BGC Partners to Acquire Perimeter Markets
- 8 years 9 months ago
- M&A Deals
BGC Partners, Inc., a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that BGC1 has entered into an agreement to acquire Perimeter Markets Inc. ("Perimeter Markets"). Perimeter Markets is an independent provider of electronic fixed income and futures trading in Canada, through its CBID™ platforms. "This transaction will enhance BGC's electronic offering and increase its footprint in the...
JMC Capital Partners Names Dave Campbell as its New Senior Financial Analyst
- 8 years 9 months ago
- People Moves
JMC Capital Partners is pleased to announce the addition of Dave Campbell as Senior Financial Analyst.
Westchester's Wholesale Small Business Insurance Boosts to New Industry Segments
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Insurance
Westchester, a Chubb company, has expanded the availability of its wholesale property, casualty and specialty small business insurance coverages to the following new industries:
AxiomSL Partners with aosphere for Global Shareholding Disclosure Reporting
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Audit and Reporting, Risk Management
AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting and risk management solutions announced today it would provide a new shareholding disclosure service using content from online legal services provider aosphere LLP, an affiliate of leading international legal practice Allen & Overy LLP.
Coupa’s Platform Manages Billions in Corporate Spend
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Management, Cloud, IT Innovations
Coupa Software announced that its award-winning platform has been used by its customers since Coupa’s inception to bring more than $250 billion of cumulative spend under management, which Coupa estimates has resulted in more than $8 billion of customer savings to date, based on applying certain savings rates derived from industry benchmarks.
Ingenico Group and Datacap Deliver New Solution to the Restaurant Industry
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Ingenico Group and Datacap Systems announced the installation of its Pay-at-the-Table solution at Uncle Oogie’s, a New Jersey and Philadelphia-based chain of pizzerias. Using Ingenico Group’s smart terminals, Datacap’s point of sale partner, PDQ Signature Systems was able to streamline the Pay-at-the-Table implementation for Uncle Oogie’s.
MoneyLion Provides Free Credit Monitoring Tools Through TransUnion®
- 8 years 9 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
MoneyLion is helping consumers gain a clearer picture of their credit health with free credit monitoring tools provided by credit bureau, TransUnion®. Data collected by MoneyLion since Q1 2016 has shown that loan takers that use their credit monitoring tools are 28 percent less likely to default.
Red Hat Powers New Generation of High-Performance Virtualization with Red Hat Virtualization 4
- 8 years 9 months ago
- IT Innovations, Financial
Red Hat, Inc. announced the general availability of Red Hat Virtualization 4, the newest release of its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) -powered virtualization platform. Red Hat Virtualization 4 challenges the economics and complexities of proprietary virtualization solutions by providing a fully-open, high-performing, more secure, and centrally managed platform for both Linux- and Windows-based workloads. It combines a powerful updated...
Mobile Biometrics Market Global Forecast to 2022
- 8 years 9 months ago
- IT Innovations, Infrastructure
According to the new market research report "Mobile Biometrics Market by Component (Fingerprint Readers, Scanners, Cameras, Software), Authentication Mode (Single factor (Fingerprint, Voice, Face, Iris, Vein, & Retina Scan) and Multifactor), Industry, and Geography - Global Forecast to 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 29.3% to reach USD 49.33 Billion by 2022. Early buyers will receive 10%...
First Trust to Launch the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility ETFs
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Fund Management
First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”) have launched two new exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Domestic ETF (NYSE Arca: HUSV) and the First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF (NYSE Arca: HDMV) (the “funds”). The funds seek to provide capital appreciation while attempting to mitigate volatility using a proprietary quantitative and rules-based investment process.
BlackRock Unveils BlackRock Impact Bond Fund
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Fund Management
BlackRock has launched the BlackRock Impact Bond Fund (‘the Fund’), a mutual fund that aims to generate competitive financial returns while investing in measurable social and environmental outcomes. The Fund will trade under the ticker BIIIX. The Fund will be the first broadly available U.S. fixed income fund launched by BlackRock since the formation of BlackRock Impact, the firm’s $200 billion sustainable investing platform.
OTC Markets Group Welcomes TGR Financia to OTCQX
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Trading Systems
OTC Markets Group Inc., operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced TGR Financial, Inc, the holding company of First Florida Integrity Bank headquartered in Naples, Florida, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. TGR Financial upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink® market.
Innotribe Launches Global FinTech Hubs Federation to Boost Innovation in Financial Sector
- 8 years 9 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Innotribe, SWIFT’s innovation arm, and Innovate Finance, the independent membership organisation for global FinTech, today announced the launch of the Global FinTech Hubs Federation (GFHF) to help foster innovation across the world’s financial services industry. To date, more than 20 countries - including Canada, China, Germany, Mexico, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, to name a few – are participating in the GFHF, with more countries...
PNC Upgrades ATM Security with Chip Card Capability
- 8 years 9 months ago
- ATMs
PNC Bank is rolling out upgrades to its 9,000 ATMs to improve security and convenience for customers. The upgrades enable ATMs to read EMV, or "chip" cards, which are harder to counterfeit than traditional magnetic stripe-only cards, according to Ken Justice, senior vice president and ATM executive. The rollout will be completed by mid-September. "Customers will experience enhanced security with their ATM transactions due to the unique...
OT’s Leading eSE Gets 4 New Certifications for Biometric-Compliant Payment and for Transport
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Security and Compliance, Payments
OT (Oberthur Technologies), a leading global provider of embedded security software products and services, today announces that its embedded Secure Element, PEARL by OT®, is the first eSE worldwide to be certified by Visa, MasterCard and Amex for biometric-compliant payment applets (VISA VMPA v1.4, MasterCard MCM v1.1 and AMEX v2.0), as well as by OSPT Alliance (CIPURSE™ V2) for urban transport applications and value added services.
