Company announcements

Payments

MasterCard names Gilberto Caldart president, Latin America and Caribbean

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MasterCard announced today the appointment of Gilberto Caldart as president of its Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) business, effective August 1.

Payments

EMV Migration Forum to address ATM and card-not-present challenges

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To more broadly address the challenges impacting the U.S. payments ecosystem's move to EMV chip payments, the EMV Migration Forum today announced an expansion of its Working Committees to include the ATM Working Committee and the Card-Not-Present Fraud Working Committee.

Post-trade & ops

CFTC hits ABN Amro Clearing with $1m fine

1 hour ago | 222 views | 0

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order on June 18, 2013, filing and settling charges against ABN Amro Clearing Chicago LLC (ABN AMRO) of Chicago, Illinois, for failing to segregate or secure sufficient customer funds; failing to meet the minimum net capital requirements, failure to maintain accurate books and records, and failure to supervise its employees.

Wholesale banking

SS&C Portia connects to SS&C Investment Intelligence platform

2 hours ago | 226 views | 0

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSNC), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced that SS&C Portia, a leading middle-to-back office investment operations platform, is connecting to the SS&C Investment Intelligence platform.

Cards

Shell stations in Germany to go contactless with Visa

3 hours ago | 422 views | 0

From Spring 2014 Shell will introduce contactless and mobile payments with Visa at all Shell petrol stations in Germany.

Wholesale banking

Kyriba launches social support platform

3 hours ago | 213 views | 0

Kyriba, the leader in cloud-based treasury management solutions, has launched Kyriba Social, an online portal that enhances the client experience around support, community and innovation.

Retail banking

EMV to drive mobile adoption in US - ACI Worldwide

3 hours ago | 238 views | 0

ACI Worldwide (ACIW), a leading international provider of payment systems, today released the results of a new survey of banks, retailers and payment processors that sheds new light on industry trends related to EMV, mobile payments and banking, fraud and innovation.

Trade execution

FastMatch adds matching engine in London

3 hours ago | 191 views | 0

FastMatch a matching system for foreign exchange trading announced the launch of its second matching engine located in the Equinix UK LD4 facility.

Payments

MasterCard and Western Union launch international payments service for US SMEs

3 hours ago | 262 views | 0

MasterCard (MA) and the Western Union Company announced today a dedicated international payments service that will increase the flexibility with which small and medium-sized businesses can conduct cross-border trade.

Wholesale banking

ATG and Nyse Euronext file to launch Brazilian exchange

3 hours ago | 247 views | 0

Americas Trading System Brasil (ATS Brasil), a joint-venture between Americas Trading Group (ATG) and Nyse Euronext, has formally made yesterday (18/6) an authorization request with the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) in Brazil to launch as a new stock exchange in the Brazilian market.