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Definity becomes first Canadian P&C insurer to transition platform to Guidewire Cloud

Definity Financial and Guidewire have announced that Definity has successfully transitioned the economical digital broker offering, Vyne, and its digital direct platform, Sonnet, to the latest cloud-based technologies.  As the first Canadian property...

Indian enterprises significantly raise ICT budget for 2022 

Driven by the ongoing digital initiatives by the Indian government and a surge in the use of digital technologies due to COVID-19, more than 50% of enterprises in India have significantly increased their ICT budget in 2022 compared to 2021, reveals GlobalData.  ...

Finastra and InfoTech help NBP to modernise trade finance operations and boost growth

Finastra has announced that NBP (National Bank of Pakistan) has implemented Finastra’s Fusion Trade Innovation solution to power its trade finance operations. InfoTech, a leading systems integrator and Finastra’s exclusive authorised and certified reseller in ...

Network International and Mastercard offer authentication solution to UAE merchants

Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry, are launching a 3-D Secure (3DS) 2 authentication solution for e-commerce transactions...

J2 Software and DTEX help financial services mitigate insider threats

Insider threats are a problem for every industry, but financial services are by far the prime target for data theft. No other industry is tasked with handling and securing more sensitive data. For large financial institutions with large numbers of employees,...

Banco Santander and Forgepoint Capital announce strategic alliance to advance cybersecurity investment and innovation globally

Banco Santander, one of the largest banks in the world with over 157 million customers and Forgepoint Capital, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms focused on cybersecurity, have announced a strategic alliance to drive cybersecurity investment a...

Gartner highlights four ways chief supply chain officers can respond to inflation 

As inflation rates rise in economies around the world, and a recession might be looming, there are four ways chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) can prepare their leadership response over the next months, according to Gartner.  “While CSCOs primarily f...

Get To Know: Adriana Carpenter, CFO, Emburse

Adriana Carpenter, CFO, Emburse, speaks to us about her management philosophy, major areas of investment within finance and how her job role has changed over the last 12 months.   Can you describe your current job role? I am the Chief...

Surge in dark data a growing danger for organisations

Dark data represents the biggest potential cybersecurity exposure for businesses, according to a special cybersecurity edition of the DealMaker Meter report Understanding Risk: The Dark Side of Data. Dark data is defined as data that a company has collected but...

Kapitus selects Mambu to deliver modern lending solutions for SMBs

At the Money20/20 conference, Kapitus, a leading provider of financing to small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs), announced it has selected Mambu’s cloud banking platform as its technology foundation. Kapitus will leverage Mambu’s low-code, composable len...

Callsign unveils Dynamic Interventions technology to tackle global contagion of Authorized Push Payment fraud

Callsign, a digital trust pioneer, has announced new technology to detect social engineering scams in real-time and intervene when fraud is detected. It delivers contextually relevant and personalised warning messages to protect the user from becoming a...

Early-stage funding for start-ups — learn how to get it 

At the beginning, most start-ups rely on heavily funding, but obtaining it can be difficult. Ryaan Sharif, General Manager at Flat6Labs UAE, speaks to us about it and how SMEs can win investments.   With the steady rise in entrepreneurship in the UAE, it’s pos...