Apple Pay Coming to Japan
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Apple® announced that iPhone® 7, iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch® Series 2 will bring customers in Japan the ability to use Apple Pay®, an easy, fast and secure way to pay for everything in their daily routines, beginning in October. Users can commute and pay for everyday items with Suica from JR East, and make convenient and private credit and prepaid card purchases in stores, apps and on the web with a single touch.
Intel and TPG PArtner to Form a Cybersecurity Company
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Technical
Intel Corporation and TPG announced a definitive agreement under which the two parties will establish a newly formed, jointly-owned, independent cybersecurity company. The new company will be called McAfee following transaction close. TPG will own 51 percent of McAfee and Intel will own 49 percent in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $4.2 billion. TPG is making a $1.1 billion equity investment to help drive growth and enhance... more
IDC Financial Insights Unveils Winners of IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings Real Results Awards 2016
- 8 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
-IDC Financial Insights today announced the winners of the 2016 IDC Financial Insights FinTech Rankings Real Results Awards.
RailsBank Joins Startupbootcamp FinTech London as Startup in Residence
- 8 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Startupbootcamp FinTech, the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation announced today that RailsBank, a startup founded by Nigel Verdon and Clive Mitchell, will be joining their 2016 London Cohort as Startup in Residence.
HSBC allows customers to verify their bank accounts with selfies
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Retail Banking, Security, Authentication Technology, IT Innovations
HSBC UK business customers will enjoy a streamlined account opening experience following the launch of ‘selfie’ verification, giving businesses the option to complete ID security checks on their mobile device. Available now, this latest digital enhancement simplifies the way businesses open an account by allowing ID verification to be securely completed in a few clicks on an Apple or Android device.
The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit Kicks Off
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations
The Middle East Banking Innovation Summit with IBM as Lead Sponsor has brought together some of the biggest names in banking and technology under one roof to discuss the banking technology roadmap in the Middle East. The summit held at Palazzo Versace witnessed over 450 senior delegates in attendance from the leading banks in the Middle East region and across the globe.
Gresham Launches Innovation Labs in Bristol
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations
Gresham, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time transaction control and enterprise data integrity software announces the launch of its Innovation Labs in Bristol. This new space is designed to reflect Gresham’s open, engaging and free-thinking culture, and is the home for the research and development, cloud and global customer support teams as well as being a fabulous environment to co-innovate with... more
LendIt Partners with Capital One to Co-Host their Annual Fintech Start-up Competition
- 8 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
LendIt, the largest conference series dedicated to connecting the global online lending community, today announced a partnership with information based lending company Capital One to co-host PitchIt @ LendIt, a competition to find a future star of the fintech world.
Nordea Selects 19 Startups to its Accelerator Programme
- 8 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Over 200 startups from across the world applied to Nordea’s Accelerator programme. 19 startups have now been offered to start working at Nordea’s premises in Stockholm and Helsinki from 12 September to develop their fintech ideas together with Nordea.
TIM and Samsung Unveil the First Smartwatch in Italy with Integrated eSIM, in Collaboration with Gemalto
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations
TIM and Samsung, in collaboration with Gemalto, launched today the first smartwatch in Italy with an integrated embedded SIM (eSIM), representing the evolution of the SIM Card and mobile devices. Samsung's Gear S2 Classic 3G Smartwatch is the first wearable device in the world with eSIM, a technological innovation that marks a further step towards the digital future of the Internet o
Coupa’s Platform Manages Billions in Corporate Spend
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Management, Cloud, IT Innovations
Coupa Software announced that its award-winning platform has been used by its customers since Coupa’s inception to bring more than $250 billion of cumulative spend under management, which Coupa estimates has resulted in more than $8 billion of customer savings to date, based on applying certain savings rates derived from industry benchmarks.
Ingenico Group and Datacap Deliver New Solution to the Restaurant Industry
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Ingenico Group and Datacap Systems announced the installation of its Pay-at-the-Table solution at Uncle Oogie’s, a New Jersey and Philadelphia-based chain of pizzerias. Using Ingenico Group’s smart terminals, Datacap’s point of sale partner, PDQ Signature Systems was able to streamline the Pay-at-the-Table implementation for Uncle Oogie’s.
MoneyLion Provides Free Credit Monitoring Tools Through TransUnion®
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
MoneyLion is helping consumers gain a clearer picture of their credit health with free credit monitoring tools provided by credit bureau, TransUnion®. Data collected by MoneyLion since Q1 2016 has shown that loan takers that use their credit monitoring tools are 28 percent less likely to default.
Red Hat Powers New Generation of High-Performance Virtualization with Red Hat Virtualization 4
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Red Hat, Inc. announced the general availability of Red Hat Virtualization 4, the newest release of its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) -powered virtualization platform. Red Hat Virtualization 4 challenges the economics and complexities of proprietary virtualization solutions by providing a fully-open, high-performing, more secure, and centrally managed platform for both Linux- and Windows-based workloads. It combines a powerful updated... more
Mobile Biometrics Market Global Forecast to 2022
- 8 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
According to the new market research report "Mobile Biometrics Market by Component (Fingerprint Readers, Scanners, Cameras, Software), Authentication Mode (Single factor (Fingerprint, Voice, Face, Iris, Vein, & Retina Scan) and Multifactor), Industry, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29.3% to reach USD 49.33 Billion by 2022. Early buyers will receive 10%... more
