Volante Technologies Named Global Winner, Best Payments Solution, by Global Finance
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of technology and software as a service to accelerate digital transformation and modernization in financial services, was named
Refinitiv launches Matching service in Vietnam to create first electronic Marketplace for VND FX trading
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Wholesale Banking
Refinitiv today announced it has launched its leading global electronic trading Matching service in Vietnam, as emerging markets in the Asia region continue to develop their financial markets and digitize FX trading capabilities. The launch represents Vietnam’s first electronic marketplace for the trading of VND. Matching trades on a T+1 basis which is the most commonly traded value date.
Riverbed Announces New CEO David Murphy
- 6 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Riverbed®, The Digital Performance Company™, today announced that industry veteran David Murphy has been appointed interim CEO, to drive continued momentum for the Company’s Digital Networking and Digital Experience Management businesses. Murphy is the former President and COO of Blue Coat Systems and the current Riverbed Chairman of the Board and a Thoma Bravo Senior Operating Partner. A search is underway to find a permanent CEO.
IPO Innovator SquareBook makes two strategic senior hires
- 6 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
SquareBook, the FCA regulated firm offering a transparent, fair and automated way to IPO in modern markets, today announced the appointment of two senior executives to their management team. Senior Banker Barry Wingate joins as Director and will be responsible for helping corporates and their advisors find the most suitable investors by using the SquareBook platform to manage the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process. Fred Huibers, a leading...
Public nervousness holding back a UK financial services sector mired in digital FOMO
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Over half of UK financial services business leaders (56%) are worried their organisation could miss out on the benefits of technological innovation because they haven’t planned radically enough for it, according to Fujitsu’s ‘Driving a Trusted Future in a Radically Changing World’ report.
Finastra launches Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights to help financial institutions optimize their mortgage business
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking, Cloud
Finastra has launched Fusion Mortgagebot Data Insights – a powerful new tool that benchmarks mortgage borrower behavior and demographics for banks and credit unions against that of more than 1,400 other Fusion MortgagebotPOS users.
Backbase opens Dubai office to accelerate Digital-First Banking in the Middle East region.
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Amsterdam-based software provider, Backbase has increased its global presence by opening an office in Dubai, which will be run by Matthijs Eijpe, Regional Sales Director EMEA at the company.
ACA Compliance Group Launches Next-Generation RegTech Platform
- 6 years 5 months ago
- RegTech
ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a leading provider of governance, risk, and compliance advisory services and technology solutions, today launched ComplianceAlpha® 2.0. This next-generation risk and compliance management platform helps global financial services firms stay one step ahead of regulators’ increasingly advanced technological capabilities to detect insider trading, market abuse, and other potential misconduct. The enhanced platform was...
Cashflow Driven Investment becomes a reality as allocation doubles over 18 months, says RiskFirst
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management, Consultancy
The average allocation to CDI eligible assets, such as infrastructure, private and multi-asset credit, has more than doubled since the beginning of 2018, concludes the study. This trend is driven by increasing allocations to infrastructure investments and a reduction in traditional return-seeking investments, such as equities.
Mastercard Launches Threat Scan to Assess Bank Fraud Exposure
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Mastercard today announced Threat Scan, a unique global service that helps banks proactively identify potential vulnerabilities in their authorization systems. The service was showcased this week at the Mastercard Cybersecurity Summit in Croatia.
Blockchain Hires Former Blackrock, Goldman Sachs Exec to Drive Legal and Operational Excellence
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain, Asset Management
Blockchain, the leading provider of cryptocurrency products including the world’s most popular crypto wallet, has hired former Blackrock (NYSE:BLK) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) executive Howard Surloff to advance the gold standard for legal, compliance, and corporate governance within the cryptocurrency industry. Surloff brings over 25 years of executive experience to Blockchain’s Executive Team as its new General Counsel.
Money20/20 Asia Announces Unique Agenda and Initiatives to Tackle the Most Critical Issues Shaping APAC's Thriving Money Ecosystem
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Bringing together the most dynamic decision-makers and visionary leaders shaping the future of money across Asia Pacific, Money20/20 Asia will shine a spotlight on the most influential factors transforming the trajectory of money in the region. The three-day, action-packed and content-rich event will headline in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands Conference Centre on 24-26 March 2020, with over 3000 global decision makers having attended in 2019.
Airpay partners with InstaReM to power FX payments
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Mumbai-based Airpay Payment Services, India’s only omni-channel payments platform, has announced a partnership with InstaReM, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital cross-border payments companies, to launch “FX Payment”, an international payments solution for its merchants.
FCA grants ONPEX transitional UK-passporting rights in event of no-deal Brexit
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
ONPEX, a leading provider of multi-currency IBAN accounts, has been awarded a temporary permission regime (TPR) by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This status will allow the EEA-based payment institution to continue providing financial services to new and existing regulated businesses within its current passporting permissions in the UK.
Electronic bond trading with comprehensive data exchange tool
- 6 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems
valantic, the worldwide leading supplier of electronic trading software, and UBS Bond Port, the global cash bond agency business of UBS, are announcing the iQbonds trading gateway connecting valantic iQbonds clients to Bond Port. iQbonds is valantic’s high-performance solution for electronic bond trading: Market making, bond pricing as well as the connection to electronic markets, exchanges and data platforms are integrated into one application...
