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Company update/retail

Linux Foundation creates OpenWallet Foundation

Linux Foundation Europe, an independent trusted supporter and vendor-neutral home for open source projects in Europe, today announced the official formation of the OpenWallet Foundation (OWF).

23 February 2023

Company update/retail

ERI Olympic Banking System certified on Red Hat Enterprise Linux

ERI is proud to announce that its leading technology platform, OLYMPIC Banking System, digitalising front-to-back financial services processes, is certified to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and is now available in the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalogue.

02 February 2023

Company update/retail

Fintech Open Source Foundation joins Linux Foundation

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open collaboration, and the Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate adoption of open source software, standards and best practices in financial services, today announced that FINOS will become a Linux Foundation organization.

09 April 2020

Company update/wholesale

Deutsche Bank powers Fabric with Red Hat hybrid cloud tech

Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest bank, is powering its Fabric application platform with open hybrid cloud technologies from Red Hat.

07 May 2019

Company update/Linux

Edmond de Rothschild banks on LzLabs for modern mainframe alternative

LzLabs today announced Edmond de Rothschild (Suisse) S.A., the investment house, as its latest customer.

15 February 2018

Company update/Linux

Symphony Software Foundation expands open source developer platform

With the successful launch of the Open Source Strategy Forum, a major finance industry-wide conference on open source collaboration, the expansion of its Open Developer Platform to include services from OpenShift and WhiteSource, and Deutsche Bank’s contribution of a major interoperability framework, the Symphony Software Foundation (the Foundation) acts as the venue of choice for financial services firms to collaborate on open source software.

28 November 2017

Company update/Linux

Bloq CEO join Linux Foundation board

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, has elected Jeff Garzik, CEO and co-founder of Bloq, as their representative to The Linux Foundation Board of Directors.

02 November 2016

Company update/Linux

Hyperledger Project adds another eight members

Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today that eight new members have joined the initiative to establish an open standard for distributed ledgers that will transform the way business transactions are conducted globally.

19 May 2016

Company update/Linux

Hyperledger Project makes board appointments and adds new members

The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today is announcing the Hyperledger Project has filled key leadership positions and is welcoming new members.

29 March 2016

Company update/Linux

Verifone rolls out Linux-based POS suite

To empower merchants, acquirers, and service providers with new commerce opportunities and experiences in store and protection against escalating security threats—Verifone (NYSE: PAY), the world’s leader in payment and commerce solutions, today announced Verifone Engage, the next generation family of payment devices that globally redefines what’s expected of point-of-sale (POS) hardware and software.

23 October 2015

Company update/Linux

Nucleus Software puts on Red Hat

Nucleus Software Exports Limited (NSE: NUCLEUS, BSE: 531209), the leading provider of mission critical lending and transaction banking products to the global financial services industry, announced a collaboration with Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source solutions.

04 March 2015

Company update/Linux

UAE Exchange consolidates data centres with Red Hat Linux

Red Hat, Inc. (RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that UAE Exchange, a leading foreign exchange and money transfer brand, has successfully created a scalable, secure, robust and high-performance datacenter environment by consolidating its IT infrastructure on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

10 February 2015