Microsoft Financial Services

140 results about this entity

Period: 21 Dec 2006 - 19 Sep 2024

Banco Sabadell to move HR operations to SAP platform

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell has contracted with SAP for the supply and implementation of the vendor's ERP Human Capital Management system.

Tech giants team on Internet ID cards

Google, Microsoft and PayPal are among a group of technology firms that are joining forces to promote the use of virtual online identity cards - rather than user names and passwords - for conducting transactions via the Web.

Wall Street IT budgets holding up

Despite write downs and personnel cuts following the credit crunch, Wall Street firms are continuing to invest in IT - particularly risk technology - and expect budgets to increase next year, according to research released by IBM and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma).

SAP and Microsoft team with vendors and banks to form SOA association

Software giants Microsoft and SAP have joined forces to establish an industry association to promote and support the implementation of service orientated architectures (SOA) by financial services firms.

Banks turning to virtualisation - Microsoft

Retail banks on both sides of the Atlantic are increasingly turning to virtualisation technologies to centralise deployment and management of IT resources, cut costs and save energy, according to research commissioned by Microsoft.

Scotiabank pilots social network for staff

Canada's Scotiabank is using technology from Microsoft to introduce an internal Web 2.0 social networking platform aimed at encouraging information sharing and collaboration among its staff.

Iceland's Glitnir Bank selects T24 for Finnish retail banking launch

Iceland's Glitnir Bank has licensed the T24 modular core banking platform from Swiss vendor Temenos to support the launch of its new retail banking operations in Finland.

Microsoft develops payments system for Italian bank

Italy-based Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS), considered to be the world's oldest bank, has implemented a payments processing product for its corporate customers based on Microsoft technology.

Kas Bank deploys Microsoft's BizTalk

Netherlands-based custody and clearing specialist Kas Bank is moving its payments processing away from the mainframe and installing Microsoft's BizTalk Server and BizTalk Accelerator for Swift messaging.

Santander selects Microsoft products for global payments overhaul

Spain's Grupo Santander is to use Microsoft technology to upgrade and consolidate payments systems across its international business operations.

Microsoft buys Parlano

Microsoft has agreed to acquire Parlano, a Chicago-based provider of instant messaging technology, for an undisclosed sum.

Bank of America and MasterCard target entrepeneurs via Microsoft Startup Center

Microsoft is collaborating with Bank of America, MasterCard and FedEx to provide an online resource for individuals looking to set up their own businesses.