September 15, 2022
Alibaba Cloud unveils financial services solutions to advance industry digitalization
“Our new solutions have been built in response to growing demand from FSIs around the world for cloud products capable of accelerating their digitalization and enhancing the customer experience,” said Raymond Xiao, Head of International Industry Solutions and Architecture, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence. “By leveraging our extensive cloud capabilities and industry know-how, we have developed a comprehensive suite of solutions to advance growth and innovation in the finance sector".
September 7, 2022
Financial services organizations reimagine their cloud journey with Nutanix
Legacy hardware and software are two of the most significant impediments to FinServ architecture upgrades. Organizations are forced to use obsolete technology due to the prohibitive cost of refactoring and re-platforming their core systems. Companies no longer need to be stymied by legacy technology. The Nutanix Cloud Platform has been demonstrated to provide a staggering 477% ROI in 5 years while lowering TCO by two-thirds. This entails maximizing the company's investment in on-premises infrastructure in the near future.
August 26, 2022
Raqmiyat partners with Codebase to enhance digital financial services in UAE & KSA
Raqmiyat, a systems integrator and provider of digital transformation solutions, has joined forces with Codebase Technologies (CBT), a global open API banking fintech. Raqmiyat will serve as a regional business partner and authorized reseller of Codebase Technologies' solutions, accelerating digital banking transformation in the UAE and KSA.
August 25, 2022
Financial services software has fewer security flaws than most industries
Veracode, a global provider of application security testing solutions, released data revealing that the financial services industry ranks among the best in terms of overall flaw percentage when compared to other industries, but has one of the lowest fix rates for software security flaws. The sector also ranks in the middle of the pack for high-severity flaws, with 18% of applications containing a serious vulnerability, with 18% of applications containing a serious vulnerability, implying that financial firms should prioritize identifying and remediating the flaws that matter the most.
June 2, 2022
Tech making financial services more accessible for people with disabilities
The study, Bridging the Disability Gap: An Opportunity to Make a Positive Impact, reveals that for people with disabilities, digital inclusion is the path to financial inclusion. Governments' adoption and prioritization of policies to improve service accessibility paves the way for public and private sector financial institutions, mobile network operators (MNO), fintech providers, and other organizations to develop and implement solutions.
January 19, 2022
Financial services sector to face ransomware challenges for another two years
Financial services firms who want to erase their vulnerability lag in less than a year will need to invest an additional $2.61 million and recruit 29 more IT employees. $2.61 million is 5% higher than the average required across all industries, given that they already spent 19% more on IT efforts last year than their peers.