SIA Signs Financing Contract to Acquire First Data Business
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
SIA, a European hi-tech firm leader in the payment services and infrastructures sector, has today signed a financing contract to support the acquisition of First Data’s business in a number of countries in Central and Southeastern Europe. UniCredit, one of the main reference banks and sponsor of SIA Group, acted as Sole Underwriter, guaranteeing the total underwriting of the amount, Global Coordinator, Initial Bookrunner, Initial Mandated Lead... more
INSTANTOR RELEASES “CONSUMER FINANCE TODAY”
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today Instantor, the Swedish fintech company making financial decisions easy, releases “Consumer Finance Today. The Global Industry at a Glance: How to Identify Opportunities.” an eBook that examines how to navigate shifts in the consumer finance market successfully, utilizing cutting-edge technology.
Exscudo becomes a game-changer in personal finances
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Exscudo becomes a game-changer: exchange-wallet integration makes personal finances accessible on-the-go and safe. Widely famous fin-tech project Exscudo launched its core product, Exscudo Exchange. The release is fundamental for the whole Exscudo ecosystem deployment, consisting of the exchange itself, a messenger connected to it, cryptocurrency debit cards, b2b cashier service and other projects that can be easily integrated into it.
UK micro-business sector plagued by late payments
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
UK freelancers and micro-business owners throughout Britain are suffering from chronic late payments from clients, new research reveals. The research from cloud accounting software company FreeAgent - who provide award-winning software for freelancers, micro-businesses and their accountants - has revealed that UK-wide, just 52% of invoices sent during the 2017 calendar year were paid on time or within three days of their payment deadlines.
Producers, Distributors, Aggregators: Mobey Forum Charts Strategic Options for Banks in the Post-PSD2 Age
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mobey Forum, the global industry association empowering banks and financial institutions to shape the future of digital services, today publishes a new report, entitled ‘Producers, Distributors, Aggregators: Strategic Options for Banks in the Post-PSD2 Age’.
Catapult Launches Groundbreaking New Version to Leading Quote Management System
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Catapult, an Accelya Group Company and creator of the most accurate freight rate and freight quote management system on the market, is pleased to announce the launch of CATAPULT QMS 5.0, a brand new version of their flagship product.
AsiaCollect raises USD 4.5 million to date after recent investment round led by global technology investment firm SIG Asia Investments
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
AsiaCollect, a pioneer in providing integrated Credit Management Services (CMS) in Southeast Asia, has raised USD4.5 million to date after closing its recent investment round led by global technology investment firm SIG Asia Investments. Dymon Asia Ventures, the venture capital arm of Dymon Asia Capital, a Singapore-based alternative investment management firm, returned to co-invest in this round after investing USD1 million in AsiaCollect’s... more
ITRS Group partners with Apica to offer best practice to avoid operational failures and outages
- 6 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
ITRS Group (“ITRS”), the leading provider of real-time monitoring and IT operations analytics to financial services firms, has announced a partnership with Apica, industry leaders in performance monitoring for enterprise business.
Databarracks scoops Responsible Business Award for its work addressing IT resilience amongst SMEs
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Business continuity and disaster recovery provider, Databarracks has been named winner of the Barclays Developing Resilience Award at the Business in the Community’s 2018 Annual Responsible Business Gala in London, attended by nearly 1000 business leaders and influencers and hosted by Sir Lenny Henry.
ITRS Group partners with Apica to offer best practice to avoid operational failures and outages
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
ITRS Group, the leading provider of real-time monitoring and IT operations analytics to financial services firms, has announced a partnership with Apica, industry leaders in performance monitoring for enterprise business.
ICOs COULD REACH $40BILLION BY 2020 REVEALS LONDON FINTECH WEEK
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Research compiled by London Fintech Week 2018 has revealed that if present trends continue, the year 2020 could see an ICO ecosystem of $30bn-$40bn value of tokens issued with around 2,000 token projects. To put this into context, traditional fintech investment in 2017 globally totalled circa $30billion. This is against a backdrop of an ever-growing number of ICOs being launched in 2018, following a surge in popularity in the new form of... more
Cyber attack is now a case of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ for UK CEOs
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
KPMG surveyed 150 UK leaders and a further 1,150 CEOs from across the world about their future investment plans and the challenges and opportunities facing their companies. With reports of cyber-attacks and breaches almost daily, 39 percent of UK CEOs surveyed believe they will be targeted by a cyber attack. Though disheartening, this view was quite optimistic in comparison to their global counterparts, where 49 percent said they envisioned a... more
Kx announces Dashboards integration with Finsemble and OpenFin
- 6 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Kx, a division of First Derivatives plc (FD) and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ analytics database, has announced Dashboards for Kx integration with Finsemble and OpenFin. Dashboards for Kx’s rich visualization, powered by the complex processing capabilities and speed of Kx technology, is now enhanced with a seamless desktop experience.
elec calc™ BIM software is officially available for sale
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Trace Software International, the global leader in electrical engineering since 1987, announces the official launch of the elec calc™ BIM software, the first tool in the world that seamlessly integrates electrical calculation into the BIM process. When we talk about Building Information Modeling (BIM) we are not talking about a trend, but about a real digital revolution in the building sector, ready to break up obsolete schemes and processes.
Bank of England’s Systemic Risk Survey shows risk of cyber attack increasing for third time running
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
The proportion of firms citing cyber attack as a key risk has increased for the third consecutive time in the Bank of England’s Systemic Risk Survey, released today. The survey highlights perceived risks to the UK financial system. Although overall confidence in the UK’s system has increased, the number of firms who perceive cyber attack as a risk has increased to 62 percent.
