Press Releases

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Adds eStatements to its SWIFT SCORE Services New Solution uses SWIFT FileAct to Eliminate Paper Statement Distributions NEW YORK – Bank of America Merrill Lynch today announced it now offers electronic bank statements to clients who have SWIFT Standardized Corporate Environment (SCORE) membership. eStatements is the latest enhancement to BofA Merrill’s suite of offerings with …

–        New due diligence report reduces costs and drives better decision-making through comprehensive, accurate and verified data SINGAPORE –31 October, 2012 – BankersAccuity today announced the launch of KYC Report, a Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence solution that provides details on financial counterparties including sanctions data, headline financials, proprietary ownership information, an overview of key anti-money laundering (AML) document …

Doha, Qatar – 30 October 2012 – Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB), a leading full-service bank in Qatar, has successfully gone live with Misys’ payment solution, Misys Payment Manager. The bank selected Misys to support its transition onto Qatar’s Automated Clearing House (ACH) network and will now be able to make simple, secure and reliable payments through this network. The …

SIBOS – 29 October 2012 – Misys has been awarded all three SWIFTReady 2012 product certifications for trade services. This underlines the company’s commitment to delivering the highest standards in financial message processing. The labels Misys has been awarded are SWIFTReady Trade Finance 2012, SWIFTReady Supply Chain Finance 2012, SWIFTReady for Corporates – Trade & Supply Chain Finance 2012. The …

Misys launches mobile solutions for transaction banking in response to demand SIBOS – 29 October 2012 – Misys has today launched mobile versions of its award-winning trade finance and cash management products to help its banking customers meet the growing demand from their corporate customers for these services. In a survey into global transaction banking trends, results published today, almost …

Customer focus remains critical with corporate treasurers demanding more services via the mobile and online channel SIBOS – 29 October 2012 – Misys has announced the results of its annual survey of trends in transaction banking. The responses from 105 professionals in the trade finance, payments and cash management industry located in 40 countries highlighted the stronger strategic focus on …

MasterCard Introduces Arabic Brand Identity Initiative reinforces MasterCard’s commitment to effectively engage with Arab consumers in the Middle East and North Africa To tweet this news, copy and paste (insert link ) to your Twitter handle with the hashtag #MasterCard #Emerging Markets Middle East, 29 October, 2012 – With an objective to create enhanced brand affinity amongst Arab consumers in the …

Islamic Finance to Play a Key Role in Boosting Economic Development in Africa  H. E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, the President of the Republic of Djibouti to inaugurate the Islamic Banking Summit Africa (IBSA 2012) Over 200 International Islamic Finance Leaders to Gather in Djibouti for the two day event focusing on capturing the Islamic finance opportunity in Africa Djibouti, 29th October …

Innotribe proposes a new infrastructure for banks to provide a platform for secure peer to peer data sharing Osaka, Japan, 29 October 2012 – Innotribe, SWIFT’s initiative to enable collaborative innovation in financial services, unveils the Digital Asset Grid incubator project at Sibos Osaka. The internet has produced a plethora of data and with it, a new set of complex …

Sopra Banking Software introduces solution suite Osaka, October 29, 2012 – Sopra Banking Software, a new global leader in core banking software and services, seizes the opportunity to announce its solution portfolio at Sibos. The company was formed in the course of 2012 out of Sopra Group’s bank software division (Evolan), Delta Innformatique and Callataÿ & Wouters, three leaders in …

ANALYSTS LAUD OPENLINK’S ENTERPRISE COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION – Chartis Research and Woodbine Associates Cite OpenLink’s Comprehensiveness New York – October 29th, 2012 – OpenLink Financial LLC (OpenLink), the global leader in Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) software, announced today that its Enterprise Collateral Management solution has been deemed a category leader by leading independent industry analyst firms Chartis Research and Woodbine Associates. Chartis Research’s Enterprise Collateral Management Systems study names OpenLink a “Category Leader” in …

National Grid selects Bottomline’s SWIFT Access Service for cloud-based SWIFT connectivity SWIFT connectivity solution delivers greater security and efficiency for Treasury payments PORTSMOUTH, NH and LONDON, UK –October 29, 2012 – Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solutions, today announced that National Grid, an international electricity and gas corporation, has increased processing security …

Newsbyte: SAP and Leading Banks Collaborate on Future of Corporate Services SAP NEWSBYTE — Oct. 29, 2012 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an expanded program team for SAP® Financial Services Network. Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Deutsche Bank, Nordea and Standard Chartered join Citi and RBS as co-innovators for a cloud-based services platform …

Calypso Technology Launches Basel III Solution for Liquidity Management Enables banks to address liquidity requirements mandated by Basel III Integrated trading and risk management system packages all trade, static and reference data with liquidity monitoring and reporting capabilities San Francisco, CA – October 29, 2012 – Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced the launch of …

NBAD Appoints Gensler Lead Consultant for Global Head Office in Al Maryah Island First Images of NBAD’s Global Office released ABU DHABI (October 21, 2012) — The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, has appointed Gensler, the leading global architecture and design firm, to design the new NBAD Global Head Office in the …

Supporting non-oil Exports in Saudi Arabia ICIEC and NCB sign Memorandum of Understanding to support small and medium-sized enterprises operating in Saudi Arabia JEDDAH, 21-10-2012, Under the auspices of H.E. Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel, Chairman of Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and under the supervision of Mr. Abdul Aziz Nasser Al-Sorayai, Chairman of the Industrial Committee of the Chamber, …