Tagged: digital transformation

October 11, 2022 @ 11:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Clearstream has reached the next level of digitization of financial markets by “creating the digital instrument on D7, Deutsche Börse’s digital post-trade platform.” European issuers can now “leverage the new infrastructure to issue digital securities.” The first automated issuances were “performed by LBBW and Vontobel,… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 9:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThriveDX, which claims to be the “premier” cybersecurity and digital skills provider, and Exclusive Networks, a globally “trusted” cybersecurity specialist for digital infrastructure,  announced the expansion of their partnership “to deliver end-to-end cybersecurity training and talent solutions to its global network of more than 25,000… Read More

October 9, 2022 @ 2:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decades into the new millennium, finance teams are still behind with digital transformation. Research shows that finance executives are still struggling with process improvement, whether it be document handling, collecting signatures, reporting, or forecasting. Finance is a key function that supports the business with timely… Read More

October 2, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

NdcTech, a global IT and consulting company providing transformational services for Banks and financial institutions has announced a collaboration with Red Hat, which claims to be the leading provider of enterprise open source solutions, “to deliver solutions based on cloud-native, open-source technologies in support of… Read More

September 28, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PNC Bank (NYSE: PNC) recently announced a strategic partnership with Blend (NYSE:BLND), a provider of cloud banking software, in order “to digitally optimize the company’s end-to-end online mortgage application process for an improved customer experience.” Peter McCarthy, PNC executive vice president and head of Mortgage, said:… Read More

September 25, 2022 @ 8:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This month, Artory announced two major projects that deliver the benefits of the Algorand Blockchain to the traditional art market: the blockchain registration of Provenance Revealed: Galerie Steinitz in partnership with Christie’s and the launch of “a diversified and tokenized art fund which will secure… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Newgen Software, a global provider of digital transformation products, has introduced what it claims to be the first low code trade finance platform at the recent customer meet in Mumbai, India. Trade finance is a fairly complex process as it involves a lot of paperwork,… Read More

September 20, 2022 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneSpan (NASDAQ: OSPN), the digital agreements security company, announced the general availability of its secure Virtual Room cloud service which “enables organizations to deliver live, high-touch assistance to their customers in a high-assurance virtual environment.” This next-generation customer engagement solution “gives organizations the ability to balance… Read More

September 16, 2022 @ 9:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BBVA New Gen, the investment product offered by the Group’s Swiss franchise, has completed its first year of existence. In a move to streamline the onboarding process, the bank now “lets prospective customers sign up online just by uploading a ‘selfie’, after which their identity… Read More

September 15, 2022 @ 9:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Wio Bank PJSC announced its official launch in the UAE, “becoming the first platform bank in the region, aiming to transform banking operating models towards a more digital future.” This is in line with the UAE’s Digital Economy Strategy that aims “to double the contribution… Read More

September 8, 2022 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CryptoKitties was arguably the first project to bring NFTs into the mainstream, the team at Juniper Research noted in a comprehensive report. Launched in 2017, CryptoKitties featured an on-chain game “enabling users to breed digital cats together to produce new cats of differing rarity and… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 3:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The metaverse is a virtual shared space “created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the Internet,” according to an update from Solactive. The firm further notes that it… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 8:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Ondato,​​ a KYC and AML firm that offers video-based ID verification systems to banking institutions as part of its techy, has introduced a virtual branch service that supports physical, digital and hybrid banking platforms with providing clients with virtual face-to-face appointments. The solution has the… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 2:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Paper, which claims that it is focused on bringing the insurance industry into the 21st century, has secured 101% (£152,615.27) of its £152,000.00 target (at the time of writing) via Crowdcube from 102 investors and has 16 days left in its crowdfunding campaign. Located in… Read More

September 5, 2022 @ 8:39 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced international insurtech bolttech has built a new customer support platform on AWS “to enhance services for more than eight million customers in 30 markets globally.” Singapore-based bolttech “connects insurers, distributors, and customers to make it easier to… Read More

September 3, 2022 @ 11:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestCloud, which claim to be the global leader in digital transformation for the financial industry, announced 80 new features to its digital planning tool NaviPlan, “to further support the most complex needs of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs).” The upgrade also “further integrates NaviPlan into the InvestCloud… Read More

August 31, 2022 @ 8:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Surecomp announced that the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam, commonly known as BIDV, has “gone live with its DOKA-NG™ and allNETT™ solutions to fully digitize trade finance processing.” Supported by local partner, CMC Technology and Solution (CMC TS) in Vietnam,… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 8:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) clients are increasingly relying on the company’s digital solutions to manage their finances. Clients logged into the company’s digital platforms “nearly 1 billion times in July, the highest month ever.” This follows “a record 2.8 billion digital logins in the… Read More

August 26, 2022 @ 7:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank (SCSB), one of the listed banks in Taiwan, has selected Temenos and IBM in order “to replace its legacy core systems with Temenos open platform for composable banking.” Part of the IBM Ecosystem, Temenos and IBM have successfully “teamed for… Read More

August 23, 2022 @ 6:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE: DBD), a key player in automating, digitizing and transforming the way people bank and shop, announced that Joe Myers has joined the company ‘as executive vice president, Global Banking.” Myers will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Octavio Marquez and will “lead… Read More