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Sopra Steria Plans To Acquire Fidor Solutions To Push Its Digital Banking Engagement Platform Forward

Forrester IT

Earlier today, Sopra Steria announced its plans to acquire Fidor Solutions via its subsidiary Sopra Banking Software. Fidor Solutions is the technology subsidiary of Fidor Bank, a fintech that became part of Groupe BPCE in 2016.

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Digital Transformation Mumbai 2016 - Guest Q&A with Paul Cobban, DBS Bank

Forrester IT

In my earlier blog post , I talked about why you should attend this year's Digital Transformation Mumbai 2016 Forum. I hope to see you at the St Regis Mumbai in less than 2 weeks - register here !

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US and Europe will block some Russian banks from SWIFT

The Verge

The letter, signed by the United States, UK, Canada, and European allies, lays out new measures to isolate Russia’s central bank, and announces a new trans-Atlantic task force to freeze the foreign assets of sanctioned individuals. used to authenticate payment instructions between banks. Iranian banks were reconnected to SWIFT in 2016.

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App-based banking service Simple is shutting down

The Verge

Online-only bank Simple is shutting down, its parent company announced in an email to customers Thursday. BBVA USA was acquired by Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank in November. When Google Wallet shut down in 2016, Google recommended Simple as a possible replacement.

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World Bank and GSA Discuss Data Center Optimization and Consolidation 9 June

CTOvision

Join Frank Butler of The World Bank and Dan Pomeroy of the GSA on 9 June at the Tower Club in Tysons Corner for a discussion of how they and their teams optimized and consolidated their data centers, resulting in increased efficiency and lower costs. Related articles. Nlyte: For Data Center Infrastructure Management (ctovision.com).

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US Treasury says stablecoins should be regulated like banks

The Verge

The US Treasury Department is urging Congress to pass legislation that would require stablecoins to be issued by banks subject to federal banking laws in a new report (.pdf) Only banks should issue stablecoins. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. The solution?

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Banks and fintechs, instead of banks versus fintechs

Dataconomy

In 2016, global market uncertainty seemed to make investors somewhat more cautious, thanks to the results of the votes in the UK and the USA. According to the February report by KPMG, venture capital investment in the space rose 7%, The post Banks and fintechs, instead of banks versus fintechs appeared first on Dataconomy.

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