Path Solutions Upgrades Jaiz Bank’s Core Banking Platform for Enhanced Performance
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Core Banking, Islamic Finance
Path Solutions, the global Islamic banking software company, today announced that Jaiz Bank Plc., Nigeria’s premier non-interest (Islamic) bank has successfully upgraded its Islamic core banking platform iMAL R14.1 version. The upgrade is to enable innovation that will meet evolving customers’ needs as it expands into new markets.
Dolfin Appointed Richard Webb as Head of Technology
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Wealth Management
Dolfin, an independent and agile wealth management platform, has appointed Richard Webb as Head of Technology. In the newly created role, Webb will oversee Dolfin’s technology and infrastructure strategy and lead the development of its digital wealth management offering.
Joint SWIFT and BCG report finds growing momentum for API technology as firms seek more efficiency and new service offerings
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Security, Financial
The securities servicing industry may be near a tipping point in adopting Application Program Interfaces, or APIs, as firms pursue improved efficiency and new business models. A new report published today by SWIFT and the Boston Consulting Group found that API interest is rapidly growing in the post-trade area. Over the course of 2018 alone, awareness of APIs among asset managers increased 26 percentage points to 72%, according to a BCG survey....
Legal & General announces first fintech partnership with Raisin.co.uk
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Investment, Asset Management, Investment Management
Legal & General, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor, has announced a partnership with Manchester-based fintech Raisin.co.uk. The collaboration will provide Legal & General customers with access to FSCS protected cash savings accounts through the Raisin.co.uk marketplace.
Thales launches its new Gemalto Digital ID Wallet – an identity revolution in your smartphone
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments, E-Wallets
With Thales’s new Gemalto Digital ID Wallet, governments will issue a secure digital version of official documents including identity cards, health cards and dri
Visa card vulnerability can bypass contactless limits
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Positive Technologies has today announced that researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway and Timur Yunusov have discovered flaws that allow hackers to bypass the payment limits on Visa contactless cards. Positive Technologies tested the attack with five major UK banks, successfully bypassing the UK contactless verification limit of £30 on all tested Visa cards, irrespective of the card terminal. The researchers also found that this attack is possible with...
Copper Street Capital selects Linedata Portfolio Management for enhanced automation, strategic oversight and real-time data access
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Asset Management, Data
Linedata (Euronext Paris: LIN), a global provider of lending and leasing, and asset management technology, data and services, announced that Copper Street Capital LLP, a leading UK-based global alternative investment firm, selected Linedata’s comprehensive portfolio management and compliance solution, Linedata Global Hedge. Implementing Linedata’s solution empowers Copper Street to capitalize on new business opportunities, through access to real...
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait partners with EdgeVerve for its Robotic Process Automation journey
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Digital Identity, Banking, Consultancy
Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait has partnered with EdgeVerve Systems, a subsidiary of
Sberbank clients get ‘personalised’ ATMs
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments, ATMs
Sberbank has personalised the menu of its ATMs. Now, after a client enters their PIN code they will see a main screen that features the options they have used the most in the past, as well as relevant personal offers from the bank. In particular, the system suggests the amount the client should withdraw based on their past cash withdrawals and even wishes them a happy birthday and offers a present. This new feature is available on 44,000...
BCB Group and Bitstamp announce partnership to enable GBP transfers
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitstamp, Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and BCB Group, one of the world’s leading global digital asset prime brokers, today announced a new partnership that will enable investors from the UK to transfer GBP directly to and from their Bitstamp accounts. Through this partnership, Bitstamp will be able to support deposits and withdrawals directly in GBP, providing increased efficiency and reduced costs for clients. The new GBP service...
ACI Worldwide Readies European Payments Businesses for Strong Customer Authentication
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, today announced a number of tools and solution updates to ready payment service providers (PSPs), acquirers, issuers and merchants for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and exemptions.
Investors from Central and Southern Europe follow different strategies
- 6 years 6 months ago
- P2P Lending
According to the results of a survey conducted by the European P2P platform Robo.cash, the strategy of P2P investors depends on their mentality, socio-economic and geographic aspects. Thus, the survey revealed that investors from Central Europe tend to make long-term plans - 50% of them invest in P2P lending to prepare for retirement. In the meantime, investors from South European countries are more focused on quick results. Among them, 56%...
Solactive issues benchmarks dedicated to Swiss investors
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Digital Identity, Asset Management
Solactive is pleased to announce that Zürcher Kantonalbank, one of the leading Swiss universal banks, will use four Solactive Benchmark Indices as underlyings for their newly launched certificates.
Allevo Named as One of Europe’s Best ‚Ones to Watch’
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
Allevo, a Romanian financial software company, has been nominated, for the second year in a row, as ‘Ones to Watch’ in Europe in a list of business excellence published by the European Business Awards, one of world’s largest and longest running business competitions.
Capita partners with UiPath to enhance RPA capability
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Investment Management, Data
Capita announces it has entered a partnership with UiPath, the world’s leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software provider. As Capita’s preferred provider of RPA technology, UiPath will support Capita as it strengthens its digital capabilities.
