Japanese banks register for Exchange-run blockchain proof-of-concept
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions.
Chef Survey 2017: the Continuous Enterprise
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure
Today companies are competing to ship ideas as fast as possible in pursuit of the Continuous Enterprise. To assess the ever-growing need for speed, Chef surveyed more than 1,500 global IT practitioners and decision-makers on trends in productivity, workforce roles, and technology adoption. The findings reveal emerging and legacy technologies are being rebuilt around the needs of developers, and companies are piloting and adopting new...
Gadget ransomware warnings highlight opportunity to improve identity authentication
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems, Retail Banking, Fraud Detection, Infrastructure
Fraud follows the channels of adoption, but as we get more connected, the easier it will become to prove our identity. This week the National Crime Agency and National Cyber Security Centre reported that a particular kind of security breach, ransomware, has grown significantly over the past year, with the popularity of internet-connected gadgets increasing the risk of attacks for consumers.
Financial Fraud Action UK Report Shows £2 Million Loss Per Day as a Result of Financial Fraud
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Security, Fraud Detection
In 2016, the UK lost £2 million each day as a result of financial fraud, according to official figures released by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK).
ICS Financial Systems to Display at the Sub-Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention 2017
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations, Financial
ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS) is the world software and services provider for banks and financial institutions. It will showcase at the Sub‐Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention & Innovation 2017 in Uganda. The event is a new frontier of opportunity of Islamic finance expansion in the region, and will be held at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, on the 6th of April 2017.
SLS Supplies JP Morgan With Access to the Buy-side Block Liquidity in Europe
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Trading Systems, Buy-Side Back and Middle Office
SLS is a long-standing partnership of SIX Swiss Exchange with Liquidnet and provides access to the largest pool of buy-side block liquidity in Europe.
Entrepreneur Magazine: Intelliber Technologies recognized as one of the best privately held companies in America
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Mobile Banking, Cloud, IT Innovations, Technical, BPM
Small businesses are regarded as one of the banes of being an enterprise. SMB's have their own kinds of challenges and their success majorly depends on the support received from the ecosystem or the visionary strengths of its management team.
GLAS opens headquarter in Sydney with appointment of Kate White
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Infrastructure, People Moves
GLAS, leading provider of finance administration services, has announced the opening of an office in Sydney, coinciding with the key senior hire of lawyer Kate White. The Sydney office expands the GLAS business in Australia following the opening of its Melbourne office in 2016.
Bloq Connects the Business and Technical Worlds With Blockchain Innovations
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, IT Innovations
Bloq, enterprise-grade blockchain solutions developer, has launched BloqLabs to grow its current sponsorship and support of critical open source projects in the bitcoin and blockchain ecosystems. “In the 1900s, Bell Labs become known as the ‘The Idea Factory’ for global telecommunications,” said Jeff Garzik, CEO and Co-founder of Bloq. “BloqLabs can set the tone for the blockchain era and ensure enterprises are tapping into every innovation from...
Decisions by Nordea’s AGM 2017
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking
Today’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Nordea Bank AB approved the income statement and balance sheet for 2016 and decided on a dividend of 0.65 euro per share. Accordingly, the record date for dividend would be 20 March 2017.
SS&C Welcomes Bhagesh Malde as Managing Director & Global Head
- 9 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Industry private equity and real estate fund servicing leader joins SS&C team
Guidewire Survey Helps Insurers Understand Customers Better and Respond Accordingly
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Insurance
Guidewire Software survey finds 60% of UK renters have no contents insurance Guidewire Software, Inc., a provider of software products to general insurers, today announced that Generation Rent is not adequately clued up about insurance, and that the majority do not have insurance, or even know if their landlord is insured. These are key findings identified in a survey commissioned by Guidewire to help insurers understand better, and respond to...
ICS Financial Systems to Participate at the Sub-Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention 2017
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Islamic Finance
ICS Financial Systems (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, will be exhibiting at the Sub‐Saharan Africa Islamic Finance Convention & Innovation 2017 in Uganda, which is a new opportunity of Islamic finance expansion in the region, and will be held at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, on the 6th of April 2017.
ING 2016 Integrated Annual Report: Accelerate
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Banking
"Accelerate" is the theme of the 2016 Integrated Annual Report of ING Groep N.V. (IAR) that is published today, together with the Annual Report of ING Bank N.V. The theme demonstrates the accelerating pace of change in technology and other areas that are impacting our customers' lives and their expectations from financial service providers. It also expresses how we, as digital leaders in banking, are accelerating the Think Forward strategy to...
Per Andersson Appointed as Head of Sales and Business Development at Baymarkets
- 9 years 3 months ago
- People Moves
Baymarkets Technology AB (Baymarkets), a leading Nordic provider of FinTech and RegTech solutions to the global financial services industry, announced today the appointment of Per Andersson as Head of Sales and Business Development.
