Nasdaq Launches passiveIQ(TM) for Investor Relations Professionals
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc., today announced the launch of passiveIQ(TM), a new analytics tool designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with comprehensive and actionable insights into passive index investment data from mutual funds and ETFs.
DTCC APPOINTS TIM LIND AS HEAD OF DATA SERVICES
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Trading Systems, Infrastructure
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Timothy Lind, former Global Head of Financial Regulatory Solutions at Thomson Reuters, has joined the firm as Managing Director of DTCC Data Services. Mr. Lind will be responsible for guiding the firm’s data businesses, including services that leverage the vast amounts of data...
BnkToTheFuture Raises Initial $30 Million for Tokenized Securities Market and Due Diligence Platform
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
Financial technology investment platform BnkToTheFuture has raised an initial $30 million for its tokenized equity market and due diligence platform in the first three days of BnkToTheFuture’s token private pre-sale open solely to institutional investors.
Avaya to Ring Opening Bell, Begin Trading on the New York Stock Exchange
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE:AVYA), a leading global business communications company, will ring the Opening Bell® on January 17th to celebrate the company’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Avaya embarks on a new journey following a successful balance sheet restructuring that shed billions of dollars in debt, freeing up $300 million in cash flows for investment in technology innovation and growth.
EU’s revised Payment Services Directive to enter into force on 13 January
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Compliance
On Saturday 13 January, the EU’s Payment Services Directive 2 will finally enter into force across the European Union. The updated version of the original 2009 Directive aims to improve current rules and bring the European payments landscape into the digital era.
How ZED Network Blockchain Payments Platform will Help Smaller Money Transfer Operators
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
ZipZap founder and CEO Alan Safahi, is set to transform the $600 billion remittance industry with the launch of ZED network, an integrated global payments platform based on the blockchain.
BnkToTheFuture Raises Initial $30 Million for Tokenized Securities Market and Due Diligence Platform
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Cryptocurrencies
Financial technology investment platform BnkToTheFuture (
Glacier Bancorp awarded Axios North America Customer of the Year
- 8 years 5 months ago
- BPM, Infrastructure
Axios Systems, a pioneer of “Fit for Purpose” IT Service Management (ITSM) and IT Operations Management (ITOM) cloud solutions, is delighted to award its Customer of the Year award to US-based financial institution, Glacier Bancorp. Based in Kalispell, Montana, Glacier Bancorp provide commercial banking services in 91 communities and 146 banking offices across Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Arizona. They provide a wide...
Colored coin functionality will be added to EON testnet during the next update
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Blockchain
Testnet is the early version of EON, flexible new generation blockchain created by Exscudo. On January, 25 EON testnet will be updated, and new features will be introduced, including the colored coins functionality. What are these colored coins? Colored coins are tokens that are marked to represent another assets. They do not have their own real value. In Exscudo ecosystem colored coins are needed to create equivalents of existing crypto or fiat...
B-Hive Community Celebrates Achievement of 2017
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Platform Technology
B-Hive, the collaborative innovation fintech platform that brings together banks, insurers and market infrastructure players to work on common innovation challenges and build bridges to the startup and scale-up community, today announces its plans for the upcoming year to its community, as well as reflecting on its productive first year. The B-Hive community celebrated said achievements together on Monday evening at B-Hive’s Official Kick-Off...
Broadridge Enhances Focus on Global Growth, Creates Broadridge International to Accelerate Next Wave of Growth in EMEA and Asia Pacific
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. today announced the creation of Broadridge International, appointing Tom Carey to head Broadridge’s International efforts, responsible for leading the company’s rapidly expanding efforts and presence in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions across all business lines. Carey has also been appointed to serve on Broadridge’s Executive Committee.
Econocom Brings Digital Transformation to the Classroom with Mini BOS
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
Econocom UK, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions, has announced the release of Mini BOS: a new version of its popular BOS (Business Optimisation Services) subscription service for mobile devices. Once again developed in conjunction with JTRS — a fully accredited Apple, Google and LEGO® education partner who joined the Econocom Group in 2017 — Mini BOS is another welcome addition to Econocom’s range of end-to-end digital...
PPRO Group Becomes a Bancontact Acquirer to Help Boost Belgian Cross-border E-commerce Sales
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Payments
PPRO Group, the cross-border e-payment specialists, have become a direct acquirer for Bancontact, the leading Belgian electronic payment scheme. The relationship will provide merchant aggregators worldwide with an efficient method to allow their merchants accepting payments from a potential 15 million Bancontact card users, across online and mobile platforms, thus boosting cross-border sales out of Belgium.
Finastra establishes Future of Banking Center of Excellence in Hong Kong
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Banking
Finastra, a Vista Equity Partners portfolio company, today announced the establishment of its Future of Banking Center of Excellence at Cyberport in Hong Kong. This strategic move is part of the worldwide program at Finastra to continue to build its innovation ecosystem and collaborate with strategic partners around the globe. Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, joined the team in Hong Kong for the announcement.
HOULIHAN LOKEY ACQUIRES QUAYLE MUNRO LIMITED AND ESTABLISHES A NEW GLOBAL DATA & ANALYTICS GROUP
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment Management
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., the global investment bank, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services. The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following regulatory approvals.
