Visa Reveals CEO Succession Plan
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Visa announced that Charlie Scharf is resigning as chief executive officer effective December 1, 2016, and the board of directors has unanimously voted to appoint Alfred F. Kelly, Jr. as CEO. Mr. Kelly, a current Visa board member, is the president and chief executive officer of Intersection Co. and the former president of American Express Co.
Axoni, IHS Markit, Thomson Reuters, Capco and Multi-Bank Working Group Complete Successful Test of Blockchain Tech for Equity Swaps Processing
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain
Eight firms announced today the successful test of blockchain technology and smart contracts to manage affirmations and post-trade lifecycle processing for OTC equity swaps. The initiative demonstrated the potential efficiency gains and cost savings attainable by processing complex post-trade events inherent to equity swaps - including mark-to-market calculations, margin payments, and corporate action processing - in a permissioned, distributed...
Atos Collaborates with VMware to Launch Digital Private Cloud Offering
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Security
Atos, a global leader in digital services, today at VMworld 2016 Europe, announced the launch of its Digital Private Cloud offering, part of Atos Canopy Cloud portfolio to accelerate customers’ digital transformation.
Dr Michael Dorin Becomes New CFO of itelligence AG
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
The supervisory board of itelligence AG, the world's leading SAP consultancy firm for medium-sized companies, has appointed DrMichael Dorin, 39, as the company's new CFO. The experienced finance expert will be moving to itelligence AG from Stuttgart-based Blue Ocean Entertainment AG, a Burda Group subsidiary, where he has been the responsible CFO since 2013. In this role, he contributed significantly to the publishing house's considerable growth...
Chubb's ESIS Reveals Alternative Markets Practice
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Risk Management
ESIS®, Inc., Chubb's risk management solutions division, has launched a new Alternative Markets Practice focused exclusively on non-traditional casualty risks. The practice will provide clients with access to dedicated claim service professionals with expertise in comprehensive and specialized claim handling, medical cost containment, advanced data analytics, catastrophe and crisis management, and return to work programs.
Gartner Distinguishes Tagetik One of the Top Three Vendors in the CPM Space
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Management
Tagetik, a leader in global performance management software solutions, today announced that its unified Finance Performance Platform was evaluated by research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc.
FlexTrade Named Best Front-Office Execution System for Second Consecutive Year
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Trading Systems
FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER EMS has won, for the second consecutive year, the “Best Front-Office Execution System” category at the Financial News 2016 Awards for Excellence in Trading & Technology ceremony, which was held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, on Wednesday, October 12.
i2c and Kiwibank Partner to Deliver Innovative Prepaid Solutions for New Zealanders
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
i2c, a global provider of smarter payments and integrated commerce solutions, today announced that it is working with Kiwibank, New Zealand's largest prepaid issuer, to expand the capabilities of the bank's prepaid gift and travel card programs, and to roll out a robust set of features to build a best-in-class payment experience.
Open Technology Solutions Chooses Alkami’s ORB Platform
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Banking
Alkami Technology, a provider of online and mobile banking solutions for financial institutions, announced that Open Technology Solutions (OTS), a Centennial, Colo.-based Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO), has selected its ORB digital banking platform to provide OTS’s member credit unions, including Denver-based Bellco Credit Union, New York-based Bethpage Federal Credit Union (Bethpage FCU) and Baltimore-based SECU of Maryland (SECU),...
Hylant Welcomes New Senior Vice President for Client Strategy & Resource Development
- 8 years 8 months ago
- People Moves
Hylant, one of the nation's largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms, has promoted Andria Herr to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Employee Benefits Client Strategy & Resource Development. She was most recently the Orlando office president.
Celanese to Acquire SO.F.TER. Group
- 8 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Forli, Italy based SO.F.TER. Group, one of the world’s largest independent thermoplastic compounders. Celanese will acquire SO.F.TER. Group’s comprehensive product portfolio of engineering thermoplastics (ETPs), thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), as well as all customer agreements and all manufacturing,...
New Global BARC THE BI Survey 16 Sees prevero Rank First in Six Key Categories
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Management
prevero, a Unit4 company and a leading provider of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, has ranked first in six categories in the world’s largest survey of BI software users.
Intuit Offers Apple Pay on the Invoice to Help Small Businesses Boost Cash Flow
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Payments
QuickBooks Online will be one of the first small business platforms enabling merchants to get paid quickly and easily on outstanding invoices via newly launched Apple Pay on the web, Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) announced today.
Regions Bank Acquires LIHTC and Asset Management Businesses from First Sterling Financial
- 8 years 8 months ago
- M&A Deals
Regions Bank today announced it has acquired the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) corporate fund syndication and asset management businesses of First Sterling Financial, Inc. The acquisition complements Regions’ Community Investment Capital, Real Estate and Capital Markets capabilities to serve more clients and communities.
