Koine engages US Capital Global Securities to advise on $50MM equity raise
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Custody
Koine, the provider of segregated, institutional custody and settlement services for digital assets, has retained US Capital Global Securities as its lead financial advisor on a $50 million equity raise. Koine will utilise the $50 million equity financing to diversify its service offerings and acquire additional regulatory permissions to support its strategic international growth.
NORD/LB migrates New York, Singapore and Shanghai branches to Avaloq Banking Suite
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Financial
NORD/LB Luxembourg S.A. Covered Bond Bank (CBB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of German Landesbank NORD/LB, has successfully completed the migration of three group international branches – New York, Singapore and Shanghai – to the Avaloq Banking Suite. This project builds on an established ten-year relationship between Avaloq and NORD/LB CBB which selected Avaloq as a strategic partner in 2010 to support its wholesale and financial markets...
ThoughtWorks finds one in two businesses failing to keep up with competitors due to tech barriers
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Consultancy
British business leaders do not believe their organisations are fully up to speed with developing technologies - with only around half (53%) saying they are fully utilising their technology advantage to win business, run efficient systems and attract the best talent, according to new research from ThoughtWorks.
Colt further expands its IQ Network in London
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Data
Colt Technology Services has today announced it has completed a fibre densification project in and around the city of London, adding 110 kilometres of new fibre in the city in which the company was founded.
Open Banking Expo donates £1,180 to Open Banking for Good cause
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Open Banking
Open Banking Expo has donated a percentage of its ticket sales from its London event to The Money Charity. The event organisers entered a partnership with Nationwide’s Open Banking for Good challenge and The Money Charity in 2019 to support the latest fintech innovations helping the UK solve financial capability problems. A total of £1,180 has been donated. Open Banking Expo London took place on 13 November 2019 and brought together more than...
Fujitsu’s CTO, Financial Services – Ian Bradbury – shares top predictions for the industry in 2020
- 5 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
The financial services industry in the UK in 2019 is drastically different than that of 2009. Social, economic and technological shifts have led to enormous change and this has translated to a radically different banking experience for consumers across the country. We have seen the rise of digital banking, the disappearance of banking services from our high streets; and traditional banking institutions are facing increasing competition and...
Stratis enters framework partnership with Triad Group to build enterprise blockchain-based applications
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Stratis Group Ltd (“Stratis”), an enterprise blockchain technology company, has entered into a framework partnership with Triad Group Plc (“Triad”), a leading UK provider of IT consultancy services and technology solutions, to deliver blockchain-based solutions to businesses and organisations.
Mastercard Launches Augmented Reality Experience to Bring Card Benefits to Life
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard unveiled a new augmented reality (AR) app that lets cardholders see, explore and access the benefits of their Mastercard. The industry-first card benefits app delivers a photorealistic AR experience that transports users to a 360-degree virtual environment, where a series of interactive portals brings their card benefits to life.
FSS Appoints Shankar Narayan Lakshmanan as Global CIO
- 5 years 4 months ago
- People Moves
FSS - Financial Software and Systems, a leading global provider of integrated payment products, solutions and one of India’s largest payments processor has announced the appointment of Sankarnarayan Lakshmanan as its Chief Information Officer.
Mobeewave partners with Elavon to revolutionize merchant registration and card payment acceptance in Canada
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Mobeewave, a pioneer in contactless mobile card payment acceptance, and Elavon, a leading global payments provider, have partnered to develop a first-of-its-kind digital merchant onboarding process for the newly-launched Samsung Point-of-Sale (POS)app. SamsungPOS enables micro and small businesses in Canada to accept physical contactless payments simply by tapping a card onto the back of their NFC-enabled mobile device – without the need for...
Landmark Credit Union Extends Fiserv Relationship to Support Growth
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Landmark Credit Union, based in New Berlin, Wisconsin, has expanded its relationship with Fiserv to accelerate innovati
Orange opens its new Orange Middle East and Africa headquarters in Morocco, confirming its desire to strengthen its presence in Africa
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Data, Infrastructure
Today, Orange (http://www.Orange.com) officially inaugurates the Orange Middle East and Africa operational head office in Morocco in the presence of Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of Orange; Alioune Ndiaye, CEO Orange Middle East and Africa; the members of Orange’s Executive Committee and local officials.
Coupa Acquires Travel Price Optimization Leader Yapta
- 5 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Coupa Software (NASDAQ: COUP), a leader in Business Spend Management (BSM), has acquired travel price optimization leader Yapta. The acquisition enables Coupa to deliver more value across BSM by empowering companies to achieve greater savings in a significant spend category, Travel & Expense (T&E). Based in Seattle and led by travel industry veterans, Yapta monitors airfare and hotel prices in real time and sends instant savings alerts...
Neeco and Versa become global technology partners for SD-WAN
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Cloud
Neeco Global ICT Services today announces that it has signed an agreement with Versa Networks to become its global technology partner in the exciting and fast-developing market for new Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) services. Under the terms of the deal, Neeco will provide next business-day replacement services for Versa Networks’ best-in-class SD-WAN hardware, which is designed from the ground up with cloud principles to provide...
CoinCorner partnered with Quinn Legal become the first Isle of Man law firm to accept Bitcoin payments
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin exchange, CoinCorner, has partnered with leading legal firm, Quinn Legal, to enable clients to make Bitcoin payments directly via the legal firm’s website, becoming the first Isle of Man based law firm to do so.
