Easy and Gemalto Increase Quality of Mobile Services in Brazil
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Security
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, has teamed up with Easy, the largest transport app solution in Latin America, available in 12 countries, to greatly improve the quality of mobile services in Brazil. More than 150,000 taxi drivers in Brazil will use Gemalto's CE Quality of Experience (QoE) solution to collect Key Performance Indicators from mobile devices as they travel throughout 24 major cities.
Self-service Banking Asia - a Spotlight on the ATM Markets
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Asia: where energy meets innovation The Philippines and its neighbouring countries are among the most exciting ATM markets in the world. Banks are expanding their networks rapidly and are in a position to take advantage of the wide range of innovative solutions that today’s digital ecosystem has to offer. Low levels of banking penetration means that the opportunities to reach new customers are huge. Local and international banks share ideas and...
Munnypot Goes Live
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Financial
Munnypot, a new service offering clear, affordable online financial advice to all is live from today. Munnypot’s founders aim to help close Britain’s financial advice gap, which affects 16 million people1, by making high quality advice available to everyone. Munnypot is an online savings and investment service giving anyone straightforward automated financial advice in a language they can understand, at a fraction of the cost of most financial...
Globalplatform Empowers the Web to Access Advanced Security Services
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Fraud Detection, Security
GlobalPlatform has defined a standardized communications interface between web applications and secure element (SEs), which will enable developers of web services to build in advanced security features to protect online services against many types of attack and fraud.
Calypso Launches a Comprehensive Suite of Cloud Solutions
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Cloud, SaaS
Calypso Technology, Inc., a leading provider of capital markets and investment management software, announced today it has launched a new Cloud Services Division featuring a comprehensive lineup of Cloud solutions. “Our goal is to provide our clients with solutions that meet their unique needs and allow them to focus on their customers rather than on their IT infrastructure. Financial institutions are increasingly embracing Cloud strategies to...
Over Half of all ATMs Installed Away from Bank Branches
- 8 years 5 months ago
- ATMs
Growth in the off-site ATM sector is being driven by banks’ efforts to serve existing clients more cost-effectively, attract new customers and by the expansion of independent ATM deployers Cost savings drive off-site ATM expansion Globally, the share of ATMs located away from bank branches rose to 51% in 2015, according to RBR’s study Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2021.
Global Node for a Standardized Blockchain Technology Is Formally Established in the UK
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain
An agreement on the establishment in the UK of a global node for a standardized digital currency based on blockchain technology was formally signed at Central Hall Westminster on January 9. China's Puerbank Group delivered the new node that will function both from an operation as well as a technological viewpoint in line with a standardized system for digital currency. The group plans to collaborate with selected companies in the UK during the...
Discover and PayPal Team Up to Deliver New Digital Payment Experiences
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Discover Financial Services (DFS) and PayPal have signed an agreement making PayPal more widely available to Discover cardmembers, acquirers and merchants. The agreement provides PayPal with access to Discover’s tokenization services, expanding PayPal’s reach at the point of sale, which will enable U.S. PayPal customers to pay with their Discover cards at all of the contactless-enabled merchants that accept Discover.
RSRCHXchange Survey Reveals Decrease in Bank Research Spend Ahead of MiFID II
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Banking
RSRCHXchange, the online aggregator and marketplace for institutional research, today released the results of a survey analysing the readiness of asset managers for the research unbundling rules coming into effect in January 2018 as part of MiFID II. The survey was conducted towards the end of last year by polling company Survation, who canvassed the views of 234 respondents, representing over 200 firms and $15trn of AUM, making this the biggest...
IRIS Affirms That Accountants Risk Missing Post-Brexit Opportunities
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Accounting
UK accountants are at risk of their pro-Europe stance hindering business growth, as just 13 per cent state leaving the EU will result in a commercial gain. A study, conducted by IRIS Software Group, found a resounding 68 per cent of accountancy firms don’t believe invoking Article 50 will have an impact on their business. Of those who did believe Brexit will impact accountants, more felt this would be detrimental (18 per cent) than beneficial (...
Oanda Global Corporation Announces Vatsa Narasimha as a New CEO
- 8 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
OANDA Global Corporation’s Board of Directors has appointed Vatsa Narasimha, formerly CFO of OANDA, as its CEO. Mr. Narasimha succeeds Ed Eger who, alongside the Board, hand-selected Mr. Narasimha for the role. Mr. Eger will remain at OANDA to support Mr. Narasimha during a transition period. Over the past three years, Mr. Narasimha has been a critical part of the OANDA success story. Under Mr. Eger’s mentorship, he has helped the firm grow in...
Verint's Study Shows Higher Attrition Among Digital Consumers
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Verint® Systems Inc. shows a 7% drop in customer retention compared to a similar survey conducted one year ago. This latest large-scale study of more than 24,000 consumers in 12 countries across nine industry sectors—conducted in partnership with Opinium Research LLC—found that consumers who prefer to do business through digital channels are more likely to swap providers than those that engage with businesses though human touch interactions,...
HID Global Predicts Top Trends for 2017 in the Identity Technology Industry
- 8 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
HID Global®, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, forecasts a shift in the use of identity technology that will lead to increased adoption of mobile devices and the latest smart card technology, a greater emphasis and reliance on the cloud, and a radical new way of thinking of trust in smart environments and Internet of Things (IoT).
Verifone ReleasesThe Sleekest, Most Advanced Multilane Payment Device Ever
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
Offline and online commerce are rapidly converging. Brick & mortar retail models are rapidly changing. And consumers are increasingly demanding simple, fun and secure experiences no matter where or when they shop.
SWIFT Explores Blockchain as Part of its Global Payments Innovation Initiative
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
SWIFT announces the launch of a Proof of Concept (PoC) to explore whether distributed ledger technology (DLT) can be used by banks to improve the reconciliation of their nostro databases in real time, optimising their global liquidity.
