ESIS numbers surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Lending, Risk Management
Mortgage technology expert Mortgage Brain has seen the volume of ESIS generated through its sourcing systems surpass pre-pandemic levels for the first time since Covid-19 struck in the UK. ESIS volumes increased 1.7% last week and are now 1.5% higher than the nine-week average to 16th March. Volumes have been trending up since the housing market opened up on 13th May, and have been within 7% of pre-pandemic levels for the last four consecutive...
Adroit Trading Technologies partners with GLMX to streamline workflows for global repo markets
- 5 years 1 week ago
- OMS and EMS, Online Trading
Adroit Trading Technologies, LLC (Adroit) and GLMX Technologies, LLC (GLMX) have formed a strategic alliance that integrates Adroit’s multi-asset order and execution management system (O/EMS) with GLMX’S electronic securities financing trading platform. The new connectivity streamlines securities financing workflows, enabling clients to access real-time trading workflow tools on both platforms and delivering unique capabilities and insights.
Publicis Sapient collaborates with Goldman Sachs to build their new transaction banking platform
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Transaction Banking
Publicis Sapient, the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, is very excited to have agreed to a multi-year collaboration with Goldman Sachs Bank USA (GS Bank), who has recently launched a cutting edge, digital-native cash, and payments services in the marketplace.
Elavon with Opayo helps SMEs reopen with new payment solutions and insights into customer journeys
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
Elavon, a global payments leader, is helping Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) reopen by offering new eCommerce and Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions as consumer behaviour changes in response to COVID-19. According to a recent Elavon-commissioned survey with Ipsos Mori, spending habits and customer journeys are evolving with more people seeking contactless payments and shopping online.
NICE Actimize launches advanced SURVEIL-X Conduct risk capabilities to uncover employee misconduct and market abuse
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Security and Compliance
With more employees working from home or remote sites, financial services organizations (FSOs) are facing new compliance and regulatory challenges.
Accountancy firms on the brink of ‘positive disruption’, Sage research says
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Accounting
Sage (LON: SGE), the market leader in cloud business management solutions, today released its fourth annual Practice of Now research report. The survey of 3,298 accountants in practice from across the globe, reveals that accountants are rapidly evolving their roles to become ‘change makers’, as digitalisation and growing client demands drive disruption and innovation across the industry.
BBVA Bank selects Fujitsu’s Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer to explore customers’ investment portfolios
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Banking, Data, Risk Management
Fujitsu today announces that it is collaborating with BBVA, Spain’s second largest bank, on a proof of concept (PoC) of its quantum-inspired optimisation solution Digital Annealer. The bank wants to determine whether the Digital Annealer could outperform traditional computing techniques in optimising asset portfolios, helping minimise risk while maximising returns, based on a decade’s worth of historical data.
EPA publishes review paper on FCA's shutdown of Wirecard Card Solutions
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments, Compliance
The Emerging Payments Association (EPA), which celebrates collaboration and innovation across the emerging payments industry, has today launched a review paper, ‘Avoiding a payments lockdown’, to present to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Treasury following the shutdown of Wirecard Card Solutions Limited.
COVID-19 accelerates shift in expectations for investment advice, finds DIAMAN survey
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Covid-19, Investment Management, Wealth Management
Investor perceptions towards investment advice have changed as a result of COVID-19 induced volatility, according to key findings from DIAMAN Partners Ltd. (DIAMAN), the leading investment management fintech, published today. As the UK cautiously returns to aspects of normal life, people’s views on investment advice have altered and are unlikely to return to pre-lockdown attitudes.
Jordan Ahli Bank Cyprus equips for PSD2 with Salt Edge’s solution
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Banking, Compliance
Salt Edge, a leader in developing open banking solutions, helped Jordan Ahli Bank Cyprus become amongst the first group of banks in Cyprus to comply with PSD2 requirements.
SmartStream further protects payment systems in achieving industry PCI-DSS status
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Payments
SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced certification for PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) version 3.2.1, level 1 (the highest level). This provides additional reassurance to serve card and digital payments customers and process personal identifiable information across the world.
Nuapay brings Open Banking to 190M French accounts
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Open Banking
Open Banking pioneer Nuapay, a Sentenial company, today announces it has extended its Open Banking capabilities to French banks. Nuapay is now connected with 55 banks operating in France, enabling efficient and secure payments from 190 million French bank accounts. Nuapay’s French merchants will now be able to accept instant payments via Open Banking from customers, delivering merchants and consumers the benefit of a fast and secure payment...
Sterling Bank leads with lending, investing and credit rating features on WhatsApp with Clickatell’s chat banking solution
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Banking
Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria's leading commercial bank, in collaboration with Clickatell (www.Clickatell.com), a global leader in mobile communications and chat commerce, today announced a unique and very personalised banking experience for existing customers and prospective account holders through the popular messaging app - WhatsApp.
Finantix strengthens senior leadership team by appointing Ian Savage as CFO
- 5 years 1 week ago
- People Moves
Finantix, the global provider of digital enabling software for the banking, wealth management and insurance sectors, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Savage as Chief Financial Officer.
TransferWise valuation jumps to $5bn in $319m secondary share sale
- 5 years 1 week ago
- Money Transfers
TransferWise today announces secondary sales amounting to a total of $319 million at a new valuation of $5 billion. This amounts to an uplift of 43% since May 2019. The round allowed shareholders and employees to sell some of their holdings to other new and existing investors. TransferWise continues to be profitable, cash generating, with a strong balance sheet, and is not raising any primary capital.
