Blackhawk Network to Acquire Grass Roots Group

• 8 years 9 months ago
• M&A Deals

Lemanik Asset Management Opt Linedata’s Compliance Monitoring Software

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Compliance

Linedata, the global solutions provider dedicated to the investment management and credit industries, announced that Lemanik Asset Management, the leading independent asset manager on the Luxembourg market, with USD 20 billion of assets held in 230 sub-funds, has chosen Linedata’s compliance monitoring software: Linedata Compliance.

Mary J. Dent Joins Green Dot Bank as CEO

• 8 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

Green Dot Corporation announced the appointment of Mary J. Dent as chief executive officer of Green Dot Bank, its wholly owned bank subsidiary. Ms. Dent will report to Green Dot CEO, Steven Streit. Lewis Goodwin will remain Green Dot Bank’s president, reporting to Ms. Dent.

Mastercard Appoints Warren Kneeshaw as Head of Investor Relations, Succeeding Barbara Gasper

• 8 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

Mastercard today appointed Warren Kneeshaw as executive vice president of investor relations, effective November 1, 2016. This appointment comes as Barbara Gasper announced she will retire from Mastercard at the end of the year. Gasper joined Mastercard in March 2006 to create the company’s investor relations department ahead of its initial public offering. During her decade-long tenure, she led a highly-recognized team that has met the evolving...

Opus Bank Further Expands Its Banking Team in San Francisco Region

• 8 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

Opus Bank  announced the expansion of its banking team in its San Francisco Region with the hires of Peter B. Hooker, a 23-year banking and finance veteran joining as Managing Director, Business Development Officer; Sheila Emami joining as Director, Client Manager, Corporate Finance; and Vicente Lopez joining as Director, Business Development Officer.

CoreCard Software Adds New Features to its Platform

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Management, Infrastructure

CoreCard Software, a leading provider of card management systems and processing services,  announced three new features designed to increase the ease of use and marketability for clients providing prepaid solutions to community banks and credit unions. The features include: multiple card sales with receipt, reseller hierarchy and floating teller/user support across multiple bank branches. CoreCard’s processing solution now includes the following...

Organisations Overwhelmed by Security Breaches, as Incidents Reported to ICO Almost Double in a Year

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Security

Data disclosed in error and breaches in security were the primary reasons for an 88% rise in self-reported data protection breaches between 2014-15 and 2015-16 (1), according to a Freedom of Information request by Huntsman Security. 2,048 incidents were reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) between April 2015 and March 2016, up 88% from 1,089 in a similar period the year before. In fact, there were more incidents where the ICO...

FIME and Barnes' Personalization Validation Tool Qualified by Mastercard

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Compliance, Infrastructure

FIME and Barnes International today announce that their jointly-developed personalization validation tool (PVT) has been qualified by Mastercard® against its latest requirements, version 9.2. The test tool enables issuers, card manufacturers and personalization bureaus to accelerate the certification and launch of secure chip products.

NTT DATA Transforms Transportation and Logistics with SAP Ariba

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Supply Chain Finance

Commerce today is more global than ever. And transportation and logistics has become increasingly complicated, as getting things from point A to B now typically spans several continents and involves several providers. NTT DATA is out to simplify this process. And it is teaming with SAP Ariba to do it. The company today announced that it is developing a digital solution to be delivered on the Ariba® Network that will enable companies to track and...

Tieto Selects Workday's Human Capital Management

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Cloud

 Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that Tieto, one of the Nordics’ leading IT software and services companies, has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) to help transform its HR and talent management capab

E*TRADE Financial Corporation Unveils Next Generation Online Stock Plan Participant Experience

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Trading Systems

E*TRADE Financial Corporation announced the launch of its next generation online stock plan participant experience.

Wells Fargo Middle Market Banking Continues its Expansion with New Office in New York’s Capital Region

• 8 years 9 months ago
• People Moves

Continuing its steady growth of commercial banking in the East, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) – No. 1 in total middle market banking share in the U.S.

Equinix Invests £26M in London Data Centre Expansion

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Investment

 Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data centre company, announced today that it has completed the second phase expansion of its LD6 International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centre in Slough, London. This new phase further supports businesses expanding in the UK, providing customers with the critical IT infrastructure required to gain competitive advantage.

Progress Finds Digital Transformation within the Fast Moving Consumer Goods

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Infrastructure

Progress announced the results of its recent survey surrounding digital transformation within the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) market. Conducted by Loudhouse Ltd. in early 2016, the global survey polled IT and marketing decision makers on the importance of digital transformation within their business.

Saxo Bank Releases Reduced Margin Requirement Solution for its CFD Index Trackers

• 8 years 9 months ago
• Trading Systems

Saxo Bank, the trading and investment specialist, has today launched a reduced margin requirement solution for its most popular CFD Index Trackers which provides greater flexibility during trading hours with most liquidity while maintaining margin at prudent levels. Initially, the reduced intraday margins will be available on selected CFD Index Trackers on main stock indices in Europe and the US such as US 500, EU 50, GERMANY 30, UK 100, FRANCE...