CellPoint Mobile Introduces Velocity Mobile PSP-as-a-Service
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
CellPoint Mobile is offering a new product called Velocity, the payment industry's first Mobile PSP-as-a-Service (MPaaS) solution to help airlines deploy popular mobile payment solutions, payment apps, and alternative payment methods (APMs) quickly, profitably, securely and without friction to existing financial systems.
ČSOB Opts SIA to Launch the First Mobile Wallet with NFC Technology in the Czech Republic
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
ČSOB, one of the largest commercial banks in the Czech Republic and part of the Belgian KBC Group, and SIA, a company specializing in the management of electronic payments, have developed and launched the first mobile wallet for NFC payments in the Czech Republic that supports both the MasterCard and VISA circuits.
Startupbootcamp Taps 9 Startups to Join its 2016 London FinTech Accelerator Program
- 9 years 6 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Startupbootcamp FinTech, the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, has today announced the names of the 9 global startups selected to join its London program. The companies, which include teams from across Europe, America and Asia-Pacific, have been selected following a rigorous process by a working group of industry experts, including representatives from Startupbootcamp and its partners.
Foresters Financial Releases First Investors Hedged U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Trading Systems
Foresters Financial™ has launched a new equity mutual fund—the First Investors Hedged U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund—which offers investors total return and equity market exposure with potentially reduced portfolio volatility. This Fund seeks to provide investors with a portfolio that will generate attractive long-term total returns, but with some downside equity market protection.
Accenture and Endgame Unveil Hunting Service to Help Organizations Remove Cybersecurity Threats in Real-time
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Security, Infrastructure
Accenture and Endgame Inc., a leading provider of security solutions designed to proactively evict adversaries, have created a threat hunting as-a-Service offering for clients. Powered by Endgame and operated by Accenture senior cybersecurity hunters, the powerful service stealthily helps to identify and surgically remove known and never before seen adversaries that have evaded traditional security methods.
Agile Fund Solutions Expands its Team with New Appointments
- 9 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Agile Fund Solutions, LLC, has added industry specialists Greg Gleeson and Andrea Schweikert to their Southern California team.
KEMP360 Central™ Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Infrastructure
KEMP Technologies today announced that
Gallium Technologies LLC Acquired by Ansonia Credit Data
- 9 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
Ansonia Credit Data, a leading provider of high-quality, low-priced business credit reports, today announced the acquisition of Gallium Technologies LLC. "Gallium is a natural fit for Ansonia and complements our broad portfolio of world-class business credit reporting and risk management products," said Kathleen Dasal, CEO of Ansonia Credit Data. "With this
Intelliflo Launches Open API for Intelligent Office
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Data, Infrastructure
Intelliflo has launched an Open API for its award winning business management system, Intelligent Office (iO), enabling its adviser and supplier partners to integrate their own solutions and processes fully with the data and functionality within iO. Intelliflo’s aim is to allow its partners to enhance their own offerings using the data available via iO.
Validis Names Max Pell as its New CEO
- 9 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Today, the data specialist FinTech Validis is announcing that experienced financial technology manager Max Pell has assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. Validis, developer of a unique data transmission and analytics technology used across the accounting and lending industries, was previously led by interim CEO Paddy Byrne, a Non-executive Director of Validis and Chairman of financial services software provider, Target Group. Max...
EquiLend Closes Acquisition of Automated Equity Finance Markets
- 9 years 6 months ago
- M&A Deals
EquiLend has acquired Automated Equity Finance Markets, Inc., commonly known as AQS, along with its securities lending technology systems from PDQ Enterprises, operator of PDQ ATS. AQS will be rebranded to EquiLend Clearing Services. The acquired technology facilitates connectivity to OCC’s Market Loan Program, whereby matched securities finance loans are seamlessly processed for central counterparty clearing through OCC, the world’s largest...
Equiniti Signs Life and Pensions Outsourcing Contract with Retirement Advantage
- 9 years 6 months ago
- BPM, Infrastructure
Equiniti Group plc, the specialist technology outsourcer, through its Paymaster business, today announces that it has completed a life and pensions outsourcing contract with Worthing-based life insurer Retirement Advantage. The transaction, worth more than £40m over 10 years, covers the transfer of customer services, technology and change activity and the underlying systems from Retirement Advantage to Equiniti. The transfer is expected to be...
NSE of India Implements ITRS Geneos
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Security, Regulatory Standards, Audit and Reporting
ITRS Group has announced the successful implementation of its real-time monitoring software, Geneos, across the National Stock Exchange of India's (NSE) global IT operations as part of a wider project to ensure it remains at the technological forefront of the region’s securities industry.
EBA Stress Test Confirms Nordea’s Strong Position
- 9 years 6 months ago
- Risk Management
Nordea was subject to the 2016 EU‐wide stress test conducted by the European Banking Authority (EBA) in cooperation with the Swedish FSA, the European Commission (EC) and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).
CreditEase Appoints Anju Patwardhan as Venture Partner for its Fintech Investment Fund and Fund of Funds
- 9 years 6 months ago
- People Moves
Based in Silicon Valley, USA, Ms. Patwardhan will work closely with CreditEase's fund management team in China to support its global investment strategy, deal sourcing and investment management. With her deep expertise of the global financial services industry, Fintech ecosystem and regulatory engagement, she will play a key role in accelerating the fund's position as a preeminent global Fintech investment platform.
