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Serge Kampf, Cap Gemini Founder and Ex-Chairman, Dies at 81

In 1967, in a two-bedroom Grenoble apartment-turned-office, Kampf founded Cap Gemini’s predecessor, Sogeti SA, with three former colleagues from the Compagnie des Machines Bull

Olympic Banking System the most widely-installed private banking solution

Numerous clients have again recently expressed their satisfaction with and their commitment to our application by signing new contracts.

Barclays UK sees digital technology as crucial to its future

Chief executive Ashok Vaswani says shift will ‘make customers’ lives easier’

DIFC participates in UAE-Luxembourg meeting on Islamic finance, FinTech

A delegation from Dubai International Financial Centre participated in the UAE-Luxembourg Council for Cooperation and Development of Islamic Banking and Finance. Aiming to strengthen DIFC’s long-standing partnership with Luxembourg, the visit includ

Temenos is best-selling core banking software provider again in 2015

This is the 16th time in the last 17 years that Temenos has topped the league table.

Vermilion Celebrates Memorable Year Of Growth

The last twelve months have witnessed some important product enhancements for Vermilion, but the firm’s primary focus remains on delivering successful implementations that provide tangible business benefits.

Bank of England Is Preparing to Launch Its Own Bitcoin Version Called RSCoin

The Bank of England has shown an interest, alongside other banks, in Bitcoin technology for quite some time now. While other banks decided to hire R3 to carry out research work regarding blockchain technology, the Bank of England thought it would be a bet

Avaloq names Synpulse as a ‘Premium Implementation Partner’

Avaloq further strengthens its established international Community, which is driving innovation to shape the future of banking. The strong partnership with Synpulse, which was built up over ten years, will further enable Avaloq customers and prospects to

Online banking should be cheaper — BBVA acquires Finnish startup — Atom Bank makes acquisition

Part of the problem is that as long as some customers still visit a branch, much of the branch cost remains fixed.

Misys Named UK National Public Champion For Outstanding Client Engagement

Misys won after receiving the highest number of votes for the 32 UK entries.

SEI Platform targets robo-advisers in new client drive

SEI Wealth Platform ended 2015 with assets under administration of £25.2bn, compared to £21.7bn 12 months earlier.

Profile Software shortlisted in the WealthBriefing Awards

The awards ceremony for the European WealthBriefing awards will take place at The Guildhall, City of London on Thursday 19 May, 2016.

CVC taps Rothschild for sale of Dutch HR services company

CVC bought Raet in 2011 for an undisclosed sum

The digital revolution moves from existential threat to potential survival strategy for world’s retail banks

The EIU’s previous reports on the future of retail banking released in 2014 and 2015 reflected a somewhat defensive attitude from incumbents about the rise of non-financial sector competitors.

Linedata Mfact fund accounting: now with business process management plus enhanced automation

This has been achieved by delivering new business process management capabilities, enhanced corrections processing

London’s fintech stars consider leaving as ‘Brexit’ threat looms

The British capital is in a fierce race with San Francisco, New York, Berlin and Hong Kong to remain a leader in the fast-growing sector, an ambition outlined by Finance Minister George Osborne in 2014.

SS&C Rolls out Major Geneva Technology Upgrade to Fund Administration Clients

The alternative investment market is constantly changing, requiring fund managers to use proven technology and services that ensure operations can scale and firms can grow as asset strategies become more complex.

Standard Chartered goes global with 'bank on an iPad'

“Banking should be easy and convenient. That’s what the Retail Workbench is all about,” says Karen Fawcett, Standard Chartered’s CEO for retail banking.

Lloyds Group partners with Google on big data analytics project to understand customers

The insights gained from this drive will help the 250-year-old bank to understand consumer requirements and serve them accordingly in real time.

Ex-Canaccord Genuity CEO Darke launches robo app

Down the line he is aiming to provide additional products and services, although he said this will require further funding.