterprises with strategic applications for customer engagement. As a Registered Business Partner, Getronics will leverage Pega technology to develop solutions for Japanese financial institutions to help streamline complex processes, lower costs, and improve customer experiences.
Publicis.Sapient and Luminoso Technologies Enter Into Strategic Partnership
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Publicis.Sapient, a division of Publicis Groupe, and Luminoso Technologies, a leading global player in Artificial Intelligence (AI) based deep analytics, announced a strategic partnership to help clients transform unstructured data into actionable insights that enable them to better capitalize upon opportunities created by today’s digitally disrupted environment. Together, Publicis.Sapient and Luminoso will develop AI-supported applications and... more
Clarient Global Selects VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
IBM today announced that Clarient Global LLC (“Clarient”), a joint venture established to transform client data and document management in the financial services industry, has selected VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud to continue t
GoldenSource and CAD IT Partner to Provide Integrated Services
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, is working with CAD IT, a software & services company listed in the STAR segment of Borsa Italiana, to integrate the GoldenSource EDM with CAD IT’s Area Finanza platform.
IBM Cloud to Accelerate Bank Sohar’s Digital Transformation
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
IBM announced today that Bank Sohar, one of the leading financial institutions in the Sultanate of Oman, has selected IBM Cloud and mobile to accelerate its digital transformation. This will allow the Bank to enhance its information technology infrastructure, boost its client service capabilities and elevate the overall customer experience.
Infosys Introduces Mobile First E-Commerce Platform
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and next-generation services, today announced the launch of Skava Commerce, a modern, mobile-first and modular e-commerce platform that delivers engaging omni-channel experiences. Skava, a Silicon Valley based e-commerce startup acquired by Infosys, developed Skava Commerce to allow businesses to leverage flexible cloud-based microservices and white label applications to quickly launch new... more
BIAN Launches Service Landscape SL 5.0
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Today the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) is launching the latest development of its collaboratively-defined banking technology framework, designed to standardise and simplify overall banking architecture on a global scale – termed Service Landscape (SL) 5.0.
Worldpay to Deliver Transformational Payments Analytics Tool to the UK Businesses
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Worldpay, the UK’s leading payment processor, is helping businesses unlock the full power of their payments data with the unveiling of a revolutionary big-data analytics tool, Your Marketplace.
Banque Saudi Fransi Partners with SmartStream
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Liquidity, Infrastructure
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) specialist, today announced that Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF), a leading provider of banking products and services headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has selected its Corona Cash & Liquidity solution.
Banks and Corporates Recognise Role of AI in Addressing Inefficiencies in Payment Processing
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Pelican, a leading provider of solutions to the financial services sector, today released the findings of its global survey ‘Leveraging artificial intelligence for payments efficiency’, which explores the attitudes of senior payment professionals within banks and corporates towards the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in supporting the payments business and related processes. The survey of more than 120 payments professionals across 32... more
SWIFT’s RMB Adoption Enjoys Growth in the UAE
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Data from SWIFT’s latest RMB Tracker shows exceptional growth in RMB adoption in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) witnessing a 210.8% growth in payments value of the currency since August 2014, albeit from a low base. More than 80% of the direct payments made between the UAE and China/Hong Kong in August 2016 were in CNY, representing one of the highest increases worldwide.
