TECHNOLOGY SECTOR POISED FOR BIG DATA WAVE IN FINANCE AND SALES DEPARTMENTS – DLA PIPER EUROPEAN TECH INDEX
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Harnessing big data is becoming standard practice for IT and marketing teams in technology, but DLA Piper's 2018 Tech Index reveals that a revolution may now be underway in finance and sales departments as well.
Barclays launches lipspeaker service for Deaf and hard of hearing customers
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
In a UK banking first, Barclays has today announced a service where Deaf or hard of hearing customers will be able to have their telephone conversations with the bank interpreted by a lipspeaker: a hearing person who can provide communication support by being easily lip read.
How many IT workers don't receive a gift from their boss at Christmas?
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
CHRISTMAS may be the perfect time for gift giving, however when it comes to the workplace many bosses in the information and communications industry aren’t rewarding or recognising their employees with a token gift, according to new research.
Derivatives Service Bureau Expands Product Committee Membership
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Derivatives Service Bureau, founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) for OTC Derivatives, has today announced a new Product Committee membership for its second term, which will serve to further broaden industry collaboration.
Axis Corporate joins UnaVista’s Partner Programme
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
International management consultancy Axis Corporate confirms its appointment to UnaVista´s recently-created Partner Programme for consulting firms. UnaVista, part of London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), is one of the largest regulatory technology platforms globally. It helps over 1,000 firms reduce operational risk and increase business efficiency through access to its compliance and regulatory expertise and that of its software and consulting... more
Shifting sands in the Robotic Process Automation market in 2019
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Robotic Process Automation (RPA) market will continue to undergo dramatic and rapid maturation in 2019, but RPA companies are finding themselves at a tipping point: They will either grow into their lofty market valuations or we will start to hear the hissing of a deflating bubble and warning signs of a “hype cycle” crash.
Linedata ushers in the next generation of electronic trading with Trade Informatics’ START
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Asset Management, Data, Infrastructure
Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of credit and asset management technology, data and services, announced it is teaming up with leading quantitative analytics firm, Trade Informatics (TI) to usher in the next generation of trading and advanced pre-trade analytics beyond how the market has traditionally defined and imagined transaction cost analytics (TCA).
Singapore's MAS announces S$30m cybersecurity capabilities grant
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the launch of a new S$30 million Cybersecurity Capabilities Grant to strengthen the cyber resilience of the financial sector in Singapore and help financial institutions develop local talent in cybersecurity. 2 The Grant, funded under the Financial Sector Technology and Innovation Scheme (FSTI)1, will support the development of advanced cybersecurity functions2 in Singapore-based... more
Update on the Acquisition of Cavendish Corporate Finance (UK) Limited and members’ interest of Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP and Admission to Trading on AIM
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure, M&A Deals
finnCap Group plc ("finnCap" or the “Company”), a leading adviser and broker to ambitious growth companies both public and private, is delighted to announce that it has successfully completed its fundraising with institutional and retail investors, raising £5 million (before expenses)(the “Placing”). This consists of £3.75 million of new money which will be used to partially fund the cash consideration for the Acquisition and £1.25 million on... more
Axyon AI completes funding round of €1.3m led by ING Ventures with participation of UniCredit
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Axyon AI, Italian start-up that brings deep learning to finance, today announced it has completed a Series A round of funding with UniCredit and ING Ventures, the venture capital arm of ING Bank. Individual investors also participated. The investment will be used to accelerate growth and further develop the product offering. It will also be used to support additional investment in research and development.
New Report Reveals Asset Managers Are Failing to Optimize Corporate Action Decisions on a Global Scale
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
A new white paper published by Greenberg Traurig, LLP reveals that asset managers are failing to optimize corporate actions decisions on a massive scale. The paper highlights the costs to beneficial owners of suboptimal decisions in corporate actions as well as the regulatory and legal risks asset managers face for systematically failing to optimize corporate actions decisions.
Commerzbank Research: No ECB rate hike in 2019
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
The global decline in economic indicators is not a harbinger of a dangerous economic downturn, said Commerzbank chief economist Jörg Krämer on Friday in Frankfurt. “What we see here is just a slowdown of growth,” said Krämer.
RBC takes robo-advisor service nationwide
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Canadians who are sitting on the sidelines – unsure how to invest or what to invest in – today have a new digital investment advice service to help them build their financial futures: RBC InvestEase.
Crunchfish in collaboration with Lenovo New Vision on gesture control in AR smart glasses and applications
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
AR applications and conduct a field trial among prioritized clients on how gesture interaction will improve the efficiency and usability of the AR applications. Lenovo New Vision offers the market an AR eco-system including both AR smart glasses, software applications and full backend solution. The applications of relevance in the suite includes iAiD, a remote expert service, and iWorkflow providing a step by step instruction service.
Mobey Forum Outlines What Banks Need to Know About Virtual Currencies Right Now
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and other financial institutions to shape the future of digital financial services, has today published its latest report outlining the most important and influential developments across the virtual currencies industry.
