Two-thirds of organisations have no dedicated data function
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Management, Data
More than two thirds of organisations have no dedicated analytics or data science function, according to *1,000 respondents in an MHR Analytics poll. With *69% of organisations lacking internal data science expertise, data analytics specialist MHR Analytics has compiled the five best solutions to help organisations start to optimise their business intelligence and move on from manual spreadsheets.
ACA Compliance Group opens new office in Birmingham to expand European presence
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Risk Management
ACA Compliance Group (ACA) today announced the expansion of its European presence with the opening of a new office in Birmingham. From this new location, ACA will offer a full suite of services designed to strengthen and streamline financial services firms’ governance, risk and compliance arrangements.
Archax selects R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for digital exchange DLT infrastructure
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking, Wholesale Banking
Archax, the London-based institutional digital securities exchange, today announced a partnership with R3, the enterprise blockchain software firm. Under this partnership, Archax will use R3’s Corda Enterprise platform to handle post-trade activities on a distributed ledger.
Wirecard powers new Swiss Post China cross-border e-commerce marketplace
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, is providing the payment solution for Swiss Post's “Your Gateway to China” service. Thanks to the “Your Gateway to China” service, Swiss retailers can easily offer their products directly to Chinese consumers through major virtual marketplaces.
CFO Summit - Are you a Finance leader?
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
If so, the 37th CFO Summit will help you gain insight into new #strategic approaches that meet the ultimate goal of reducing #cost and improving #operational #efficiency. When: November 7-9, 2019 Where: Four Seasons Resort & Club at Las Colinas| Irving, TX The 37th CFO Summit program will include presentations from the likes of:
W H Smith and Funky Pigeon partner with Mastercard to launch online payments via ‘Pay by Bank app’
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Mastercard has entered into an agreement with WHSmith.co.uk, Funky Pigeon, Cult Pens & The Card Gallery to offer ‘Pay by Bank app’ to online shoppers.
Solactive Licenses Smart City and Smart Factory Indices to Amundi
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Data Management
According to a forecast of the United Nations, more than 68% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, and smart technology can help to tackle the challenges emerging from this trend of rapid urbanization. Recognizing this development, Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi, licensed the Solactive Smart City Index to serve as the underlying of Amundi Smart City UCITS ETF.
Fintech Companies Could Help UK Migrant Workers Send an Additional £520M Back Home When Transferring Money
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Money Transfers
Fintechs could save migrant workers a combined £520m when moving money from the UK to emerging economies, according to new analysis by UK fintech Paysend. Each year, migrant workers in the UK send £8bn back home. While the average global transaction fee is currently 7% of the money transferred, the fintech average is already well below 2%. Combined, these savings mean migrant workers in the UK could send up to £520m more back home each year if...
Ingenico and Pennies donations hit huge £2million mark
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Payments
Ingenico Group (Euronext: FR0000125346 – ING), the global leader in seamless payments, is celebrating a focus campaign on Corporate Social Responsibility with an extra charitable boost. In the UK, the group has unlocked a milestone of £2M with fintech charity partner Pennies in micro-donations made through Ingenico POS terminals in the UK.
Trustly opens two new tech hubs in Vitória, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Open Banking, Payments
To further refine its online banking payment solutions and accelerate the build-out of global coverage, Trustly is pleased to announce the opening of two new tech hubs in Vitória, Brazil and Lisbon, Portugal. In search of tech talent globally, Trustly will grow its engineering and product management teams outside of Sweden. The hub based in Vitória, Brazil was inherited following Trustly’s June merger with Silicon Valley-based PayWithMyBank,...
Equiniti Credit Services and Credit Kudos Power Enhanced Credit Decisioning with Open Banking Partnership
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Equiniti Credit Services, the UK’s leading consumer credit technology and outsourced services provider, today announces it has partnered with FCA-authorised credit bureau and Account Information Service Provider (AISP), Credit Kudos.
CryptoCompare Launches Real-time Order Book Feed
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Data
CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, today announced the launch of its real-time order book product. Designed for professional and enterprise clients, the new product will enable them to create predictive analytics to monitor exchange trading in real-time and anticipate sudden changes across trading activity, asset pricing, cost of trading and liquidity.
New Survey Shows Key Role of Technology in Client Acquisition
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Insurtech, Banking
Finantix, the leading global provider of trusted technology to the wealth management, insurance, and banking industries, today launched the first part of a wealth management market survey, "New Client Acquisition: How can technology drive sales effectiveness in wealth management”. In this first chapter the research looks to identify the drivers for next generation client acquisition in wealth management and what part technologies have to play...
Dynamic Infrastructure implements deep AI technology to prevent bridges and tunnels from collapsing
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
The New York and Tel Aviv based startup Dynamic Infrastructure is implementing the world's first deep-learning solution which allows bridge and tunnel owners and operators to obtain visual diagnosis of the assets they manage. The system provides live, cloud-based, 3D views of the bridge or tunnel and automatically alerts when changes are detected in maintenance and operation conditions - before the issues evolve into large-scale failures.
F-Secure Weighs In on prpl Foundation Security Standards
- 6 years 3 months ago
- Cybersecurity
F-Secure has joined the prpl Foundation to provide a more secure consumer experience when customers use their home Wi-Fi network and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The move leverages F-Secure's position as a long-standing and trusted cyber security vendor with a network of 200+ operator partners worldwide. F-Secure joins at a time when the prpl Foundation is working with operators to harmonize development processes, integration points, and...
