Allevo selected BCR-InnovX Accelerator Program for Scale-ups
- 5 years 1 month ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Allevo is one of the 5 companies selected to participate in the BCR-InnovX Accelerator Program for Scale-ups (companies with turnover between EUR 1 mil. and 2,6 mil.). The programis a project initiated by InnovX, sponsored by BCR (member of Erste Group), and run in colaboration with UiPath, Mindspace and Startup Grind in partnership with Google for Startups.
Public nervousness holding back a UK financial services sector mired in digital FOMO
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Over half of UK financial services business leaders (56%) are worried their organisation could miss out on the benefits of technological innovation because they haven’t planned radically enough for it, according to Fujitsu’s ‘Driving a Trusted Future in a Radically Changing World’ report.
Thomson Reuters Chooses Ping Identity to Modernize Its Identity Security System
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Digital Identity, Infrastructure
Ping Identity (NYSE: PING), a pioneer in Intelligent Identity, today announced that Thomson Reuters has saved $1.2 million by leveraging its platform to modernize the organization’s authentication infrastructure.
Open banking platform Tink announces partnership with Caixa General Depósitos
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Swedish open banking platform Tink today announces a new partnership with Portugal’s leading bank, Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD). CGD has integrated Tink’s products, with Aggregation, Payment Initiation, Data Enrichment and Personal Finance Management (PFM), in its newly-launched app — DABOX. DABOX is being launched to CGD’s 4 million strong customer base, and Tink’s platform will underpin the app to enable the bank’s customers to make smarter... more
Deutsche Bank, XTX and Saxo Bank go live on Cobalt FX post-trade infrastructure
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
Cobalt, the foreign exchange (FX) infrastructure based on shared ledger and high-performance technology, is now live with Deutsche Bank, XTX Markets and Saxo Bank. Cobalt has been developed to re-engineer post trade FX infrastructure and processes. Its automated technology matches all versions of a trade into a single ‘trusted copy’, freeing up post trade resources from multiple layers of reconciliation and cost; generating one immutable data... more
DTCC Calls for Establishing Business Resilience as Industry-wide Priority to Protect Against Future Market Disruptions
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Acknowledging the growing potential for future disruptions to critical business services that could create market instability, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today called for establishing business resilience as an industry-wide priority in a new white paper, Resilience First.
Registration for the 5th Paybase Collaborative Workshop on 2nd October has now opened.
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
The workshop will be all about balancing liquidity—one of the most important considerations for marketplace platforms. The agenda will be covering a variety of topics, from the basic principles of balancing liquidity, to using data science to balance supply and demand on marketplace platforms. Speaking at the workshop will be: Paul Cook, Growth and Analytics advisor for companies like Hiyacar, Esme Loans, Licklist and Booxscale, Claas Stüdemann... more
The Digital Transformation Event for Financial Leaders – Co-located with Connected World Summit & Smart Home Summit
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
The financial sector is at the forefront of digital innovation with disruption taking place at every level. New technologies, increasing competition and ever-growing consumer expectations have resulted in a turbulent financial landscape, bringing both challenge and opportunity. The Banking Transformation Summit 2019 brings together key players from across the finance and banking industry, showcasing the latest innovations, unlocking the... more
Agreement between SIA and AVM holding to activate digital payments on venice “vaporetto” boats
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
SIA and AVM Holding (Azienda Veneziana della Mobilità – the Venice public transport company) have signed an agreement to create an innovative digital platform that will allow residents and tourists to buy tickets using payment cards and smartphones, also in contactless mode, on board the “vaporetto” boats where the crew will be equipped with 650 Android SmartPOS terminals. (VIDEO)
Investing in the Automation Revolution
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Data Management, Infrastructure
AutoRek are excited to reveal that they have recently partnered with Worldwide Business Research (WBR) to create an industry report focusing on the trends and insights of automation and data management within the financial services sector. 100 individuals within the operations, IT, business change, finance and data management business functions were surveyed in order to get an insight into their thoughts on automation and how it will affect the... more
Traydstream and Standard Chartered to Digitise Documentary Trade Matching Processes
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Traydstream and Standard Chartered Bank today announced a strategic agreement to introduce Traydstream’s digital trade document matching services to the Bank’s clients, delivering increased efficiency and transparency to document trade processing and improving the trade finance experience for buyers and suppliers globally.
Digital Transformation Projects Continue to Be at Risk, Couchbase Research Finds
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Despite rising optimism in digital transformation, the vast majority of organizations are still suffering failure, delays or scaled back expectations from digital transformation projects, research from Couchbase has found. In the survey of 450 heads of digital transformation in enterprises across the U.S., U.K., France and Germany, 73 percent of organizations have made “significant” or better improvements to the end-user experience in their... more
Mirada to deploy Iris multiscreen solution for Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores in Spain
- 5 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Mirada plc (AIM: MIRA), a leading provider of integrated software solutions for Digital TV operators and broadcasters, is delighted to announce it has won a new customer in Spain. Mirada has started working for Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores for the development of its new OTT-based TV platform. Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores (the “Customer”, the “Operator”) is a new Spanish OTT enabler whose main shareholder is Procono S.A.U., and... more
Inefficient Procurement Processes are Costing UK Businesses Almost £2m per Year
- 5 years 3 months ago
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Research from Ivalua, a leading provider of global spend management cloud solutions, has shown that procurement, supply chain and finance professionals are spending almost a third (31%) of their time dealing with inefficient paper-based or manual procurement processes, which is costing UK businesses on average £1.94m annually* and limiting procurement teams’ ability to deliver more strategic value.
GovMoney 2019 - Driving Public Finance Forward
- 5 years 3 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Victoria Park Plaza, London. 4th December 2019 Drawing on the disruptive force of technology, GovMoney is a brand-new conference exploring how the finance sector can provide quality public services and value for money with tools fit for the 21st century.
