Synechron Launches Digital Innovation Centre in Central London
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Banking, IT Innovations, Insurance
Synechron unveils its new, state-of-the-art digital innovation centre in central London, dedicated to next generation banking and insurance. The new centre enables businesses to become fully immersed in the wealth of new technology available, through the combined innovation of augmented reality, artificial intelligence, blockchain, natural language and biometrics, mobile, and touch & smart technologies.
Credit Suisse Benefits from FIS Derivatives Utility
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Derivatives and OTC Derivatives
Credit Suisse, a leader in the global cleared derivatives industry, has selected the Derivatives Utility from FIS for its post-trade futures and cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives operations and technology.
Bloomberg Launches the Entity Exchange Platform
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems
Bloomberg unveiled the Entity Exchange platform, a web-based, centralized and secure solution that enables buy-side firms to provide entity data and documentation to their trading counterparties. Entity Exchange eases the process of opening new trade accounts for the buy-side, while also helping brokers satisfy Know-Your-Customer (KYC) compliance requirements.
Ruth Polyblank Joins Chubb as Head of SME for UK and Ireland
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Chubb reports appointment of Ruth Polyblank, currently Head of Marketing and Customer Strategy, UK and Ireland, to the new role of Head of SME, UK and Ireland. In 2015, over 99% of the UK's 5.4 million companies were small or medium-sized businesses, each employing fewer than 250 people. However this month's BIBA conference programme highlighted once again the significant issue of underinsurance within the segment.
NTT DATA & Privitar Team Up to Deliver Data Protection Solutions
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Data Protection
NTT DATA UK, has signed a partnership agreement with Privitar to deliver data protection solutions that will ensure companies are compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when it comes into force.
Bell ID Collaborates with First Data Poland to Offer Cloud-Based Mobile Payments
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments, Cloud, SaaS, PaaS
Bell ID – the mobile payments specialist recently acquired by Rambus – has announced a new collaboration with First Data Poland to offer cloud-based mobile payments as a service to Polish banks.
MasterCard Launches Commerce App for SoftBank Robotics’ Robot Pepper
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Retail Banking, IT Innovations
MasterCard unveiled the first commerce application for SoftBank Robotics’ humanoid robot Pepper. The application will be powered by MasterPass, the global digital payment service from MasterCard that connects consumers with merchants, enabling them to make fast, simple, and secure digital payments across channels and devices.
Guggenheim KBBO Welcomes Mohammad Barraj as a Managing Director of Investment Banking
- 9 years 7 months ago
- People Moves
Guggenheim KBBO Partners, a global financial services firm headquartered in Dubai, announced today that it has hired Mohammad Barraj as a Managing Director of Investment Banking.
Object Trading DMA Platform Available at TMX Group’s Co-Location Centre for Montréal Exchange Access
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Trading Systems, Foreign Exchange
Object Trading, a provider of a multi-asset trading infrastructure, expands its Direct Market Access (DMA) Service Platform by announcing today that fully managed services are now available at TMX Group’s co-location centre for access to the Montréal Exchange (MX). This expansion provides flexibility for the buy-side and sell-side, in response to the sell-side experiencing mass retrenchment while exchange volumes increase.
Global Prime Partners Signed a Partnership with RSRCHXchange
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Management
Global Prime Partners, the award-winning boutique prime broker, has signed a partnership with RSRCHXchange, the online marketplace for institutional research, to provide its growing client base with access to leading research content. Global Prime Partners’ clients - including hedge funds, family offices and asset managers – will now have direct access to vital institutional research from over 130 providers on the RSRCHX platform and will be...
Mobeam’s Beaming Technology Integrates with Samsung Pay
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Payments
Mobeam, the unique global leader in mobile barcode beaming, today announced that its technology has been incorporated into Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s popular Samsung Pay mobile payment service. Mobeam technology has been used in Samsung Pay for a number of months for the redemption of gift cards that are barcode based.
Santander InnoVentures to Invest in Robo-Advisory Platform SigFig
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Investment, Wealth Management, FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations
Santander InnoVentures, the fintech venture capital fund of Santander Group, today announced its latest portfolio investment in SigFig – a US-based provider of wealth management technology, designed to provide high-quality investment advice to all wealth levels via a combination of design, data science, and technology.
Accuity FircoSoft Investigates Financial Risks Connected with Migrant Smuggling Network
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Security, AML and KYC
The Criminal Migrant Shipping Network Project - a six month-long investigation conducted by a team of eight investigation journalists from six countries - sought to uncover the people and companies making a profit from selling often hazardous journeys to migrants and refugees hoping to cross the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe.
Information Builders’ iWay is Certified on Cloudera Enterprise 5.7
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Big Data
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Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas Taps Wolters Kluwer’s Risk Management Software
- 9 years 7 months ago
- Risk Management
Bank BGŻ BNP Paribas has opted to use Wolters Kluwer’s risk management software, joining the growing list of Eastern European firms to have become clients of the firm in recent months.
