11/26/2015
Italian consumer credit firm Agos Ducato goes live with WFS from Sword Apak
This is the second implementation for Sword Apak under the Credit Agricole umbrella with Netherlands-based bank Ribank already a well-established WFS client.
FinTech
11/24/2015
Investec Wealth & Investment goes live with Calastone’s Transfer service
Calastone, a global funds transaction network, says that IW&I joins other firms, including Rathbone Investment Management, in adopting the service.
11/24/2015
BBVA invests in Atom Bank, the UK's first mobile-only bank
Atom was the first mobile-only bank to be granted a licence by the PRA in the UK last June. It intends to build a customer-driven bank, designed to meet their needs, and optimised for mobile clients.
11/24/2015
Merger to create $5.2 billion global banking and retail technology giant
Wincor Nixdorf provides information technology solutions and services to retail banks and the retail industry around the world, focusing the branch operations of both sectors, according to its website.
11/24/2015
Standard Access takes Gold at the 2015 Bank Of Ireland Startup Awards
Landlords and property managers can now remotely allow access to anyone via a smartphone.
11/23/2015
Nationwide awards five year IT contract to Capgemini
On the back of its asset base, Nationwide also operates as a financial institution, and currently is UK’s second largest provider of household savings and mortgages.
11/23/2015
Germany’s Banks Wake Up to Tech Innovation
Germany’s financial institutions were happy to ignore the threat from financial technology start-up companies until recently, but now they’re eager to engage.
11/23/2015
European banking CIOs embrace Agile, DevOps and software measurement
Financial sector CIOs discuss how software measurement can improve relationships between the CIO and IT vendors
11/20/2015
New Report Reveals a Record 7.3 Billion Automated Payments Made in 2014
Taken together, these payments accounted for 38% of all non-cash payments in the UK, with a total value of £5,571 billion - up 7% from the previous year.
11/18/2015
Capgemini launches TechFuture Womens Network
The aim of the network is to address the gender imbalance within the technology sector by a variety of initiatives.
11/16/2015
Ex-Finance chief picked up by Uber
A global online car booking service and one of Japan's biggest banks have both tapped John Moran to work as a consultant, the Irish Independent has learned.
11/15/2015
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11/13/2015
Nutmeg hit by data breach as clients' personal info revealed
The incident occurred when the 32 clients were placed in an incorrect group to receive messages from the Nutmail system, therefore having unintentional access to other people's personal data.
11/12/2015
Lloyds Bank Strengthens Its Technology Team In The Capital
The team specialises in structuring tailored funding solutions for new and existing clients to provide risk management, financing, working capital and liquidity to dynamic businesses within a high-growth sector.
11/12/2015
mydesq selects Encap Security to boost productivity and engagement for wealth managers
Using mydesq, wealth managers can on-board clients quickly and easily
11/11/2015
Charles River Wins "Best Buy-Side OMS" at Buy-Side Technology Awards 2015
Presented on November 6th in London, the Buy-Side Technology Awards recognize excellence among third-party providers of technology products and services.
11/11/2015
Nutmeg goes live with new back office provider
The system has been put in place after a six month implementation period and is designed to support the rapid growth Nutmeg is anticipating.
11/11/2015
Vodafone says decided against spinning off emerging markets unit
After the talks collapsed, analysts and bankers said the separation of the emerging market division would make it easier to do a deal with Liberty over its core European operations.
11/10/2015
Fiserv to boost NBT Bank’s wealth management division
Sales Enablement is an interactive, fully customizable brand and sales message-focused mobile tool.
11/10/2015
Client reporting vendor Vermilion secured historic award treble
The UK central bank also noted that about four-fifths of the deviation from its 2% inflation target was driven by falls in imported goods