Thomson Reuters Enhances Eikon Messenger to Redi Buy-side Community
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Thomson Reuters is extending its instant messenger capabilities to the buy-side professionals who use its recently-acquired REDI execution management system, in a move designed to break down barriers to communication in financial markets.
Hong Kong and Shenzhen Sign Fintech Pact
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mr Norman Chan, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), visited the Office of Financial Development Service, the People’s Government of Shenzhen Municipality (OFDS) to keep abreast of the applications and latest developments of fintech in Shenzhen, and exchanged views on the co-operation among banks and financial institutions in the two cities.
Pega Extends Cloud Choice Through Expanded Collaboration With AWS
- 7 years 11 months ago
- CRM, Infrastructure
Pegasystems Inc., the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, today at PegaWorld announced that it has deepened its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to give custome
Barclays Goldman Sachs HSBC and Morgan Stanley Unite to Invest and Obtain Equity Stake in KY3P by IHS Markit
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Morgan Stanley have joined together to take an equity stake in KY3P®, IHS Markit’sKnow Your Third Party risk management solution. Goldman Sachs will contribute intellectual property and join the other banks as a design partner of the platform.
CIO Survey: Mainframe More Secure Than Other Systems But 78% Say Insider Threats Are A Blind Spot
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Compuware Corporation, the world’s leading mainframe-dedicated software company, today released a survey of financial services CIOs showing that while most (86%) say their mainframe is more secure than other systems, the majority (78%) say they are still exposed to a significant risk of insider threats due to blind-spots in internal data access and controls.
Kodak Alaris Introduces New Cashback and Trade-in Offers
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Kodak Alaris Information Management has launched a series of promotions designed to reward end-users who purchase selected models from its award-winning scanner range. The cashback and trade-in offers are valid until December 31.
Pyramid Analytics Ranks as Overall Leader in Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility in 2017 Dresner Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Pyramid Analytics, a leading global provider of enterprise business intelligence (BI) software, announced today it has been recognized as an overall leader in Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility by Dresner Advisory Services’ flagship BI market report, the 2017 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study. This is the third consecutive year the company has earned placement in the report.
Greenlight Raises $7.5m for Kids' Debit Card
- 7 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc., creator of Greenlight: the smart debit card for kids, today announced $7.5 million in seed financing.
NSD Reveals Tech Services Division
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has launched a new strategic business line – Technological Services. Alexander Nam has been appointed Managing Director of this new business line.
Agincourt Capital Management Upgrades to INDATA’s iPM Epic Solution
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
INDATA, a leading industry provider of software, technology and services for buy-side firms, today announced that Agincourt Capital Management has expanded its use of INDATA’s Intelligent Portfolio Management® software suite by upgrading to the latest version of the industry leading cloud-based software, iPM Epic. Agincourt Capital Management is an institutional fixed income manager with more than $6 Billion in AUM, based in Richmond, VA.
E-Voting Technology Developed by NSD Successfully Used at Sberbank’s AGM
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
Sberbank has become the first pubic joint stock company to propose its shareholders to use the e-voting technology developed by National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository. 99 shareholders of Sberbank used the option to receive the materials of the shareholders meeting remotely and to vote online at the AGM held on 26 May. In total, 806 shareholders representing 33.3% votes of the total number of voting shares... more
Securities Depositories Requires Proxy Voting via Distributed Ledgers
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
CSD Working Group on DLT, an association of Central Securities Depositories working on developing reference products using Distributed Ledger Technology, has released product requirements for the proxy voting business case during the International Securities Services Association (ISSA) Operational Committee meeting in London on April 24, 2017.
Discover Launches In-app Messaging
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
Discover announced today the launch of messaging, a customer service option that allows customers to communicate with Discover’s customer service agents without having to stop and restart numerous interactions. The new feature, which will be rolled out in phases, enables customers to message Discover’s customer service representatives via the Discover mobile app.
Jumio Announces Expansion Into New Shoreditch UK Headquarters
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
Jumio, the creator of Netverify® Trusted Identity as a Service (TIaaS), has today announced that it is expanding its UK headquarters to Shoreditch as part of the company’s continued growth and expansion in EMEA. The identity verification leader has grown significantly in the region, with the account management team doubling and technical department tripling in size year-over-year (YOY), requiring considerable expansion of office space.
Liquid Voice Unveils Automated Speech Transcription Service
- 7 years 12 months ago
- Infrastructure
Liquid Voice, one of the leading providers of interaction recording, quality management and analytics, has announced the immediate availability of a new Automated Speech Transcription solution.
