European payment services company SIA appoints new Deputy Chairman
- 7 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Following the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting held on 29th April, SIA’s Board of Directors – meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of Giuliano Asperti – has appointed Massimo Sarmi as Deputy Chairman and has confirmed Nicola Cordone as Chief Executive Officer of the company.
Verizon DBIR 2019 reveals global cybercrime trends, based on breach analysis
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Security
C-level executives – who have access to a company’s most sensitive information, are now the major focus for social engineering attacks, alerts the Verizon 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report. Senior executives are 12x more likely to be the target of social incidents, and 9x more likely to be the target of social breaches than in previous years – and financial motivation remains the key driver.
TransferGo reaches 1,000,000 customer milestone
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Money Transfers
TransferGo, one of the world’s fastest growing money transfer companies, today announced that its global customer base has surpassed one million and continues to grow by more than 2,000 new users each day. This landmark follows a $3.4 million investment from Seventure Partners, one of the European leaders in venture capital.
Flywire and UnionPay Extend Partnership on Cross-Border Payments
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Flywire and UnionPay International today announced that they are re-launching a promotional program that provides Chinese students and patients with discounted foreign exchange rates on cross-border tuition and healthcare payments.
Tryzens’ organic growth reflects strong digital push in retail sector
- 7 years 2 months ago
- E-Commerce, Consultancy
Tryzens, a leading digital commerce consultancy, recorded an impressive 68% revenue growth in 2018, boosting top line revenue to £11.9 million and generating a profit of £0.9 million reflecting the tremendous focus around digital growth and transformation in retail.
Klarna and Stripe crowd-surf into events market with Kaboodle and Hideout Festival partnership
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Two of the biggest names in payments — Klarna and Stripe — have today announced their latest partnership offering Klarna’s Pay in 3 for music lovers heading to Hideout Festival this summer through ticketing platform, Kaboodle. Hideout, the leading annual electronic music festival, is entering its 9th year on the famous Zrce Beach in Croatia, and the option to pay with Klarna will be available for accommodation, flight and coach packages with the...
DTCC Provides Vision for Central Clearing in the U.S. Treasury Cash Market
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Treasury
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the release of a new white paper that explores the current structure of the U.S. Treasury securities market, highlighting potential risk and resiliency issues, and describing initiatives that could promote greater use of central clearing.
FSS Wins Triple Honours at Golden Globe Tigers 2019 Awards
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
FSS (Financial Software and Systems) the global digital payment and financial technology company, has been recognised at the 2019 edition of the prestigious Golden Globe Tigers Award held in Malaysia for excellence and leadership in cards and payments. The company received top honours for its Prepaid Card Management Suite, Payment Gateway and eFInclusiv in the categories ‘Best Prepaid Card Product,’ ‘Best Online Payment Solution‘ and ‘Best...
Kofax Announces the Closing of its Acquisition of Top Image Systems
- 7 years 2 months ago
- M&A Deals
Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software to automate and digitally transform end-to-end business operations, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Top Image Systems™ Ltd. (NASDAQ:TISA) (TIS), a global innovator of on-premise and cloud-based applications that optimize content-driven business processes.
Refinitiv Doubles Down on Wealth Management; Appoints New Global Head
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management, People Moves
Refinitiv today announced the appointment of Joseph Mrak as global head of wealth management. In this role Mr. Mrak will lead the global wealth management business with a focus on doubling down on driving technology innovation, developing key regional and global partnerships, expanding global reach and growing value for clients and prospects. Refinitiv’s wealth management business supports a significant number of established and emerging wealth...
BANKEX, Fusion Foundation to Provide Digital Funding Platform for SMEs
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Fund Management, Investment Management, Crowdfunding
Fusion Foundation, the non-profit open source o
Deloitte and ServiceNow to accelerate enterprise digital transformation for organisations
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Cloud, BPM
Deloitte and ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), a leading enterprise cloud-based provider of digital workflows, signed a new strategic agreement to accelerate organisations’ enterprise digital transformation. Announced today at ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2019 conference in Las Vegas, Deloitte and ServiceNow plan to jointly develop, coordinate and bring to market new products, assets and solutions built on the Now Platform® to help clients deliver seamless...
ABN AMRO goes live with Kofax RPA solution to improve customer experience
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Kofax®, a leading supplier of Intelligent Automation software to digitally transform end-to-end business operations, today announced customer ABN AMRO Bank NV has scaled its digital workforce with an increased investment in Kofax
InsurTech startup Urban Jungle raises £2.5 million in seed funding
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Insurtech
Insurance startup, Urban Jungle today announced a £2.5 million seed funding round with participation from a range of new and existing high profile Angel investors, including Rob Devey, ex CEO of Prudential UK, and Simon Rogerson, CEO of Octopus Group.
JCB partner with Viva Wallet
- 7 years 2 months ago
- Payments
JCB International, Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co., and global acquirer Viva Wallet, the global cloud based digital payments factory, today announced the signing of a joint licencing agreement, enabling JCB cards to be used at all POS systems and online touch points across Europe. This covers 108 K merchants in 12 countries.
