05/02/2016
UniCredit to unify global transaction business on one platform
Italian banking heavyweight, UniCredit, is working on standardising its global transaction business on one platform, underpinned by D+H’s Global PayPlus system.
FinTech
04/29/2016
Deutsche Bank launches Frankfurt "Digital Factory" To Speed IT Modernization
Deutsche Bank is launching a Digital Factory in Frankfurt that will employ 400 digital specialists and banking experts working cooperatively to modernize the bank's technology infrastructure.
04/29/2016
Capgemini Automates and Shortens Testing Cycles for Financial Services With New Intelligent, Robotic-Driven Test Automation Platform
Using intelligent frameworks and robotic agents, Capgemini’s Intelligent Test Automation Platform supports the dynamic, iterative, and collaborative requirements of agile and scriptless automation development.
04/29/2016
Tech sector narrowing salary gap on banking industry, research finds
Amazon is handing junior staff hefty pay packets worth more than £90,000, as the tech sector narrows the salary gap on the banking industry, research has found.
04/28/2016
LME announces launch of LMEshield; first warehouse receipt issued
LMEshield is a custody tool that issues and manages electronic receipts relating to commodities stored off-warrant in a range of global locations. At go-live, LMEshield is available in 19 jurisdictions, including countries new to the LME storage network s
04/28/2016
Significant Period of Growth for SEI's UK Fiduciary Management Business
In an interesting trend, indicative of the lengthening history of Fiduciary Management, SEI has started to secure more business from schemes that have previously appointed a Fiduciary Manager, and wish to retain the approach with a different provider.
04/28/2016
SS&C's launches new release of Global Wealth Platform
SS&C has announced the latest enhancements to its Global Wealth Platform (GWP) - the next generation cloud-based investment management solution.
04/27/2016
Misys launches FinCloud
They can consume Misys solutions rather than licensing and running them themselves, freeing up their IT resources to focus on strengthening their competitive edge and growing their business.
04/27/2016
How Uber conquered London
To understand how the $60bn company is taking over the world, you need to stop thinking about cars
04/27/2016
Sberbank Implements Wolters Kluwer for Risk Management across Multiple Countries
The Financial Risk solution provides the bank’s Treasury with the means to perform dynamic simulation, market risk analysis, and liquidity risk analysis.
04/27/2016
Hargreaves Lansdown goes live with Calastone Settlement Service
Calastone’s technology, through the automated matching of trades, enables firms like Hargreaves Lansdown to make significant liquidity improvements.
04/27/2016
Intesa Sanpaolo launches fintech startup vehicle
The new vehicle is 100 percent owned by the Milan-based bank.
04/26/2016
Wealth Dynamix launches WDX ONE, cloud-based platform for wealth & investment managers
Tim Sharp, executive director at GFH, says WDX ONE is a “solid, scalable” platform and the company is “impressed” with its functionality.
04/25/2016
Bank Of Ireland Ponders Major IT Overhaul
The bank’s current set-up is outsourced to Accenture, which manages its group technology and change division.
04/24/2016
Privé Goes Live with Helvetia Germany
Helvetia, founded in 1858, is a listed Swiss all-lines insurance company with operations throughout Europe.
04/22/2016
Banks need to act to combat rising cases of SIM Swap, says Aspect Software
Following reports that SIM Swap fraud is one the fastest growing types of fraud in the country,
04/21/2016
Liontrust Implements Eze Software’s Full Investment Suite
Liontrust, which has used Eze EMS since April 2012, chose Eze Software Investment Suite because of its capacity to support enhanced analytics
04/21/2016
Bulgaria's Fibank launches HCE mobile payments
The first phase supports the MasterCard payment scheme and the next phase will support the scheme from VISA Cloud Based Payments.
04/21/2016
FCA hands six-year data processing deal to Sopra Steria
The high-speed data ingestion and processing capability has far-reaching implications for the investment industry.
04/21/2016
British technology investment bank opens Paris office
This expansion will focus on supporting the growth of technology companies in France’s digital ecosystem by connecting international investors with French entrepreneurs, and opening up global opportunities to French investors.