Horizon Software Linked to Athens Exchange for Cash Equities and Derivatives
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Derivatives and OTC Derivatives
Horizon Software announced native connectivity to the Athens Exchange (ATHEX) for cash equities and derivatives. Horizon now provides more than 80 native gateways to exchanges and trading venues around the world.
Hexaware is Honored by 'National Awards for Excellence in Outsourcing 2016'
- 9 years 11 months ago
- IT Innovations, Accounting, BPM, Consultancy
Hexaware Technologies, a leading global provider of IT, BPS and consulting services, has been recognized and honored for its unmatched capabilities in providing Business Process Outsourcing services to global telecom clients. The company received the best recognitions and awards in the following categories at the recently concluded 'National Awards for Excellence in Outsourcing 2016' in Mumbai:
Safeshare Named Insurance Start-Up Of The Year at The 2016 British Insurance Awards
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Insurance
We are extremely proud to have won ‘Insurance Start-up of the Year’ at The British Insurance Awards 2016 at a packed Royal Albert Hall last night. SafeShare was one of six standout finalists and we are delighted to have taken home the award. It is a great achievement and through our hard work, we hope to use this recognition to continue to go from strength to strength as a company. Many thanks to our team and partners for their continued support...
SoftBank Enters Into Acquistion Process with ARM Holdings
- 9 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
The boards of directors of SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) and ARM Holdings plc (“ARM”) are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of ARM by SoftBank (or, at SoftBank’s election, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SoftBank). Under the terms of the Acquisition, each ARM Shareholder will be entitled to receive: for each ARM Share: 1,...
BHSI Welcomes Ulrich Kremer as Senior Vice President, Claims, Northern Europe
- 9 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) today announced that it has expanded its Northern European operations, appointing Ulrich Kremer as Senior Vice President, Claims, Northern Europe. “Ulrich brings to BHSI extensive experience in both the legal and strategic aspects of managing complex claims,” said Gregor Koehler, President, Northern Europe, BHSI. “Under his capable leadership, we look forward to expanding our claims team and...
ZestFinance Receives Strategic Investment from Baidu
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
ZestFinance has received a strategic investment from Baidu, the leading Chinese language Internet search provider. ZestFinance is a Los Angeles-based company that uses machine learning to transform vast amounts of complex data into credit scores. Artificial intelligence experts and data scientists at both companies plan to work together to apply ZestFinance’s underwriting technology to Baidu’s search, location, and payment data in order to...
Gulf Bank Gets Distinction by IFM 2016 Awards
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Banking, Retail Banking
London-based International Finance Magazine has conferred the 2016 award for 'Best Retail Bank' and 'Best Retail Customer Service Bank' in Kuwait to Gulf Bank. Gulf Bank was established in 1960 and has since progressed to becoming an industry-leading financial services provider complemented by a large network of 56 branches strategically positioned in key locations in Kuwait.
Lloyds Banking Group New Mentoring Scheme Helps FinTech Start-Ups to Boost Expertise
- 9 years 11 months ago
- FinTech StartUps, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Coinciding with the start of FinTech Week 2016, Lloyds Banking Group has today announced the launch of a new mentoring scheme that will see FinTech start-ups able to access the broad expertise of its colleagues from across the Group. The FinTech start-ups will benefit from knowledge sharing of experienced Lloyds Banking Group staff to aid their development in the financial and technology sector. The support offered includes refining concepts to...
SS&C Advent Named as ‘Best Accounting System Provider’ in the 2016 Waters Rankings
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Accounting, Infrastructure
SS&C Technologies announced that SS&C Advent has been named “Best Accounting System Provider” for its Geneva®portfolio management solution in the 2016 Waters Rankings. The award was presented yesterday during the Waters Rankings luncheon at The Metropolitan Club in New York. The Waters Rankings awards, now in its 14th year, recognizes the leading technologies and vendors nominated in Waters Technology's only awards program where the...
HID Global Reports the Acquisition of DemoTeller
- 9 years 11 months ago
- M&A Deals
HID Global has acquired DemoTeller, a leading provider of instant issuance solutions for the financial market. With this acquisition, HID Global is now able to address the needs of financial institutions and retailers for instant issuance of personalized financial or payment cards, such as a “chip card,” with a fully integrated solution. DemoTeller adds solution, installation and maintenance services to broaden HID Global’s secure issuance...
Deutsche Bank Names Patricia Giangrande as Global Head of Business Control Officer
- 9 years 11 months ago
- People Moves
Deutsche Bank’s Global Transaction Banking unit today announced that Patricia Giangrande has rejoined the Bank as a Managing Director and Global Head of the Business Control Office function for Institutional Cash Management (ICM). Giangrande will be based in New York and report to Susan Skerritt, Chairwoman, President and CEO of Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; Global Head of ICM and Head of Global Transaction Banking Americas. Giangrande...
FIS and Payment Alliance International Provide Cardless Cash to US Consumers
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Payments, Infrastructure
FIS Cardless Cash®, the market-leading mobile solution that avoids using a plastic card at the ATM to withdraw funds, will expand across the United States thanks to a new partnership between FIS™ , a global leader in financial services technology, and
TMX Enhances Razor Risk to Meet New Market Risk Standards
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Trading Systems, Risk Management
TMX Insights today announced that Razor Risk™, its risk management solution, meets the new minimum capital requirements for market risk standards finalized by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in January 2016. Razor Risk offers financial institutions the ability to calculate and manage market risk capital and performance across desks, business lines and “top of house”.
CreditexchangeTM Receives Investment Boosts from Kuber FinancialTM
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Investment
Creditexchange, India’s first hybrid digital consumer loans platform and institutional marketplace, has announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Kuber Financial as part of its $500,000 seed round.
Lloyds Banking Group: Online Lending to Small Businesses Soars in Two Years
- 9 years 11 months ago
- Alternative Finance
The latest figures for Lloyds Banking Group, which includes Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland, show that the total amount of online lending to small businesses has doubled in the past two years*, as more businesses are making the move online to manage their banking. The annual value of online lending to small businesses (those with a turnover of less than £1m) is increasing at an even greater rate, with online lending to small business customers...
