CR2 Appoints Franky Van Damme As CEO
- 9 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
CR2 has today announced that its Board of Directors have appointed Franky Van Damme as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Franky has worked with CR2 for some time, having previously held the position of non-Executive Director since May 2008.
Barclays To Expand Its Cheque Imaging Service To Android Phones And iPads
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Retail Banking
Barclays is to roll out its mobile cheque imaging service to Android phones and iPad users, bringing the service within reach of one million more customers.
PayPal’s Acquisition Of Xoom Highlights Its Post eBay Strategy
- 9 years 5 months ago
- M&A Deals
Only weeks ahead of its demerger from parent company eBay, PayPal has recently announced the all-cash acquisition of cross-border P2P remittance provider Xoom for $25 per share, equivalent to $890m. This latest acquisition follows on the heels of other recent notable deals including in 2015 mobile wallet platform provider Paydiant for an estimated $280m, and new breed payments gateway provider Braintree, including its domestic P2P brand Venmo,...
ICAP Appoints Jenny Knott As CEO Post Trade Risk And Information Services
- 9 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces the appointment of Jenny Knott as CEO Post Trade Risk and Information Services. Jenny joins ICAP from leading African financial services group Standard Bank Group where she was CEO of Standard Bank Plc and CIB International, and most recently Strategic Advisor to the Group CEOs.
BT Creates Innovation In Financial Services With Fintech Start-ups Initiative
- 9 years 5 months ago
- IT Innovations
BT today announced a new drive to accelerate innovation in global financial markets by bringing fintech start-ups onto the BT Radianz Cloud, the world’s largest, secure networked financial community. The Radianz Cloud celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. Fintech start-ups are a growing source of innovation in the financial markets industry. But their small size creates challenges around market adoption, delivery and meeting the stringent...
US Banks To Spend $16.6bn On Digital Transformation
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Payments, Retail Banking
American retail banks will spend $16.6 billion on "digital transformation initiatives" this year, according to research from IDC Financial Insights. As the retail banking delivery model is upended, financial institutions will increasingly focus their budgets on digital transformation, with spending growing at a compound annual growth rate of 10.4% into 2019, predicts IDC. This compares to a growth rate of just 3.9% for overall IT spending by US...
Mariner Investment appoints Chief Risk Officer
- 9 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
Mariner Investment Group, the alternative investment manager, has appointed Dmitry Green as Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Green has managed investment risk at a number of blue chip alternative investment firms, and joins Mariner from Saba Capital where he was MD and CRO. Mr. Green will be responsible for monitoring investment risk across all of Mariner's businesses. He will be a member of the firm's Investment and Risk committees, and will report...
Singapore To Invest S$225m In Fintech Sector
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Singapore has committed S$225 million over the next five years to a scheme designed to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in fintech. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon revealed the investment (around US$167 million) in the Financial Sector Technology & Innovation (FSTI) scheme during a speech.
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire OpenDNS
- 9 years 5 months ago
- M&A Deals
Cisco announced its intent to acquire OpenDNS, a privately held security company based in San Francisco. OpenDNS provides advanced threat protection for any device, anywhere, anytime. The acquisition will boost Cisco's Security Everywhere approach by adding broad visibility and threat intelligence from the OpenDNS cloud delivered platform.
Citi Upgrades Mobile App For U.S. Clients
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Mobile Banking
Citi announced today the release of its completely redesigned Citi Mobile® App for iPhone® in the U.S. The new app for consumer banking and credit card customers enables the use of the Touch ID feature on iPhone devices, integrates with Apple Watch™ and adds new features responding to customer feedback and changing behaviors. Citi redesigned the app, consolidating menus, delivering effortless browsing, and introducing a new, simplified...
AIM Software Announces Marco Sablone As Sales Director, North America
- 9 years 5 months ago
- People Moves
AIM Software, a global software provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions for financial and securities institutions worldwide, today announced the appointment of Marco Sablone as Director of Sales for the North American Market. Reporting to Josef Sommeregger, Chief Commercial Officer, Marco Sablone will be responsible for leveraging AIM Software’s success in the region and increasing company revenues.
Thomson Reuters Launches Open Source Market Data APIs
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today the introduction of the Elektron API family, a set of open-source Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) that simplify access to Thomson Reuters data feeds and services, and help developers to innovate by creating their own customised applications. The Elektron API family consists of a broad set of interfaces ranging from...
BBVA Adopts Broadridge Post-Trade Utility Model to Optimize its Fixed Income Business
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
BBVA Group has entered a multi-year agreement with Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) for a post-tra
Broadridge Announces New Advisor Intelligence Tool For Asset Managers
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Infrastructure
More than three-quarters of financial advisors are using ETFs in their investment strategies. This is the highest number in history, according to Advisor Intelligence - the industry’s most comprehensive intelligence tool for asset managers to understand the investment approaches of financial advisors. Advisor Intelligence reveals industry trends on advisor use of mutual funds and ETFs. Advisor use of fund products is changing. According to...
Scila Announces Deal with Irish Stock Exchange
- 9 years 5 months ago
- Trade Finance
The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE), the Dublin-based exchange, has chosen to implement Scila Surveillance, provided by the leading independent Stockholm-based surveillance technology provider Scila. The ISE will deploy Scila Surveillance for the surveillance of their trading on its markets. Deutsche Börse will take over the hosting and support of the Scila surveillance infrastructure, which will be located in Frankfurt.
