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CheckFree adds OTC derivatives processing to TradeFlow

US fintech vendor CheckFree has added an over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives processing module to its post-trade securities processing system, TradeFlow.

18 September 2007

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E-invoicing network to save EUR243 billion in EU supply chain costs

The European Commission (EC) is setting up a steering committee to oversee the establishment of a common invoicing framework that would allow businesses across the region to send invoices and receive corresponding payments electronically.

30 August 2007

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HSBC and Barclaycard talk up 'green' initiatives

In the latest in a series of environmental initiatives by banks in the UK, HSBC has added a 'green option' on its current account which will allow customers to opt out of receving paper-based bank documents, while Barclaycard has launched the Breathe credit card which offers environmentally friendly shopping incentives to cardholders.

02 July 2007

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Nasdaq buys Directors Desk

US market operator Nasdaq has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Directors Desk, a privately-held firm that provides technology to boards of public and private companies, including automated record keeping and Web conferencing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

29 June 2007

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Czech bank Ceská sporitelna selects TietoEnator for e-invoicing

Ceská sporitelna, the largest commercial bank in the Czech Republic, is introducing a business-to-business electronic invoicing service based on technology supplied by Nordic vendor TietoEnator.

27 June 2007

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Custodians call for global corporate actions standard

Universal and standardised messaging needs to be introduced to automate and streamline corporate action processing on a global level, according to a white paper released by The Association of Global Custodians (AGC).

13 June 2007

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Co-op awards TietoEnator five-year managed services deal for mortgage processing

TietoEnator has won an extended five-year deal with the UK's Co-operative Bank to outsource software and hardware support for its mortgage administration system.

26 April 2007

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Wachovia licenses SuccessFactors performance management software

California-based SuccessFactors says US bank Wachovia is rolling out its Web-based on-demand performance management software to over 100,000 employees.

18 April 2007

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Thomson signs Daiwa Securities SMBC; releases Japanese version of One

Japan's Daiwa Securities SMBC is implementing Thomson Financial's investment banking desktop product. The Canadian vendor has also released a Japanese language version of its desktop package, One.

10 April 2007

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SmartStream releases post-trade processing package

UK fintech vendor SmartStream Technologies has launched TLM Trade Process Management, a software package designed to help financial firms automate post-trade processes across multiple asset classes, including OTC derivatives.

19 March 2007

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American Express introduces e-invoice service for corporates

American Express has launched S2S eInvoice&Pay, an online integrated electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) system aimed at its corporate customers.

09 March 2007

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A&L signs for TietoEnator's hosted Instalment Credit Suite

Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank (ALCB) has signed a five year contract for TietoEnator's hosted Instalment Credit Suite application, which it uses to manage portfolio of asset finance contracts.

06 March 2007

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Microsoft and HCL launch Excel Services tools for banks

Microsoft has teamed with India's HCL Technologies to release a range of tools that use Excel Services to manage business-critical spreadsheets by holding them on servers to improve control and data consistency.

02 March 2007

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Hbos sends customer 75,000 statements

UK high street bank Hbos is investigating how a customer who requested a copy of her bank statement ended up being sent the confidential details of 75,000 other account holders.

29 January 2007

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JPMorgan and Actuate in software licensing dispute

US investment bank JPMorgan says San Francisco-based Actuate has agreed to continue to provide it with critical software and support whilst a litigation between the two parties is pending.

23 January 2007

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i-Deal and Hemscott merge to form Ipreo; acquires Marketpipe

Capital markets software house i-Deal has merged with financial data provider Hemscott to form a new company dubbed Ipreo, in a deal overseen by private equity investor Veronis Suhler Stevenson.

18 December 2006

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EBA Clearing banks to cut costs with new workstation

EBA Clearing has teamed with interbank network Swift to launch IWS-Browse, an interactive workstation (IWS) that enables banks to monitor and control their payment flows on the Euro1/Step1 platform and across other market infrastructures.

21 November 2006

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Banco Sabadell outsources e-mail management to IBM

Spanish banking group Banco Sabadell has signed a nine year contract worth EUR7 million with IBM for the management of its e-mail platform.

17 November 2006

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UBS automates treasury confirms with Thunderhead

Swiss investment bank UBS has implemented Thunderhead's document generation technology to automate the creation of treasury exotics trade confirmations.

21 September 2006

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ING and Getronics team for e-invoicing JV

Dutch bank ING has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with IT services firm Getronics PinkRoccade to establish a joint venture that will deliver electronic invoicing and payment services to corporate firms in The Netherlands.

11 July 2006