FIS Coders Compete Worldwide to Develop Newest FinTech Innovations
- 8 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, Infrastructure
Creating the future of financial technology isn’t just a challenge – it’s the goal behind FIS’ annual Hackathon competition. FIS™, a global leader in financial services technology, hosted the final of its Hackathon 2016, a worldwide coding competition between FIS technologists, last week in Singapore with 13 finalist teams competing against each other for 48-hours, non-stop. Their goal was to develop the best use of blockchain technology to...
AIG Appoints Peter Y. Solmssen as Executive Vice President and General Counsel
- 8 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
American International Group, Inc announced that Peter Y. Solmssen will join AIG as Executive Vice President and General Counsel on October 18. Mr. Solmssen will oversee the Global Legal, Compliance, Regulatory and Government Affairs functions, and will report to Peter D. Hancock, AIG President and Chief Executive Officer. He will also serve as a member of AIG’s Executive Leadership Team, and participate in all strategic and policy decisions...
Baker Hill Ranked Among the World’s Largest Providers of Technology to the Financial Industry
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Financial, Infrastructure
Baker Hill, a leading provider of technology solutions for common loan origination, relationship management and smart data analytics, was named as a member of the 2016 FinTech Forward 100 list of the leading technology providers in the world. Baker Hill credits its inclusion on the list and steady growth to financial institutions’ rising demand for competitive lending and business intelligence solutions.
NRS, part of Accuity Acquires FIRE Solutions
- 8 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
NRS, part of Accuity, today announced that it has acquired FIRE Solutions, a leading provider of compliance and education products and services to the broker-dealer community and an industry leader in securities exam preparation. Palm Ventures, LLC is the lead investor in FIRE Solutions along with The Palmer Group. The acquisition is part of NRS’s strategy to provide a comprehensive, single-source compliance portfolio to its clients that will...
Wolters Kluwer Holds EMEA Client Conference to Discuss Finance, Risk and Reporting Trends
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Risk Management
Wolters Kluwer is holding its annual EMEA Client Conference for Financial Services in Vienna this week. The event, which starts tomorrow, brings together the firm’s valued clients from across the region, allowing them to discuss finance, risk and regulatory reporting trends and challenges.
SIX Financial Information partners with Infront to strengthen the Nordic finance region
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
SIX Financial Information, a global provider of top-quality reference data, market data and added value services, and Infront, a leading trading and information solution provider in the Nordics, today announced their future collaboration to provide a better service for their customers in Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway.
Envestnet Introduces New Set of DOL Solutions for Advisors & Enterprises
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Investment Management, Wealth Management, Consultancy
Envestnet, introduced technology solutions and consulting services that will assist advisors and enterprises in complying with the Department of Labor's (DOL) Fiduciary Rule.
BinaryOnline Enhance its Trading Platform
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems
BinaryOnline, the recently launched broker, announces new and unique elements on its trading platform: two binary options social trading tools, available with no additional costs to all members, old and new.
Stonebriar Commercial Finance Expands its Realty Capital Management Team with New Appointment
- 8 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Stonebriar Commercial Finance is a rapidly growing diversified commercial finance company seeking to provide creative financing solutions for middle market and unrated borrowers that are underserved in the current market from a capital perspective. “Adding real estate financing and sale-leaseback capabilities to our capital solutions is the next logical step in the evolution of our Company into a full-service capital provider,” said Dave B. Fate...
Mastercard Makes Fingerprint and ‘Selfie’ Payment Technology a Reality
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Payments, IT Innovations
Mastercard today announced the European roll out of Identity Check Mobile, a new payment technology application that uses biometrics like fingerprints or facial recognition to verify a cardholder’s identity, simplifying online shopping. The technology is now being introduced across 12 markets in Europe. These markets include the UK, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden,...
Canadian Credit Union Association Selects Diebold Nixdorf As Strategic Partner
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Transaction Banking, Payments
The Canadian Credit Union Association (CCUA), which represents more than 300 credit unions and caisses populaires outside of Quebec, is partnering with Diebold Nixdorf to transform the financial self-service landscape for its members. More than 1,200 Diebold Nixdorf automated teller machines (ATMs) with supporting software and maintenance services will be installed over the next three and a half years.
Avaloq Enlarges Innovation Ecosystem Through Launch of Developer Portal
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Banking
The Avaloq group, an internationally leading fintech company, is opening up to developers to further enhance digital banking solutions and user experience. Freelancers, startups, fintechs and banks of all sizes will be able to innovate jointly using a dedicated portal (developer.avaloq.com). The developer community can commercialise its innovative technologies and share results within both the developers’ community and the entire Avaloq...
Atos Launches New Identity Governance and Administration Solution
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
Through its technological brand Bull, Atos announces the official release of its new product Evidian Identity Governance and Administration. It becomes the Atos solution for the Identity and Access Governance Market.
IDFC Bank Selects SunTec’s Xelerate for Customer-Centric Real Time Pricing and Billing
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Infrastructure
SunTec, whose software helps financial services organisations increase the lifetime value of their customer relationships through effective revenue management and customer experience orchestration, today announced that IDFC Bank Ltd has implemented SunTec’s technology-agnostic product suite, Xelerate.
AMG Completes Investments in Winton and PFM
- 8 years 11 months ago
- Investment
Affiliated Managers Group, a global asset management company, today announced the completion of its purchase of interests in Winton Group Ltd. (“Winton”) and Partner Fund Management, L.P. (“PFM”).