Tagged: data

Experian Enhances Identity and Activation Capabilities with Acquisition of Audigent

Experian — the data and technology company — announced it has acquired Audigent, a data activation and identity platform in the advertising industry. The acquisition reportedly expands Experian’s integrated marketing data and identity capabilities in the advertising ecosystem. With the addition of Audigent’s combined first-party… Read More

Finastra Security Breach May Have Serious Consequences with Sensitive Data Compromised

One of the world’s largest fintechs, Finastra, recently experienced a major data breach. Since Finastra’s solutions have been used across large banking service providers, it is likely that many financial services firms may experience challenges when it comes to user privacy and security. According to… Read More

Barclays Joins Versana, Enabling Digital Transformation of Corporate Loan Market

Versana announced the closing of a $26 million capital raise with the addition of Barclays as an investor in its centralized, real-time digital data platform. Existing investors Bank of America, Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo also “participated in this round.” In… Read More

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Dun & Bradstreet Expand Access to Private Markets Data

LSEG and Dun & Bradstreet are expanding access to private markets data, which is said to be essential for driving impact in capital markets. LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), announced a collaboration in order to broaden access to private… Read More

Experian UK and Ireland to Enhance Commercial Insurance Underwriting with AI-enabled Data Solution

Experian UK&I has recently announced an AI-powered data solution ‘Hazard Tags’ which will help with the transformation of underwriting processes in the commercial insurance sector. As explained in the update from Experian, manual underwriting methods can be time-consuming for insurers and can often lead to… Read More

Finance and Investor Relations focused Research Firm Quartr Secures Investment from Altos Ventures

Quartr, a software and data provider enabling qualitative public market research for finance and investor relations (IR) professionals, announced the closing of a $6 million investment from Altos Ventures. Altos is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that is reportedly known for its uncommonly patient… Read More

Chainlink Integrated By IDA to Enhance Transparency of HKDA Stablecoin, Reportedly Backed By Hong Kong Dollar

IDA, a Hong Kong-based fiat-referenced stablecoin issuer, is integrating Chainlink’s services for tokenized assets. As mentioned in a blog post, those reportedly include Chainlink Proof of Reserve (PoR) for verifying asset collateralization as well as the Chainlink Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) for the “secure” movement… Read More

Experian Reportedly Finalizes Acquisition of Consumer and Commercial Credit Bureau, illion in Australia, New Zealand

Experian, the data and technology company, announced the completion of its A$820 million acquisition of consumer and commercial credit bureau, illion, in Australia and New Zealand. The acquisition and integration of illion’s 500 strong team, data, software and intellectual property into Experian will create a… Read More

B2B SaaS Growth Slowed as Firms Shift Focus to Sustained Profitability – Capchase Report

The Capchase SaaS Benchmark Report for 2024 has been released. Capchase notes in a new blog post that its third annual SaaS Benchmark Report is officially live. Last year’s report used data from 900 B2B SaaS companies “to define what success looks like in a… Read More

Fintech Bluefin Expands Agreement with Moneris to Enhance P2PE Solutions for Canadian Merchants

Bluefin, the firm focused on delivering PCI-validated encryption and tokenization technologies that protect sensitive data and payments, announced it has partnered with Moneris Solution Corporation, a Canadian leader in innovative solutions for mobile, online, and in-store commerce. The agreement further enhances Moneris’ Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE)… Read More

Chainalysis Insights: Institutions Drive Crypto Adoption in South Korea and Hong Kong

Eastern Asia is the sixth largest cryptocurrency economy in the world this year, accounting for 8.9% of global value received between July 2023 and June 2024. This, according to an update from Chainalysis. Chainalysis noted that the region received “more than $400 billion in on-chain… Read More

Equifax Launches Merchant Data Network to Provide Visibility into the Financial Profiles of Small Businesses

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) has launched a new Merchant Data Network, an Equifax Cloud™-based data network to help provide greater visibility into the financial profiles of U.S small businesses. Designed to give lenders and service providers the “increased confidence they need to extend capital in a… Read More

Euronext Announces Acquisition of Substantive Research

Euronext has reportedly acquired research and market data benchmarking provider Substantive Research. Euronext confirmed that it has acquired 100% of Substantive Research, a company that is providing in-depth transparency on product and pricing comparison “for investment research spend, market data and investment research content.” Founded… Read More

BNY to Introduce Alts Bridge Platform, Improving Investor Access to Alternative Products

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) (NYSE: BK) has announced Alts Bridge, a data, software, and services solution designedt to meet the growing demand from wealth intermediaries looking to access alternative and private market investment products, through a simplified end-to-end investment experience. Designed… Read More

Payment Cards Dominate Digital Commerce Payments in Australia – Research Study

Payment cards are the most are the preferred payment method for e-commerce purchases in Australia, collectively accounting for 50.6% share in 2023, reveals GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics reveals “that Australian e-commerce market is estimated to register 8.3% growth in 2024… Read More

Advanced Technologies to Transform Market Data Landscape According to SIX and Coalition Greenwich Research Study

Research from SIX explains how advanced technologies aim to enhance the evolving market data landscape. As explained n the research report from SIX, technology is now considered to be “the main factor shaping decisions concerning market data across both the buy-side and sell-side.” This is… Read More

Majority of Industry Professionals Agree Increased Adoption of AI and GenAI Is Impacting Data Management – Report

State chief information officers (CIOs) and state chief digital officers (CDOs) recognize the importance of high data quality — especially as a critical determinant of successful artificial intelligence (AI) — but a majority have concerns about data quality, according to a new report released by… Read More

Moneyhub Selected By Legal & General (L&G) to Enhance its Qualifying Pensions Dashboard Service

L&G has reportedly selected Moneyhub to power its Qualifying Pensions Dashboard Service Legal & General’s pensions dashboard will leverage Moneyhub’s Open Finance technology to improve experience “for the provider’s 5.3 million DC members, with easy access to all their pensions data in one place.” The… Read More

Workday and Equifax to Streamline Employment and Income Verification Process

Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money, and Equifax (NYSE: EFX), a global data, analytics and technology company, today announced a partnership to help make employment and income verifications for Workday customers’ employees easier and faster… Read More

Investment Fraud Attempts Surged By 76% in H1 2024 Compared to Same Period in 2023, Bank of Ireland Data Reveals

According to the Bank of Ireland fraud data for the first half of 2024, the volume of investment fraud attempts has surged by 76% compared to the same period in 2023. Investment fraud happens when fraudsters, “posing as legitimate firms, offer consumers investment opportunities on… Read More

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