One in three people now more likely to fundraise online
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
With nearly 70 per cent of charities in the UK seeing a fall in cash donation[1], new research today reveals that over a quarter (28 per cent) of UK consumers would rather make donations via their mobile devices than traditional methods, such as cash, cheques and standing orders.
Understanding Bitcoin in Kenya during the Festive Season
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin concept was conceived barely a decade ago, and it remains as one of the most misunderstood yet widely known cryptocurrency. Reluctance to embrace this electronic financial transaction system locally is based on misinformation and controversies whose basis is ignorance about bitcoins. This comfort is not new because the world had to overcome a financial system, which tied gold to the dollar. The festive season comes with a fair share of...
Digital Realty Completes Acquisition Of Ascenty
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Data
Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today its Brazilian subsidiary, Stellar Participações Ltda., has completed the previously announced acquisition of Ascenty, the leading data center
Cevian Capital invests in Nordea
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking
Nordea Bank Abp – Stock exchange release – Inside Information Today, Cevian Capital announced a holding in Nordea Bank Abp corresponding to approximately 2.3 per cent of the total number of shares and votes. Cevian Capital also announced its intention to join the Nomination Board of Nordea Bank Abp.
CBA adds Alipay option to Albert POS
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments
Leading payments technology in Australia, Commonwealth Bank will become the first major bank to provide Alipay to customers in store. With around 900 million users choosing to pay for goods and services globally via Alipay and its strategic partners[i], Commonwealth Bank today launched the payment app on its Albert touchscreen device. Alipay will be available for in-store payments, for all its Australian customers in what will be the largest on-...
Coconut introduces limited company current accounts and invoicing product
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking, Accounting
Coconut, the current account combining banking and accounting, today launches its new limited company current accounts and invoicing tool.
DTCC’s LARRY THOMPSON RETIRES AFTER MORE THAN THREE DECADES AT THE FIRM
- 7 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
Larry Thompson, who served in a variety of senior-level roles at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), including General Counsel and, most recently, Vice Chairman of the firm, will retire at the end of this year after more than three decades at the company.
UK WORKERS ARE RISKING GDPR PENALTIES BY FORWARDING WORK EMAILS TO PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Compliance
MANY UK Businesses are risking penalties by failing to adhere to GDPR legislation. A survey of 1,002 UK workers in full or part-time employment, carried out by technology services provider Probrand.co.uk, has revealed that an incredible 64% of people admitted to having forwarded a customer email to their personal email account in the four months following the introduction of GDPR.
Thales and Gemalto are granted regulatory clearances by the Australian and Mexican competition authorities
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Thales and Gemalto announce today that they have received merger control Regulatory Clearances from both the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Mexican competition authority (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica), following Thales's commitment to divest its general purpose hardware security modules (GP HSM) business globally1 to a suitable purchaser. This clearance is effective immediately.
Finastra announces Eric Duffaut as President and Global Head of Field Operations
- 7 years 1 month ago
- People Moves
Finastra has appointed Eric Duffaut as President and Global Head of Field Operations. Based at Finastra’s London Headquarters, Duffaut will take responsibility for the company’s entire go-to-market organization including global sales, services and consultancy, as well as overseeing the Finastra partner ecosystem.
RegTek Bids Farewell To 2018, Another Successful Year And More To Come In 2019
- 7 years 1 month ago
- RegTech
Just two years on from launch in January 2017, RegTek.Solutions, the provider of global regulatory reporting solutions, confirms its market-leading position with an extended client footprint, new and enhanced products and the addition of key hires.
MYPINPAD’s PIN on Mobile Technology Piloted in Poland. Mastercard and eService begin testing new technology, where a smartphone can act as payment terminal
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Security
MYPINPAD, the global leader in payment acceptance and customer authentication solutions, is delighted that Mastercard and eService have announced a pilot implementation of the LitePOS solution enabling smartphones, featuring MYPINPAD technology, to fulfil the functions that have been so far reserved for payment terminals. LitePOS operates based on the innovative “PIN on Mobile” technology.
Decreasing asset based lending advances for smaller businesses show impact of Brexit uncertainty
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Infrastructure
Analysis from Equiniti, the FTSE - listed share services and fintech business, of UK Finance statistics shows that continued Brexit uncertainty is having the biggest impact on the smallest businesses in relation to asset based lending and invoice finance borrowing.
Avaloq launches dedicated PSD2 solutions to help institutions capitalise on new open banking era
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Banking, Compliance
Global fintech leader Avaloq today announces the launch of dedicated solutions to help financial institutions become fully compliant with ꟷ and capitalise on ꟷ the Payment Services Directive II (PSD2). Financial services firms operating in Europe have until September 2019 to become fully compliant with the regulation, which requires banks and wealth managers to adapt their digital infrastructure and capabilities to allow third-party businesses...
Pay it Forward this New Year – Rewriting the code on career development
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
Packt, a global leader in publishing technology and coding eBooks and videos, are asking the technology community to ‘pay it forward’ by looking back at their career and paying their advice forward to support the next generation of technology leaders via a survey. The aim is to rewrite the code on career development and find out what everyday life looks like for those in our community.
