ipd Selects Encompass Verify

• 7 years 9 months ago
• AML and KYC

Insolvency practitioner ipd has selected encompass verify to support and enhance its Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance processes. ipd works with a wide range of businesses, ranging from sole-traders, family-run companies and SMEs through to large multi-million pound groups of companies.  The only provider of simultaneous, real-time access to multiple sources of global company and person data, encompass corporation is the creator of KYC...

METLIFE LAUNCHES GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE – COLLAB 3.0 EMEA

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Insurance, Infrastructure

MetLife, today launched “collab 3.0 EMEA,” a global open innovation platform inviting entrepreneurs and insurtechs to scale their business with MetLife, while solving some of the insurer’s biggest innovation challenges across its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company is inviting insurtech startups to compete for a USD 100,000 contract to develop solutions across insurance value chains in areas such as customer engagement,...

SGX collaborates with FinTech firm Smartkarma to roll-out C-Suite Pilot Program

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Cloud, Infrastructure

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and FinTech firm Smartkarma today announced a partnership to roll out the C-Suite Pilot Program, a cloud-based platform that will enable SGX-listed companies to streamline their communication and data reporting to the institutional, analyst and investor communities. Listed companies will be able to communicate seamlessly with analysts and investors, monitor sentiment, compare industry performance, and benchmark instantly...

Bittium Exhibits Its Innovative R&D Services for IoT

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure

Bittium exhibits its innovative R&D services for IoT (Internet of Things); and medical technology products at Wearable Technology Show 2018, to be held in ExCel, London, the United Kingdom on March 13–14, 2017. Bittium’s strong competence in medical grade R&D services, wireless devices, digitalization and information security enable us to create solutions which bring clear added value to both healthcare workers and patients.

350 Carriers from American Family Insurance, MetLife, Chubb, USAA, Liberty and New York Life Meet in Chicago to Debate AI for Analytics, Underwriting, Claims and Marketing

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Insurance

350 attendees are scheduled to meet in Chicago for the Insurance AI & Analytics USA Summit, taking place on June 27-80 at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel.  Representatives from American Family Insurance, Country Financial, Liberty, Farmers, Allianz, Swiss Re, CUNA Mutual, Zurich and more are confirmed to attend.  This is the largest AI conference specifically for insurance and with 70% of attendees coming from insurance companies, it has quickly...

Over Half of Organisations Would Consider Using Cryptocurrencies for Business Transactions, Though 8 in 10 Acknowledge the Increased Risk of Associated DDoS Attacks

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Security

The majority (80 per cent) of organisations have expressed interest in using cryptocurrencies - such as bitcoin - for business transactions, despite widespread fears of being compromised by associated DDoS attacks, according to new research from the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). While 48 percent highlighted alternative forms of currency as a way to generate income through potential increased value, 26 per cent of businesses...

Trouble for Banks: More than Half of UK Consumers Frustrated with Current Banking

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Payments, Banking

53% of UK consumers would like their bank to provide them with more opportunity and better quality services for their finances as the Open Banking initiative roll-out begins. With the belief that consumers deserve better banking, the Emerging Payments Association (EPA), the UK’s leading member association of payments industry influencers, conducted a national survey of 2,038 UK consumers on ‘Fairer Banking’.

Conquering The World – Chatbots Gone Wild

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure

Verifone Introduces Next-Generation Engage Solutions in Thailand and Malaysia as Cashless Economies Evolve in APAC

• 7 years 9 months ago
• Payments

WHAT:  The future of cash as the dominant payment method in Asia Pacific is changing as a result of technology innovation, government-sponsored programs, increasing smartphone penetration, and evolving consumer behavior.

7 key steps to creating a data driven culture

• 7 years 10 months ago
• Data

Data can add clarity, accelerate decisions and build consensus. Becoming truly data-centric requires the utilisation of data in every corner of your business; it should touch every individual and be championed by leaders who embrace data and reinforce its role and importance. Studies have shown that data-driven organisations have 5% higher output and productivity than their less data–focused competitors

Competition among Crypto Mining ICOs Heats Up: What Every Investor Should Know

• 7 years 10 months ago
• Cryptocurrencies

Competition between cryptocurrency mining companies is heating up, with two of the top companies, Miner One and  Ice Rock Mining, going head-to-head with their ICOs. Both companies offer a crowdfunding approach to cryptocurrency mining, promising to make the industry more accessible, efficient, and community-oriented.

Perseus and SIGNAL IDUNA Launch the Digital Shield to Protect SMEs from Cyber Threats

• 7 years 10 months ago
• Insurance

- Prevention, emergency assistance, and insurance coverage offered by Perseus and SIGNAL IDUNA for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) - SMEs are increasingly targeted by cyber criminals  - German Government: SMEs do not care enough about their own cyber security  Berlin, 9th March, 2018

Major Financial Industry Players Rally Around FDC3 To Provide Universal Technology Standards

• 7 years 10 months ago
• BPM, Infrastructure

A newly formed group of major finance industry players announced today that they have joined an OpenFin-led initiative to bring universal connectivity and standards to all of the financial industry’s desktop applications. The group, known as the Financial Desktop Connectivity and Collaboration Consortium or FDC3, is committed to addressing the increasingly fractured software landscape of capital markets.  FDC3 standards will enable faster...

Alaric Compliance Named the Best Compliance Firm in the 2018 Alt Credit Intelligence US Services Awards

• 7 years 10 months ago
• Compliance

Alaric Compliance Services, a leading compliance consultant and outsourced compliance services provider, has been named Best Compliance Firm in the 2018 Alt Credit Intelligence US Services Awards.   The award recognizes best-in-class service providers that have the specialized skills and market knowledge to support alternative credit managers, from direct mid-market loan servicers and business development companies to complex derivative...

Clinc Empowers Banks To Train Their Own AI Experiences With The Release Of Spotlight, The First-Of-Its-Kind Self-Service Training Platform For Conversational AI

• 7 years 10 months ago
• Artificial Intelligence, Banking

Clinc, the leading conversational artificial intelligence platform for financial institutions, today announced from Finovate Europe, the launch of Spotlight, its self-service AI platform that leverages Clinc’s novel machine learning infrastructure and technology and puts the power of world-class conversational design into the hands of banks for the first time.