Contour Partners with Thoughtworks to Ramp Up Digital Trade Finance in China
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Trading Systems
Contour, the global trade finance network, has partnered with international software consultancy ThoughtWorks in China. This marks Contour’s latest milestone in its expansion in the region and in the digitisation of international trade.
Aunalytics Introduces Daybreak for Financial Services Analytics & Business Insights
- 5 years 4 months ago
- IaaS, Data
Aunalytics, a leading data platform company delivering Insights-as-a-Service for enterprise businesses, today introduced its next generation of DaybreakTM for Financial Services designed for mid-sized banks and credit unions. The enhanced solution empowers community financial institutions with advanced analytics and valuable business insights to improve customer relationships, strategically deliver new products and services through data-driven...
Sandvik Material Technology Re-engineers Procurement and Finance Operations with Medius
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Management, Technical
Sandvik Material Technology has selected the Medius Spend Management suite to support improved efficiency and control of procurement processes throughout the organization. Sandvik Material Technology, a business area of global engineering group Sandvik, is a world-leading developer and manufacturer of advanced stainless steel and special alloys, with operations across the world.
Bitcoin Monopoly: How to Put Bitcoin’s Insane Value in to Context
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Bitcoins, Cryptocurrencies
Team at table top retailer Rogue Games play with Bitcoin values to show how insane the value of cryptocurrency is For most of us, Monopoly is our first introduction to the wonderful world of finances and capitalism. It’s where we learn that money does make the world (or top hats and thimbles at least) go around, and that, sometimes, it's actually kind of fun to bankrupt your friends and family.
Omnio Launches a New Pre-IPO Convertible Bond
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Banking
Omnio, a leading innovator in Banking-as-a-Service, has announced a EUR 30m funding led by pan-European venture fund GrayBella Capital. Omnio is a fast-growth pre-IPO banking infrastructure leader based in London, England.
LiquidityBook Adds Sumit Kumar as Senior FIX Specialist
- 5 years 4 months ago
- SaaS, People Moves
LiquidityBook, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced the hire of Sumit Kumar as Senior FIX Specialist. He will be based in the firm’s London office.
Scality Doubles Down on Scale-out File System Enhancements in Ring to Deliver Industry-leading Business Continuance Solutions
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Organisations across industries need “always-on” business continuity and disaster protection to get the most from their enterprise and service provider cloud deployments, while also maintaining the lowest possible total cost of ownership. To address these needs, Scality has strengthened its scale-out file system (SOFS) and streamlined management and monitoring of its RING8 file and object storage system.
Aiven Raises $100M Series C to Expand Global Open Source Innovation
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Cloud, Data
Aiven, a software company that combines the best open source technologies with cloud infrastructure, today announced it raised $100M in its Series C, bringing the company’s total investment to $150M at a valuation of now more than $800M. The round was led by Atomico, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and World Innovation Lab as new investors. Lead investors of Aiven’s Series A (Earlybird Venture Capital) and Series B (IVP) also...
Credorax Appoints Achiya Fried to Chief Commercial Officer in Strategic Move to Meet Ambitious Growth Plans for 2021
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments, People Moves
Credorax, leading smart payments provider and merchant acquiring bank, has today announced the appointment of Achiya Fried as Chief Commercial Officer. With almost 25 years’ experience in acquiring, ecommerce and sales and marketing across the cards and payments sector, Fried will be leading on Credorax’s market growth strategy, while heading up the business development and commercial teams.
Broadridge Partners with AccessFintech to Transform Resolution of Settlement Fails
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Financial
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, has partnered with AccessFintech to deliver a new Strategic Gateway for Settlement Workflow that offers efficiencies in resolving multi-party settlement fails. The solution is powered by Broadridge’s industry-leading post-trade platforms and data, and incorporates AccessFintech’s cloud-based operations workflow model.
Care by Volvo Approves Applications in Seconds Using Cloud-Hosted FICO Platform
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Platform Technology, Cloud
Volvo Cars has used the cloud-hosted FICO® Platform to digitize and accelerate the customer onboarding process for its new vehicle subscription service, Care by Volvo. By automating the process, Volvo has cut the credit check process on applicants from three days down to seconds. More information: https://www.fico.com/en/platform
Chip Chooses Seccl to Power Its Upcoming Investment Platform
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Platform Technology, Technical
Chip, the award-winning savings app, has selected the custodian and investment technology provider, Seccl, to power its soon-to-launch Investment Platform.
Inclusive Female-led Lender Approves £4M to UK SMEs in 12 Months of CBILS
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Lending
A year since it was awarded CBILS lender status, responsible lender, AskIf, can now reveal it has approved close to £4m to deserving SMEs and micro businesses, playing an essential role in the national push to help businesses survive and thrive. AskIf has delivered on its mission to be an inclusive lender with 17% of CBILS loans distributed to BAME-owned businesses, and 22% to female-led businesses.
Acronis Unites with Industry Leaders to Publish the First Unified Cybersecurity Guide for Boards of Directors
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection and a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for Cybersecurity, shared the results of a new report released by the WEF that warns that cybersecurity failure is a “clear and present danger” and critical global threat, yet responses from board directors have been fragmented,
FinTech Challenger, GerliPay, Selects Nets for Multinational Digital Payments
- 5 years 4 months ago
- Payments
Gerlionti S.A., a company in Luxembourg, currently in the process of obtaining an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence under the GerliPay trademark, has selected Nets Estonia to support the development of its new digital payment system, GerliPay.
