Infrastructure

Commerzbank Research: No ECB rate hike in 2019

6 years 3 days 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 3 days 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 3 days 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 4 days 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.

Research from Startupbootcamp in Latin America unveils the elements needed for a thriving FinTech ecosystem

6 years 4 days ago
IT Innovations, Infrastructure

Latin America has established itself as a leading region in terms of innovation in the financial services sector that has seen more than 1,100 FinTech ventures and around a 50% annual growth rate in the main markets, according to research conducted by Startupbootcamp in Latin America.

Global X Funds to release E-commerce ETF tracking NLP-based Solactive Index

6 years 4 days ago
Infrastructure

New York-based ETF provider Global X releases the new Global X E-commerce ETF (EBIZ), which tracks the Solactive E-commerce Index (SOLEBIZ) that is based on a proprietary algorithm to select its index components. E-commerce is experiencing a genuine boom. In 2017, 2.73 billion online shoppers accounted for sales of over USD 2.3 tn. While the user base is expected to grow to 3.1 billion people globally in 2021, the E-retail revenues are projected... more

BS/2 in ТОР 10 Banking Tech Companies in Europe

6 years 4 days ago
Banking, Infrastructure

The company Penkių kontinentų bankinės technologijos (BS/2), belonging to the Penki Kontinentai Group and specializing in software and hardware for financial organizations and retail, is listed in Top10 European banking technology companies according to the Banking CIO Outlook ranking.

Atos: Paradigm shift sees power moving to energy consumers

6 years 4 days ago
Infrastructure

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, says the energy and utilities sector is on the verge of a technological revolution that will see consumers increasingly engaged in their day-day energy needs, which alongside broader disruption, spells profound change for the industry.

Agorai Announces Strategic Partnership with Neuramatix

6 years 5 days ago
Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure

Agorai, a global platform which provides an inventory of turnkey software solutions, technology, and data needed for any company to join the AI economy, today announced that Neuramatix, a provider of artificial intelligence tools powered by a proprietary neural engine called NeuraBASE, is joining the Agorai AI marketplace.

QuantHouse appoints new COO and CTO

6 years 5 days ago
Data, Infrastructure

QuantHouse, the independent global provider of high performance systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo development tools and global network infrastructure, today announced the appointments of Emmanuel Carjat as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Denery Fenouil as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Solactive Launches new Sharing Economy Index

6 years 5 days ago
Infrastructure

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Sharing Economy Index. It tracks companies active in the Sharing Economy, and other modern economies such as on-demand and subscription.

BOOST FOR TEMPORARY STAFF AS DIGITALISATION CREATES FINANCE TEAM SKILLS GAP

6 years 5 days ago
Infrastructure

Three quarters (75%) of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) believe digitalisation will have a positive impact for temporary employees within the finance department, according to research1 from recruitment specialist Robert Half UK.

Millennials spend the least on luxuries says new #MillennialMoney research from Yolt

6 years 6 days ago
Payments, Infrastructure

New research from Yolt, the smart thinking money app and Cebr, has revealed that consumers under the age of 30 consistently spend the least amount of money on luxury items, in absolute terms and when measured as a percentage of their total expenditure. On average, millennials under 30 dedicate just 13% of their weekly expenditure to paying for luxuries, such as holidays, restaurant meals and alcoholic drinks.

IHS Markit Expands thinkFolio with Managed FIX Network Solution

6 years 6 days ago
Infrastructure

IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced a new service that administers FIX connectivity for asset managers. The new offering enhances the managed service version of thinkFolio, the order management (OMS) and portfolio modeling (PMS) solution from IHS Markit.