The 11th Annual World Takaful Conference to Open its Doors in April
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Trade Finance, Banking
The 11th Annual World Takaful Conference (WTC 2016) will be held on the 11th and 12th of April 2016 at the Dusit Thani in partnership with the leading takaful companies from from the GCC, Southeast Asia, Africa and Europe. The Forum is set to gather more than 250 Takaful professionals from around the world comprising of policy makers, dignitaries, central bank representatives, heads of insurance supervision, CEOs of the largest Takaful companies... more
Ripple to Sponsor Corporate Financial Supply Chain Innovations Event
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Supply Chain Finance
Global Financial Settlement Solutions Provider Ripple to Sponsor Corporate Financial Supply Chain Innovations Event in Greater Copenhagen April 26-27, 2016.
Egyptian Government to Partner with Visa to Enhance Electronic Payments in Egypt
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Banking, Infrastructure
The Egyptian government, represented by the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Planning, this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Visa Inc., to enable electronic payment of government subsidies to 22 million Egyptian families.
Western Union Partners with Viber to Offer Fast Way to Money Transfer
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, and Viber, a leading mobile messaging app with 664M+ unique users worldwide, today announced an agreement to offer a fast and simple way to send money to friends and family virtually anywhere in the world from the convenience of the Viber app. Leveraging the recently released WU® ConnectSM platform, the collaboration between Western Union and Viber will focus on three key... more
Tradeweb introduces electronic US ETF trading platform
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Management
Tradeweb Markets, a provider of fixed income, derivatives and ETF marketplaces, launched an electronic over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace for U.S.-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs).
AXA Strategic Ventures to Invest in Blockstream
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Securities Services, Investment
AXA Strategic Ventures (AXA SV), a global €230 million ($250 million) venture capital fund, announces today it is co-leading a $55 million Series A funding round for Blockstream. As part of the round, AXA Strategic Ventures joins Blockstream’s Advisory Board.
paysafecard is a Payment option for PlayStation®Store
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments, Infrastructure
paysafecard, the global market leader in prepaid online payments and a member of Paysafe Group plc, is pleased to announce that it is working with Worldpay and Sony Network Entertainment Europe to allow customers to use paysafecard as a payment option for PlayStation®Store (PS Store) on PC, tablets, smartphones and PlayStation®4 (PS4™) in 19 countries* (including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom) with more to... more
Linedata Announces Release of Linedata Mobil'Ekip
- 10 years 3 weeks ago
- Investment, Management, Infrastructure
Linedata, (NYSE Euronext: LIN) the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, announces the launch of its digital Linedata Mobil'Ekip solution. With this application, key tasks and information can be managed and accessed from mobile platforms, such as smart phones and tablets. It operates in conjunction with the core Linedata Ekip360 system.
JPMorgan Launches Trial Project to Test the Use of Blockchain Technology
- 10 years 4 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Infrastructure
The bank is working with Digital Asset Holdings, the firm set up by its former head of commodities Blythe Masters, to address liquidity matches in its loan funds.
Nucleus Software's FinnOne Goes Live at Bank of Queensland
- 10 years 4 weeks ago
- Transaction Banking, Banking, Infrastructure
Nucleus Software, the leading provider of lending and transaction banking solutions to the global financial services industry, further strengthens its global presence by announcing the successful launch and roll-out of its lending software at Bank of Queensland (BOQ), in Australia. BOQ, a leading Australian challenger Bank, has implemented Nucleus Software's award winning flagship lending product, FinnOneTM for its retail loan origination... more
RHB Selected Fidessa's Trading Platform
- 10 years 4 weeks ago
- Trade Finance, Banking
Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that RHB Investment Bank (RHB), a premier Malaysian bank, has implemented Fidessa as its strategic trading platform across Asia. The platform, managed by Fidessa throughout the region, provides advanced capabilities including algorithmic trading across all member markets, intelligent IOIs and a centralised order management system with integrated middle-office supporting RHB's growing regional... more
Intercontinental Exchange Announces Launch of U.S. Treasury Index Family
- 10 years 1 month ago
- Foreign Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, announced today that its subsidiary, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, LLC (Interactive Data), will become the new benchmark index provider for four of Blackrock’s iShares U.S. Treasury Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI), iShares 7-10 Year... more
Visa to Launch Visa Checkout in Singapore
- 10 years 1 month ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
Visa today announced the launch of Visa Checkout, a quick and easy payment service that enables Singaporean consumers to pay for goods online, on any device, in just a few clicks. This new service addresses the frustration experienced by many online shoppers by reducing the number of steps required to complete a purchase online.
Surecomp’s DOKA 5 Trade Finance System Implemented by Isbank Germany
- 10 years 1 month ago
- Trade Finance, Banking, Infrastructure
Surecomp, the leading global provider of trade finance solutions for banks and corporations, announced today that Isbank AG, the European arm of Turkey’s leading bank Türkiye Is Bankasi A.S., has commenced production with DOKA 5, Surecomp’s configurable back-office solution for documentary trade finance.
Traiana and Trax Team Up to Offer Repo Matching Service
- 10 years 1 month ago
- Trade Finance
Traiana, a leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions and Trax, aleading provider of capital market data, trade matching and regulatory reporting services, today announce that they have entered into a business alliance to offer the industry an interoperable Repurchase Agreement (repo) matching service to support efficient, automated, operational processes ahead of significant regulatory change.
