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Financial Services stories - Page 53

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Infoblox expands in NZ with senior appointments, new suite

Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
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Infoblox has strengthened its New Zealand team by appointing two senior executives to meet rising demand for its cloud networking and security services.
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EPAM Systems expands partnership with Google Cloud for AI

Thu, 23rd Jan 2025
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EPAM Systems is expanding its partnership with Google Cloud to deliver AI-powered solutions across media, energy, and retail sectors, driving digital transformation.
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New benchmarks set by HighPoint & Xinnor for RAID storage

Wed, 22nd Jan 2025
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HighPoint Technologies and Xinnor have unveiled impressive performance results from their collaboration on RAID storage solutions, offering speeds of up to 52.7 GB/s.
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Guavapay marks 71% revenue growth in financial year 2024

Tue, 21st Jan 2025
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London-based Guavapay has reported a remarkable 71% growth in annual revenue for 2024, driven by a larger customer base and staff expansion.
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Middlebank & SimPPLY unite to boost supply chain efficiency

Tue, 21st Jan 2025
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Middlebank Consulting Group and SimPPLY have formed a partnership to enhance supply chain visibility, aiming to cut third-party costs by up to 15%.
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Chris Wilson named new finance chief at Ecommpay

Tue, 21st Jan 2025
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Chris Wilson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at payments platform Ecommpay, bringing a wealth of experience from the music and finance sectors.
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Wiz & The Instillery team up for APAC cloud security push

Fri, 17th Jan 2025
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Wiz has partnered with The Instillery to boost adoption of its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform in the Asia-Pacific, enhancing cloud security solutions.
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Brightcove earns ISO data security certification, ISO 27001

Fri, 17th Jan 2025
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data protection
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risk & compliance
Brightcove has secured the ISO/IEC 27001 certification, reinforcing its commitment to data protection in sectors including media, retail, and finance.
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Backbase highlights banking trends shaping the industry in 2025

Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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Backbase forecasts a USD $1 trillion transformation in banking by 2025, urging traditional banks to innovate or face a 30% market share loss to digital rivals.
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Real-time payments: Revolutionizing APAC's financial landscape

Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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The Asia-Pacific region is experiencing a payment revolution, with realtime transactions surging to 185.8 billion in 2023, reshaping financial interactions.
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2025: welcome to workplace 5.0 and human-centric AI

Wed, 8th Jan 2025
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As generative AI evolves, businesses are gearing up for Workplace 5.0, where human collaboration and AI integration redefine productivity by 2025.
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Fintech leaders predict 2025's impact on the industry

Wed, 1st Jan 2025
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Fintech executives foresee 2025 shaped by evolving fraud tactics, AI, open banking regulation, and changing consumer demands in the mortgage market.
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30,000 Postman workspaces leak API keys & credentials

Fri, 27th Dec 2024
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CloudSEK has uncovered over 30,000 exposed Postman workspaces leaking sensitive API keys, affecting major firms across healthcare, finance, and sports sectors.
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SandboxAQ secures $300m to advance AI quantum tech

Thu, 26th Dec 2024
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SandboxAQ has secured over $300 million in funding, bringing its pre-money valuation to $5.3 billion as it advances in AI and quantum technology.
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Morgan Stanley partners with Wise to boost FX settlements

Thu, 26th Dec 2024
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Morgan Stanley has partnered with Wise to enhance its foreign exchange settlement capabilities, marking a first for an investment bank in this area.
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Akamai reveals $9.6m benefit and 152% ROI from Guardicore use

Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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breach prevention
A recent Forrester study reveals Akamai's Guardicore Segmentation solution offers organisations a USD $9.6 million benefit over three years and 152% ROI.
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Stefan Krause joins artius.iD as strategic advisor

Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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financial institutions
Security and digital ID firm artius.iD appoints Stefan Krause, ex-CFO of BMW and Deutsche Bank, to its Board of Strategic Advisors amid growing cybersecurity challenges.
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Brightcove enhances platform with Acquia partnership

Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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Brightcove has unveiled major upgrades to its streaming platform through strategic partnerships, enhancing video content creation, distribution, and monetisation.
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Forrester report identifies key mobile banking features by 2027

Thu, 19th Dec 2024
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Forrester's new report highlights essential mobile banking features by 2027, emphasising fraud management and security as top priorities for customer trust.
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ProHance report shows rise in global productivity hours

Tue, 17th Dec 2024
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ProHance's Global Productivity Benchmarking Report shows average work hours rose to 9 hours 30 minutes in Q3 2024, highlighting diverse sector trends.