State Bank of Vietnam sets up fintech steering committee
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Infrastructure
Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) signed Decision No.328/QĐ-NHNN to establish SBV Steering Committee on Financial Technology (Steering Committee on Fintech). The SBV Steering Committee on Fintech is led by Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh and Deputy Director of SBV Payment Department Nghiem Thanh Son has been assigned as Vice Chairman of the Committee.
FIME India Secures EMVCo Accreditation
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Consultancy
FIME is amongst the first to secure the accreditation within India, enhancing local support for EMV certification FIME, the leading consultancy, testing and certification specialist, today announces its Indian laboratory is one of the first in the country to receive EMVCo accreditation to perform EMV®* Level 2 Contact certification testing. Local terminal manufacturers and kernel developers can now validate the compliance of their solutions...
Nevis Technologies Supplies Lothian Buses With Smart Ticketing Solutions
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Platform Technology, IT Innovations
Nevis Technologies today announced that it will deliver its smart ticketing solutions to Lothian Buses, the UK’s largest publicly owned bus company.
Russian Bankers to Attend a Session on Blockchain Application on April 19
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
On April 19, Moscow will host a session dedicated to the application of blockchain technologies in the banking sector within annual Blockchain&Bitcoin Conference Russia. It will engage representatives of Sberbank, Alfa Bank and other companies, actively implementing blockchain in business processes. Why Russian bankers are interested in blockchain
MoneyGram Considers Proposal of Euronet
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Online Banking, M&A Deals
MoneyGram (MGI) announced today that its board of directors, after consultation with its outside legal and financial advisors, has determined that the unsolicited proposal received on March 14, 2017 from Euronet Worldwide, Inc. ("Euronet") (EEFT) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of MoneyGram Common Stock and Preferred Stock for $15.20 per share in cash on an as-converted basis (the "Euronet Proposal") could reasonably be expected to...
Synchrony Financial Growths Through Acquisition of GPShopper
- 9 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Synchrony Financial, a premier consumer financial services company, today announced that it has acquired GPShopper, an innovative developer of mobile apps that offer retailers and brands a full suite of commerce, engagement and analytic tools. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and it is not expected to have a material impact on financial results.
FactSet Announces Acquisition of BISAM
- 9 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
FactSet, a global provider of integrated financial information, analytical applications, and industry-leading service, announced that it has acquired BISAM Technologies S.A. for $205.2 million from Aquiline Capital Partners and company insiders. With more than 160 employees worldwide, BISAM is a leading provider of portfolio performance and attribution, multi-asset risk, GIPS composites management and reporting.
SmartBear Displays Complete Product Portfolio at IBM InterConnect 2017
- 9 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations
SmartBear Software, the leader in software quality tools for teams, is exhibiting its complete product portfolio at IBM InterConnect, taking place on Sunday, March 19 – Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Las Vegas.
New Research Reveals: CFOs Aren’t Ready for a “Self-service” Reporting Era Due to Spreadsheet-spiral
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Data, Audit and Reporting, Infrastructure
New research held by the FSN Modern Finance Forum, titled “The Future of Financial Reporting Survey 2017”, suggests that the financial reporting process is teetering under the strain of new information demands, a spreadsheet-spiral, a fragile reporting ecosystem and consequent problems in boardroom. ClusterSeven, the leading global supplier of strategic spreadsheet and end-user computing (EUC) management software, has partnered with FSN on this...
Fincluders Startup Challenge Targets Mena
- 9 years 4 months ago
- FinTech StartUps
The first Fincluders Startup Challenge outside Europe is set to feature prize money of up to USD 15,000 for fintech entrepreneurs with solutions and concepts for spreading financial inclusion in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), says the event’s organizer, the Technical Assistance Facility of the SANAD Fund for MSME.
InnoLight Technology Announced Volume Shipments of 17 100G QSFP28 Products and the Introduction of 400G OSFP at OFC 2017
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Cloud, IT Innovations
Today InnoLight Technology, the leading provider in next generation cloud computing optical transceivers services, announced volume shipments of a complete suite of QSFP28 products. InnoLight also announced the availability of Industry's first 400G OSFP at OFC 2017.
ERIC Launches Research Management Dashboard
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Investment, Asset Management
ERIC (Electronic Research Interchange), the marketplace for institutional investment research, has released the latest iteration of its platform and launched a research management dashboard which enables asset managers to better identify the worth of the research consumed within their organisation.
Payment Cloud Technologies Plans to Expand to African markets
- 9 years 4 months ago
- Payments, Banking, Cloud
Payment Cloud Technologies (PCT), the London-based FinTech business, has today announced the launch of PCT Africa.
Aprimo Acquires ADAM Software
- 9 years 4 months ago
- M&A Deals
Marketers can now manage and execute the full content asset lifecycle across all channels on a single platform.
FinLeap to build a digital insurance platform
- 9 years 4 months ago
- IT Innovations, Insurance
Company builder FinLeap is committed to reshape the insurance industry. The company is introducing a fully digital platform, going upstream in the value chain to custom-build the very core of insurance and enable products and services that meet demands of the modern age.
