Tuesday, Jan 13, 2026

International Finance

Category : Fintech

Fintech

Synechron launches blockchain accelerator applications in the cloud

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Leverages Synechron’s domain expertise in financial services and high-end software engineering skills September 21, 2016: Synechron Inc., a global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has announced the launch of its Blockchain Accelerator Program that includes its first six blockchain applications available in the cloud. These applications enable financial services firms to be up-and-running...
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Enforcing debt when trading with Eurozone customers

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Implications of Brexit and the importance of a carefully designed risk management strategy Sophie Brackenbury September 19, 2016: Our commercial dispute resolution team was recently instructed to advise on the enforcement of a debt owed to a German business (our client) by a UK company, as part of our debt recovery service.  The outcome was...
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Sapphire Ventures raises $1 billion

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
This comes on the heels of a strong track record of exits September 16, 2016: Sapphire Ventures announced it has closed on $1 billion in new capital commitments. The firm invests in high-growth, expansion-stage technology startups across the globe, as well as early-stage, technology-focused venture capital funds. With this new funding, Sapphire’s total assets under...
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A cyber-risk oversight programme for corporate directors

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
NACD, Ridge Global and the CERT Division at Carnegie Mellon University announce the programme September 15, 2016: With the critical issue of cyber-risk oversight at the top of every board’s agenda, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), Ridge Global, and the CERT Division of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University announced the development of the...
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Rent-A-Center adopts Provenir Cloud

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Intelligent risk analytics solution provides scalability to high growth September 14, 2016: Provenir, provider of risk analytics solutions, announced that rent-to-own industry leader Rent-A-Center, Inc. has adopted Provenir’s hosted solution, Provenir Cloud, to support the processing of customer applications for lease purchase agreements in connection with its AcceptanceNow line of business. “Provenir’s risk analytics and...
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Asian firms more vulnerable to cyber attacks

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Security market in Asia is less than 50% of that in US and Canada Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 13, 2016: Asian firms are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than their Western counterparts, says a recent report. The findings by Mandiant Consulting, a FireEye company, states that APAC firms are frequently underprepared to identify and respond...
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VocaLink to make a push in Asia Pacific

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Appoints Don Chow to lead Business Development in the region September 13, 2016: VocaLink, the global payment partner to banks, corporates and governments, has announced that Don Chow has joined the firm as Senior Vice-President, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Don will be responsible for business development throughout Asia Pacific, working across the full range...
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bfinance to provide advice to Brunel Pension

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Highlights bfinance’s expertise in providing bespoke investment advice to local government pension schemes September 08, 2016: bfinance, the leading independent investment consultancy, has been appointed by the Brunel Pension Partnership, an investment pooling project, to undertake an independent review of the plans to pool the investment assets of ten local government pension funds. bfinance secured...
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