Ripple Caps Record Year with $200 Million Series C Funding
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Blockchain, Investment Management
Today, Ripple is thrilled to announce $200 million in Series C funding—an investment that marks a record year for the business and further proves the value of blockchain technology in improving global payments and the broader utility of the digital asset XRP and the XRP Ledger. The Series C was led by Tetragon with participation from SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures. These notable investors not only underscore Ripple’s long-term potential, but...
99% of AI decision makers think deep learning will transform their industry, but less than 1% have extensively deployed it
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence
Peltarion, leading AI innovator and creator of an operational deep learning platform, today released a new report discussing AI decision makers’ understanding of deep learning versus other types of machine learning practices, and examines the barriers preventing them from taking deep learning from ideal to reality.
CryptoCompare Publishes November Exchange Review
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, today released its November 2019 Exchange Review which provides analysis of key developments in the cryptocurrency exchange-traded market. Charles Hayter, Co-Founder and CEO of CryptoCompare, said:
Western Union Appoints Shelly Swanback as President, Product and Platform
- 6 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
The Western Union Company, a global leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments today announced the appointment of Shelly Swanback as President, Product and Platform. Shelly will advance the company’s dynamic cross-border, cross-currency global platform to support the company’s expansion to multiple customer segments. Shelly will commence her role in January 2020. She will be a member of the Executive Team and will report...
TIBCO Cloud Integration Now Available on Microsoft Azure
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Data
TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announced that all capabilities of TIBCO Cloud™ Integration, the company’s market-leading hybrid integration platform, are now available on Microsoft Azure.
Andrew Bailey to be new Governor of the Bank of England
- 6 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Andrew Bailey will become the new Governor of the Bank of England from 16 March 2020, the Chancellor has announced. The current head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will succeed Mark Carney, who has served since 2013. Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment. Making the announcement the Chancellor said:
Worldpay From FIS Opens New Doors for JCB Card Acceptance in Japan
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
FIS™ (NYSE: FIS) today announced an agreement with JCB, the leading issuer and acquirer in Japan and a global payment network. Worldpay, FIS’ global eCommerce platform, will allow businesses operating in Japan to accept payments by JCB cards. With this agreement, Worldpay now provides a comprehensive eCommerce solution for enterprise merchants operating in Japan.
Deluxe Adds Lockbox Processing Assets and Establishes Reseller Agreement With Fiserv
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Financial
Deluxe, a Trusted Business Technology™ company, today announced it has added the Remittance Solutions assets of Fiserv – which include lockbox processing – complementing its Deluxe Treasury Management portfolio of solutions.
Self-Service Banking Asia 2020 – transforming growth challenges into opportunities
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking
RBR’s Self-Service Banking Asia conference will be hosted in Vietnam for the first time in 2020. The region’s leading conference on self-service and digital banking, taking place in March, will address the most important issues facing the industry today. Southeast Asia – where banking races to keep pace with demand
ING to appoint Pinar Abay as head of Market Leaders and member of the Management Board Banking
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Banking, People Moves
ING announced today that Pinar Abay will be appointed member of the Management Board Banking and head of Market Leaders, taking up the responsibility for ING’s operations in the Benelux. She will take up her new position per 1 January 2020.
Nutmeg CEO to Step Down
- 6 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
UK robo-adviser Nutmeg has announced its chief executive Martin Stead is to step down early in the new year. Stead, who joined Nutmeg in 2015 and has been its CEO since 2016, will be replaced by chief financial and operating officer, Jason Alexander. This comes shortly after Shaun Port, Nutmeg's chief investment officer, left the firm to become a managing director at JPMorgan. The digital wealth manager announced losses for 2018 of £18.6m in...
Intesa Sanpaolo to Offload Merchant Acquiring Business to Nexi
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Intesa Sanpaolo is to sell its merchant acquiring business at 380,000 points of sale across Italy to local payments processor Nexi for €1000.
Welsh Law Firm CJCH Working With Students to Fight Global Piracy
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Cybersecurity
Software piracy is a global industry worth more than £34 billion. Now a Welsh legal firm is teaming up with the academic sector in this country to develop the skills required to fight back. CJCH is a Welsh business of over 140 employees, with offices in London and Bristol, but the firm’s Cardiff headquarters is the centre of its anti-piracy operations, and the platform for its partnerships with academia in Wales to give students here the...
Apple Pay arrives for St.George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne customers
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Banking
Apple Pay is now available for St.George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne customers with an eligible Visa debit or credit card. With Apple Pay, customers can make fast and convenient purchases in stores, in apps and on participating websites. In addition, Westpac Group has committed to delivering Apple Pay for Westpac customers by June 2020. David Lindberg, Westpac Group Chief Executive, Consumer, said launching Apple Pay for customers has been a...
Modulr unlocks an easier, simpler and reliable service for its customers with direct participation to Bacs
- 6 years 6 months ago
- Payments
Modulr, the Payments as a Service API platform for digital businesses, has today announced it has become one of a few non-bank Payment Service Provider (PSP) participants of Bacs, the Pay.UK-operated payment system. The move sees Modulr take full control of its Bacs payment flows and removes any reliance on third-party banking partners. The move will provide its clients with a direct solution and deliver an easier, simpler and more reliable...
