Accenture Launches Hardware-Based Security Solution to Simplify and Enable Blockchain Security for Large-Scale Enterprise IT Use
- Blockchain, Security
Accenture has unveiled a patent-pending solution that simplifies the ability of blockchain technology to integrate with the industrial-grade security systems that support sectors including financial services, healthcare and government. The solution creates a developer-friendly interface between emerging blockchain platforms and widely used hardware security technology. Accenture cooperated with Thales – whose hardware is currently used by most...
Moneris Releases Dynamic Currency Conversion for Canadian businesses
- Credit Cards, Banking
Moneris Solutions Corporation ("Moneris"), one of North America's leading credit and debit card processors, today introduced Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) to its offerings for Canadian businesses. Now when an international customer uses their foreign Visa or MasterCard in a terminal, they'll immediately see the cost of the purchase in their own currency and have the option to pay for it in that currency or in Canadian dollars.
Unisys Enhances its ClearPath Forward Solution
- Infrastructure
Unisys Corporation announced ClearPath Forward™ ePortal 7.0 – the latest edition of the company's integrated, highly automated application development and modernization solution for extending applications onto mobile devices, the web and service oriented application (SOA) environments.
IBM to Manage Blackboard's Datacenters and Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud, Infrastructure
Blackboard Inc. and IBM announced a collaborative agreement for IBM to manage Blackboard's datacenters and cloud infrastructure. The two companies will also work together to develop innovative educational solutions, taking advantage of IBM Watson's cognitive computing technology and Blackboard's broad capabilities suite.
d.light Launches Pay-As-You-Go Solar Financing Platform
- Payments
In an effort to expand quality solar home system solutions to the 2.3 billion people worldwide without reliable access to power, d.light is licensing its pay-as-you-go financing technology to partners and distributors around the world. d.light is the market leader in solar lighting and home system solutions in the developing world, as well as one of the early pioneers of the PayGo model.
Kris Finsoftware and CustomerXPs Launch Clari5, voted Best Fraud Detection Product for Extreme Real-time Fraud Management, for Asia Pacific Banks
- Security, Infrastructure
Subsequent to CustomerXPs’ Clari5 being voted Best Fraud Detection Product at the Annual OpRisk Awards in London in June 2016, Kris Finsoftware and CustomerXPs have announced a customized version of the acclaimed product available directly to banks in Asia Pacific to meet their specific requirements.
Visa Unveils Quick Chip for its Retailer Clients
- Payments
Visa announced Quick Chip, a technology enhancement that optimizes EMV®1 chip card processing to not only speed up checkout times, but also significantly streamline chip implementation. Index, a leading retail software company that combines secure payments, measurement, and personalization, has deployed the first implementation of Quick Chip in the United States at New Leaf Community Markets, a chain of seven natural grocery stores in Northern...
Siemiątkowski, Knox, Graubner-Mueller – the Great Minds Coming to Impact’16 Fintech/Insurtech
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Sebastian Siemiątkowski, founder of Klarna, Ricky Knox, CEO of Tandem Bank and Alexander Graubner-Mueller from Kreditech will come to Wroclaw to attend impact’16 fintech/insurtech – a congress devoted to the technological novelties in financial sector. 500 participants, 100 speakers, both from Poland and international and 250 meet-ups between startups and corporations – it’s just a short summary of impact’16 fintech/insurtech. This congress...
