Commercial Bank of Qatar Partners with R3
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking
Commercial Bank has become the first bank in Qatar to join enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.
Seven Newest Start Path Startups Ready to Reshape Future of Commerce with Mastercard
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments
The world’s most promising startups and FinTechs today move like Mastercard – in microseconds. We may be different in size, but there are many more similarities than differences, which we witness through Start Path.
Three quarters of consumers ill-equipped to handle cybercrime
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security
A staggering 75 per cent of consumers would not know what to do if they fell victim to cybercrime. According to the Affinion Cybercrime SOS report, despite high levels of concern and awareness, there is widespread confusion about where the lines of responsibility fall and who to turn to.
Secutech 2019 to pinpoint real-world business applications through six ‘smart solution pavilions’
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Security
Asia’s security industry is once again beginning to shift its attention towards Taipei, as preparations continue ahead of the 22nd edition of Secutech. As anticipation continues to build, the fair’s organisers have announced details of six pavilions that will allow buyers to easily locate high quality products as well as the most relevant OEM and ODM partners for their businesses.
TIBCO and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Continue Successful, Innovative Partnership in 2019
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Data
TIBCO Software Inc., a global leader in integration, API management, and analytics, today announces its continued partnership, which began in 2017, with five-time consecutive FIA Formula One™ World Constructors' Champions Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport.
Prolifics announces specialist PSD2 testing service
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Compliance
Bespoke systems integrator, Prolifics Inc announces its new “OB Test Suite”, a testing solution dedicated to Open Banking and PSD2.
Highlights from the 2018 NSCP / ACA Aponix Cybersecurity Compliance Programs Survey
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security
Financial services firms today are under almost constant cyber threat. According to a University of Maryland report, computer networks are being attacked every 39 seconds. Given that the average cost of a cyber-related data breach in 2018 was $7.5 million per incident — up from $4.9 million in 2017 — the urgency to close compliance gaps is high.
Digital PayExpo 2019
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Transformative innovations in technology can drastically drive presence and scale when offering financial services, opening doors to the unbanked and underbanked populations. The tremendous role that digital financial services (DFS) can play for financial inclusion is well welcome around the globe and regulators have continuously sought to unlock this potential by creating evolving enabling environments.
Progress of the 2016-21 National Cyber Security Programme
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security
Failings in the way the Cabinet Office established its current cyber security programme mean that the government does not know whether it will meet the programme’s goals and raises questions about its plans to tackle cyber-attacks after 2021, according to today’s report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
Next Generation Products and Services: How Insurers are Innovating Right Now
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Insurance
From day-to-day operations, to the very relationship between insurers and policy-holders, it is no exaggeration to say that connected insurance represents the biggest potential for transformation that insurance has witnessed since the invention of the computer. See, for example, the ability of an insurance carrier to react to live data, in real time, and prevent a loss from occurring. From simply mitigating the effects of a loss, they now become...
Businesses opening up to security risks by failing to gain grasp of DevSecOps, says new research from Claranet
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Security, Risk Management
New research commissioned by global technology services provider Claranet has found that 88 per cent of UK businesses have either adopted a DevOps approach or plan to adopt one in the next couple of years. Despite this, fewer than one in five (19 per cent) are fully confident in their ability to integrate security into this philosophy – also known as DevSecOps.
How banks benefit from using the best cash flow management solutions
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Banking, Infrastructure
It is no secret that banks invest hundreds of millions of euros in the development of their technical infrastructure annually. At the same time, the cost of key software solutions often becomes the stopping factor for innovation.
iCore takes integration to the cloud
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Cloud
Up and away – iCore now launches iCore Cloud Services, integration in the cloud which lets companies save time and connect cloud-based systems directly to each other. The rise of cloud-based systems and services make the step to integration in the cloud logical. It’s the next big thing in the system integration market, says Håkan Holm, CTO at iCore Solutions.
Barclaycard partners with Alipay to help UK merchants increase sales from booming Chinese tourism
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments
The new agreement will enable UK retailers to accept Alipay payments in-store, and connect with Chinese tourists before they travel to the UK Chinese tourists represent an important growth opportunity for British retailers, and are expected to spend more than £1 billion this year Alipay users will benefit from a more convenient and familiar in-store payments experience, while merchants will benefit from increased brand awareness and...
Sterling on the move ahead of another Brexit vote
- 6 years 10 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Another big vote in Britain, another big move in the U.K. pound. Sterling rebounded ahead of a vote today in the British Parliament on whether to exit the EU without an agreement. The pound’s tentative rise added a headwind on the U.S. currency whose rally has been undercut by tepid data. The euro, yen and Canadian dollar were little changed. Negative data Down Under weighed on both the Aussie and kiwi dollars. Sterling plunged Tuesday after...
