The Future of International Travel in Business
- 3 years 4 months ago
- Non-Financials
International travel has long been a part of business dealings. In the distant past, we may have found that only the biggest and wealthiest firms could afford to travel to meet potential clients, suppliers, and customers. But as air travel became cheaper, the internet allowed contact to be made easily across the globe with potential trading partners. Unfortunately, we have seen a little bit of a slowdown in this trend in recent years, firstly... more
GFT Appoints Carlton Hopper as UK Managing Director
- 3 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations, Insurance, People Moves
· A highly experienced, energetic, and results-driven business leader · Driving accelerated cloud adoption and technology modernisation programmes for clients · Spearheading regional expansion plans for the UK · Forging greater collaboration with GFT's global teams to deliver increased value to shared international clients
Aon and Walbing Plan a Strategic Partnership
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Insurance
Establishing a marketplace for syndicated trade credit insurance Hamburg-based FinTech Walbing and Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, intend to enter into a strategic partnership, they both announced today. The aim of the partnership is to operate a syndicated trade credit insurance offering via the Walbing platform.
Avelacom Partners with LDA Technologies to Cut network Hardware Latency
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Non-Financials
Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, is partnering with LDA Technologies, the leading vendor of ultra-low latency FPGA products, to deploy FPGA-enabled devices across its network, further reducing latency and enabling high frequency, algorithmic trading firms to improve their trading performance.
Over Half of Businesses now Have a Policy on Whether to Pay out on Ransomware Attacks, says Databarracks Research
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies, Insurance
Reliance on cyber insurance, or paying out if cost is lower than internal recovery, highlight short-term approach New research by Databarracks has revealed 54% of businesses now have a defined policy in place to deal with ransomware attacks – whether this means paying a ransom, relying on insurance policies or refusing to pay at all.
How Smart Engines AI helps a Partner of AXA Group in Russia Sell Car Insurance Online
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Insurance
Insurance company RESO-Garantia, a partner of AXA Group in Russia, is digitalizing auto insurance using AI-driven OCR technologies developed by Smart Engines. The precise automatic scanning via Smart ID Engine is applied for processing insurance policies online. The software product captures data from ID, driver’s license and vehicle registration certificate to help the insurance company provide its customers with fast and secure remote... more
Fed Official Warns CBDCs Could be Embarrassing fad
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Non-Financials
Vince Graziani, CEO, IDEX Biometrics ASA comments: “Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is continuing to gain momentum and offers huge potential for the financial sector – including transparency, speed, and financial inclusion among the unbanked and those without a smartphone. However, despite the many positives of CBDCs, one element that could slow role out down and risk it becoming just a “fad” is security.
Bequest Raises £1.7M Investment to Overhaul the Way We Prepare End-of- life dmin
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Insurtech, Investment, Insurance
The revolutionary insurtech surpasses 1,000 customers in weeks of launch
SEON and VCC Live Partner to Deliver Omnichannel Fraud Prevention Solutions
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Banking, Data Management, Insurance
SEON, the fraud fighters, today announces its partnership with VCC Live, the cloud contact centre specialists. Through the deal, they will work together to help end fraud for contact centres in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector.
LPA Expands French Team with Two New Senior Hires
- 3 years 5 months ago
- Financial, Insurance, Consultancy, People Moves
LPA Group, the capital market technology and innovation leader, today announced the expansion of its French office with two new senior hires: Michael Lemke as Head of Client Delivery Solutions and Vincent Stefanović as Client Director Sales for the Buy-Side. Based in Paris, Michael and Vincent will join Thomas Geist, Senior Sales Account Manager, in promoting LPA Group’s innovative technology solutions for financial services and supporting the... more
Randall and Quilter Renew Atos partnership with Transformation Contract
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Insurance
Randall and Quilter Investments Holdings, a leading non-life global speciality insurance company focusing on Program Management and Legacy Insurance businesses, has renewed its contract with Atos for a further three years as its core digital services partner to maintain and modernise its IT estate. Atos|Syntel has managed Randall and Quilter’s growing IT footprint since 2018 which is a result of its mission to generate profit from the expert... more
Soracom Unveils Next-Generation iSIM Capability
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Non-Financials
Soracom, Inc., a global provider of advanced IoT connectivity, today announced completion of a Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstrating integrated SIM (iSIM) capability designed to support the next generation of IoT devices. This demonstration represents a joint effort between Soracom, Sony Semiconductor Israel Ltd. ( Sony), a leading cellular IoT chipset provider, and Kigen, a global security leader, which provides secure authentication for... more
Clients of IHS Markit’s thinkFolio Get Access to Pre-Trade Liquidity Insights with Lucera’s LumeALFA Analytics and Neptune Axes
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Non-Financials
IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that in response to evolving fixed income market structure themes and associated navigation challenges, the firm is focused on continually enhancing its front-office suite of capabilities to provide richer pre-trade insights and price discovery toolkits for users.
Getsafe Now has 10,000 UK Customers
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Insurance
Getsafe has acquired over 10,000 customers in the UK In total, Getsafe has crossed the 200,000 customer threshold From 2022 onwards, Getsafe plans to expand to other European markets
Payhawk Announces Integration with Accounting Software Provider DATEV
- 3 years 6 months ago
- Non-Financials
Payhawk, the growing platform that combines expense, payment and invoice management in one solution, today announced that it now integrates directly with global accounting software provider DATEV. This will enable users to save time, minimise errors, and benefit from added security, in order to fully comply with German National accounting regulations and GoBD compliance.
