84% of organisations say an inability to quickly roll-out new services and applications to their workforce is impacting on business competitiveness
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
The vast majority (84%) of organisations believe an inability to quickly roll-out new services and applications to their workforce is impacting their ability to stay ahead of the competition, according to new research from Capita and Citrix. The survey of 200 CIOs and senior IT decision makers reveals that cost (48%), security and compliance concerns (47%), and legacy technology (44%) are the biggest barrier towards creating the agile workspaces... more
DXC Technology and Brexit Partners Announce Collaboration to Guide Clients Through Brexit Scenarios
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, and Brexit Partners, a specialist Brexit strategy advisory firm, today announced a collaboration to help organisations understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities associated with various Brexit scenarios.
Spotcap Announces Fintech Fellowship Winner for 2018
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
Spotcap today announced Sophie Peacock as the winner of the Fintech Fellowship for 2018. Running for its second consecutive year, the Fellowship awards one UK-based masters or MBA student with an £8k scholarship. By supporting aspiring talent, the initiative aims to plug the fintech skills gap by raising awareness of career opportunities in the field.
Signicat joins ETSI team guiding digital signature standards
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Signicat, a leader in trusted digital identity, has joined the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), the recognised standards body for electronic communications. As part of the technical committee on Electronic Signatures and Infrastructure (ESI), Signicat will help create and shape the standards for digital signatures and trust services.
Paybase to Host Collaborative Workshop and Networking Event for Marketplaces and Gig/Sharing Economy Platforms
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Paybase has announced the first of its collaborative workshops for marketplace and gig/sharing economy platform founders. The event will be held at Paybase’s London office on October 11th. CEO Anna Tsyupko voiced why Paybase wanted to hold such an event. “When you look at companies such as Uber and AirBnB, you can see the incredible impact that platform businesses can have. But with this new type of commerce come new, specific challenges that... more
Wolters Kluwer Announces Interoperability with RSA Archer® to Provide Regulatory Data Feed
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Wolters Kluwer has announced the launch of a data feed service of its market-leading regulatory content for global financial services customers through the RSA Archer Corporate Obligations Management use case.
Asda Taps HCL Technologies To Help Drive IT Transformation
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced that it has been selected to help drive IT transformation at the UK’s third-largest grocery retailer, Asda. The three-year application services contract will see HCL transform Asda’s IT Application Services with a new DevOps delivery model to drive data and analytics and support back-office applications through the full lifecycle of development, testing and support.
Ant Financial launches Ant Financial Technology brand
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Ant Financial launches Ant Financial Technology, a new brand supporting the growth of financial institutions, at ATEC 2018 in Hangzhou, China. HANGZHOU, August 20, 2018 – Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company would open up a full suite of technology products and services under a new brand, Ant Financial Technology, to support the growth of financial institutions by improving user... more
First Data Partners with Huifu Payment Ltd
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
First Data (NYSE: FDC), a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, signed an agreement with Huifu Payment Ltd (Huifu, 01806.HK), a leading third-party payment provider in China, to offer a market-leading global eCommerce solution into China.
Engage Hub and Bank of Ireland shortlisted for Engage Award for Best Use of Technology
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Cross-channel customer engagement platform, Engage Hub has been shortlisted as a finalist, for the ‘Best Use of Technology in Customer Engagement’ category for the Engage Awards 2018.
UK financial services firms admit spending almost one million pounds on failed or cancelled digital projects
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
For almost three quarters (73%) of financials services leaders, customers are the main driving force behind their company’s digital transformation, however fear of failure is holding back the implementation of digital projects, with almost three quarters of financials services leaders put off by the costs of failed projects. This comes as no surprise, as seven-in-10 admit to cancelled projects in the last two years, according to Fujitsu’s... more
OP5 is included in the Gartner 2018 Market Guide for Infrastructure Monitoring Tools
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
“Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) leaders tasked with IT operations transformation must prepare for the challenges of contextualizing data acquired by IT Infrastructure monitoring tools from highly modular IT architectures by utilizing AIOps to deal with the volume, variety and velocity of data.”
Lombard Risk, a Vermeg Company, Announces Support of Resolution Planning Reporting and the latest Bank of England Updates
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) has been in effect for some time but this will now be accompanied by reporting obligations to both EBA and PRA. EBA ‘Z’ templates – applicable to all current BRRD firms – and PRA MRL templates – applicable by notification from the Regulator – are both effective as at 2018 year-end and are supported in Lombard Risk’s Regulatory Reporting platform. The return templates will, of course, be supplied... more
Scotland’s first ‘Fintech Skills Academy’ launches in response to growth of sector
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
A consortium of international Fintech companies together with Fife Council, Fife College and Fintech Scotland, have joined forces to launch Scotland’s first ‘Fintech Skills Academy’. The consortium, which includes Renovite Technologies and Ingenico Group, officially launched the Fintech Skills Academy at the premises of Paywizard in Kirkcaldy on September 13th.
Sporadic Savers: British Saving Habits Revealed
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
To mark the start of British Savings Week, new research from MoneySuperMarket, the UK’s leading comparison site, today maps the nation’s attitudes towards saving money and uncovers the regional saving hotspots.
