IBM signs $260M Digital Transformation Deal With Philippine Bank
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
IBM and the Bank of the Philippine Islands signed a $260 million multi-year services agreement calling for IBM to provide IT services for agile IT and hybrid cloud, as well as development to accelerate BPI's digital transformation, IBM said Wednesday.
Guernsey leads the way on smart contracts
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Guernsey is demonstrating its global leadership in drafting new laws to offer certainty in the use of “Electronic Agents” in transactions and contract matters, and to create a smart, secure environment for the exploitation of technology for specialist financial services.
IHS Markit Adds Nine Financial Institutions to Industry Design Team for SFTR Reporting
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq:INFO) today announced that ABN AMRO, Banco Santander, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Goldman Sachs, ING and three other financial institutions have joined its technology design team for Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) reporting.
Fenergo Enables Self-Service Platform Configuration with Digital Configuration Studio
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Regulatory Standards, Infrastructure
Fenergo, a leading provider of Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) solutions for financial institutions, introduces Fenergo Digital Configuration Studio, a low to no-code administration suite that allows financial institutions to easily configure the Fenergo CLM solution to suit their organisational needs.
Growth Street aims to transform business lending with £7.5m scale-up round led by Merian Chrysalis
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Signalling a vote of confidence in British fintech, business lending platform Growth Street has raised a £7.5m scale-up investment round led by the Merian Chrysalis Investment Company Limited (Merian Chrysalis). Asset manager Merian Global Investors has joined forces with leading individual investors including Rob Rankin, former co-Head of Corporate Banking & Securities at Deutsche Bank, and Peter Brodnicki, CEO of the Mortgage Advice Bureau... more
RESEARCH REVEALS POOR UNDERSTANDING OF BLOCKCHAIN AMONGST SENIOR BUSINESS EXECUTIVES
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
New research amongst institutional investors from the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) - the leading association for the blockchain ecosystem - reveals 63% believe senior executives at large established businesses have a poor understanding of blockchain. Only 7% described their understanding as ‘good’, with the remainder describing it as ‘average’.
Signals Mixed for Europe’s Markets
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Financial scouts note that European stock markets now face many incoming cues that are really mixed. The biggest current news on both sides of the spectrum is the Brexit uncertainty and the meaningful progress towards resolving the U.S.-China trade war.
Hailo expands Series A round to $21M and launches Hailo-8™ Fast Track program for select customers
- 7 years 8 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Israeli startup Hailo, developers of a proprietary processing architecture for deep learning on edge devices, has expanded its Series A funding round to $21 million.
China’s Banks Continue to Consolidate Global Brand Presence
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
Led by ICBC as the world’s most valuable banking brand (US$79.8 billion), China’s banks dominate top four spots of the ranking Chinese banks grow 28%, achieving US$407 billion in total brand value, over US$100 billion more than US banks All US banks, with the exception of Wells Fargo (-9%), Chase (-7%), and BankUnited (-6%), improve their brand value Growth of European banks is pedestrian, with German banks losing 24% of value
Tieto enters strategic partnership with Telia for 5G
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Tieto has entered into a strategic partnership with Swedish telecom operator Telia leveraging the new mobile technology 5G. The companies will cooperate to develop new use cases, products and services to the ecosystem around 5G and work together with customers to accelerate the development in Sweden.
Getronics partners with UK’s Social Business Trust
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Global ICT services provider Getronics has partnered with UK charity Social Business Trust (SBT) in an initiative intended to promote Getronics’ staff development and engagement while addressing the growing need for technology support and digital transformation in social enterprises.
Tech accessory designer Vonmählen launches crowdfunding campaign for the world’s most compact 5in1 charging cable
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
German start-up Vonmählen presents its new cutting-edge tech accessory. High Five®, the 5in1 charging cable, eliminates the need to carry several charging cables for different smartphones and end devices.
Intesa Sanpaolo signs agreement with the Italian Federation of Public Establishments
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Intesa Sanpaolo and FIPE (Federazione Italiana Pubblici Esercizi - Italian Federation of Public Establishments) have signed an agreement for the benefit of the Federation's member companies (more than 100,000) operating in the catering, entertainment and tourism sectors.
Tech sector economic report: Tech sector growth weakest for three years as uncertainty begins to bite
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
Key findings § UK tech companies indicate loss of momentum in the final quarter of 2018 § Business activity expands at slowest pace since Q4 2015 § Tech sector much more upbeat than the rest of the UK economy regarding business outlook in 2019 KPMG UK Tech Monitor Index Above 50 = growth, seasonally adjusted Sources: KPMG, IHS Markit
Public consultation process launched for new international privacy information management standard
- 7 years 8 months ago
- Infrastructure
The public consultation process for the draft international privacy information management standard, ISO/IEC 27552, is now open until 25 February 2019.
