EBA Launches Cloud Consulting Guidance
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Cloud
The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation setting out its guidance for the use of cloud service providers by financial institutions. The EBA Recommendations intend to clarify the EU-wide supervisory expectations if institutions intend to adopt cloud computing, so as to allow them to leverage the benefits of using cloud services, while ensuring that any related risks are adequately identified and managed. The...
OoT Supply Chain Management Firm Akua Raises $3m
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Akua, a leader in the IoT data-driven transformation of the global supply chain has announced it has raised $3 million in Series Seed funding.
Russia's National Settlement Depository Introduces Linked Transactions Service
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has launched a linked transactions service. The service allows customers to efficiently manage their assets by creating a pool of linked instructions to be executed consecutively in accordance with specific conditions.
First Data Unveils Global E-commerce Solution for Payment Facilitators
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments
With the rise of the “sharing” economy, companies across industries are increasingly acting as payment facilitators, building frictionless commerce capabilities for their customers. As customers have come to expect a seamless payment experience, these companies – from ride sharing to home rentals – need a trusted partner to enable commerce. That’s why today First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, announced the availability...
Abu Dhabi Global Market Joins R3
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to join R3 as a new member of its international consortium. ADGM is the first regulatory body in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be part of the R3 consortium, comprising over 80 members from the world's leading financial institutions and regulators.
Axia: Advisory service capabilities enhanced, MiFID II-ready
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management, Compliance, Regulatory Standards
Profile Software, an international financial solutions provider, today announced the enrichment of Axia, its leading web-based platform for wealth management across all service lines, with new advisory service capabilities in light of the forthcoming MiFID II regulation.
UK Tech Firms Partner Up to Help Businesses Build Powerful Mobile Apps
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
UK tech firms Appointedd and AppInstitute are partnering to help businesses streamline online services through their own branded mobile app. For many consumers, when it comes to browsing the net, making quick purchases, interacting socially or managing day-to-day lives, smartphones have become the go-to device. Now, this new partnership between Appointedd and AppInstitute allows businesses to take a mobile-first approach too.
Top Bankers Re-evaluate Digital Disruption
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Retail Banking
15th Annual Retail Banking Forum, due to take place 10th-11th October 2017 in Vienna, Austria.
Coupa Unveils Open Buy with Amazon Business
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Cloud
Today Coupa Software, a leading provider of cloud-based spend management solutions introduced Coupa Open Buy with Amazon Business. It is a convenient way for businesses search, find, and buy goods, while all their organizations’ required spending and budget controls are applied automatically. Moreover, this is a great opportunity to close a deal at lower costs, improve compliance, and attract high-end users.
Wolters Kluwer Welcomes New Head of Strategy Product and Platform Management for Finance Risk & Reporting Business
- 9 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Wolters Kluwer’s Finance, Risk & Reporting business has hired Rajat Somany as Global Head of Strategy, Product and Platform Management – a newly created role.
London's Premiere Fintech Event Is Bigger Than Ever and Back for a Fourth Year
- 9 years 2 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, Infrastructure
Fintech Week is a series of conferences, exhibitions, workshops, hackathons, meetups and parties. Each day we focus on a different topic. We always ensure that there is plenty of time for networking and meeting other innovators. The main conference/exhibition takes place at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, but other events take place across the City of London, Canary Wharf and “Tech City.” Expect 600-1,000 conference delegates per day from over 50...
COSS.IO to host BlockCon - Disruptive Innovation conference in Romania
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
BlockCon - Disruptive Innovation conference will take place in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, on June 8. The conference organized by a Singapore-based startup company C.O.S.S. PTE LTD (COSS for short) in association of the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will focus on disruptive technologies highlighting their application in fintech and the innovative businesses.
Research Shows 64% of Financial Services Firms Still at Risk of Non-compliance Fines
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Compliance
Compuware Corporation, the world’s leading mainframe-dedicated software company, today released new research revealing that, despite making progress over the past 12 months, the majority of European and U.S. businesses are still inadequately prepared to comply with the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), due to be enacted next year. Key findings include:
SDK.finance Presents the Solution to the Late Invoice Payments Problem at ING’s Hackathon
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
SDK.finance has presented a solution to the late invoice payments problem at ING's 24H-CodING Hackathon. The event took place in Katowice, Poland, May 12th &13th and gathered 55 teams from all over Europe.
PTC and ANSYS to Devise Platform Solution Enabling Digital Simulation for the Industrial IoT
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today announced a solution that will enable ANSYS engineering simulation technology to be rapidly added to applications built on the ThingWorx®Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform from PTC. The development of a connector between these two technology platforms will enable customers to transform raw data into new forms of actionable intelligence. The connector will integrate intelligent digital simulation models with products as they exist...
