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JHC Transforms Digital Landscape for wealth managers

6 years 9 months ago
Wealth Management

Wealth management fintech firm, JHC Systems (JHC), has launched its Digital Wealth Platform. The product and service offering allows firms to digitise key processes, which will improve efficiency and enhance the experience of end users. This means wealth managers will be freed up to focus on what really matters – client relationships and retention.

Young Brits Turn to Family Over Banks for Money Advice

6 years 9 months ago
Banking

Research conducted by Bud reveals nearly half of young Brits (45%) will first turn to family members for financial advice over banks, indicating a prevailing disconnect between millennials and their financial services providers. The headline figure was taken from Bud’s multimedia research initiative called Futureproof, which aims to shed light on the complex relationship people have with their money and act as a driver for meaningful and...

Open Banking? Let’s talk about the power of Open Finance

6 years 9 months ago
Money Transfers

Industry experts laid out their vision for the future of fintech partnerships and what this means for consumers at a breakfast event hosted by Yolt, the smart thinking money app.

Chainalysis Expands Cryptocurrency Support Ahead of New Regulatory Guidance

6 years 9 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

Chainalysis, the leading provider of cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, today announced the availability of real-time transaction monitoring for ten cryptocurrencies. The launch of additional cryptocurrencies comes in anticipation of global regulatory guidance that will require automated transaction monitoring for the cryptocurrencies that exchanges and financial institutions support.

BMO Partners with Mastercard to Accelerate Global Payments

6 years 9 months ago
Payments

Mastercard and BMO Bank of Montreal today announced that BMO will implement Mastercard Send

Vickers Venture Partners invests in San Francisco Visual AI Training Company Chooch.AI

6 years 9 months ago
Artificial Intelligence

Chooch.AI, an artificial intelligence training platform for visual recognition, has raised a $2.8 million seed round led by venture capital firm

SWIFT appoints Javier Pérez-Tasso as CEO

6 years 9 months ago
People Moves

SWIFT is pleased to announce today the appointment of Javier Pérez-Tasso as its new Chief Executive Officer. A member of the SWIFT Executive team for the past seven years, Pérez-Tasso currently serves as Chief Executive Americas & UK region. He will take up his appointment on 1 July 2019 in place of Gottfried Leibbrandt who announced his intention to step down from the post at the end of June in December 2018. The appointment follows a...

Marqeta Announces First Major European Customer Signings

6 years 9 months ago
Payments

Marqeta, the creator of an advanced payments infrastructure and open-API platform defining a new standard for modern card issuing, announced today it has signed its first four European customers: digital banks Morning and YAPEAL, as well as point-of-sale lender Aplazame and mobile payments platform Auka -- following its launch in-market in October of last year.

NatWest first UK bank to unveil biometric card

6 years 9 months ago
Banking

The first biometric fingerprint card issued by a UK bank enters circulation today. As part of a national trial NatWest is piloting cutting edge, biometric fingerprint technology with 200 customers. Customers can now use their fingerprint to verify transactions above the £30 contactless limit, increasing security and making it easier for customers when paying for goods or services at the tills as no PIN is required. As well as retaining...

ONPEX and OnerWay Partner to Deliver Seamless Marketplace Settlements

6 years 9 months ago
Transaction Banking

ONPEX, a leading provider for multi-currency IBAN accounts, has partnered with Ronghan International Limited – the UK-based and regulated division of the Chinese financial service provider OnerWay.

Eurasian Bank Modernizes Cash Management with Fiserv

6 years 9 months ago
Cash management

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Kazakhstan-based Eurasian Bank will streamline and automate its cash management processes with technology from Fiserv.

Murex Launches New LIBOR Reforms Solution

6 years 9 months ago
Trading Systems

Murex, a global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions, has launched a new offering addressing the challenges of LIBOR discontinuation and benchmark reforms. It is also collaborating with LCH on a project relating to the cleared rates derivatives market.

AxiomSL Recognized for Exemplary Information Security Practices with ISO 27001 Certification

6 years 9 months ago
Security and Compliance, Data Management

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions, today announced that it has received ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification (known as ISO 27001). The certification covers AxiomSL’s core software and ControllerView® flagship product, its system development, professional and client support services and company operations. It also covers AxiomSL’s cloud-based solutions, operations and client support.

New Study Reveals European Consumer Confidence in Cryptocurrencies

6 years 9 months ago
Cryptocurrencies

A brand-new study into consumer confidence in cryptocurrencies has been released today, revealing two-thirds of Europeans have faith the digital assets will still exist in 10 years’ time, however the majority are still uncertain to how they will be used.