SAP invests €2bn for French fintech innovation ASAP
Its areas of interest include cloud, machine learning, blockchain, IoT and SaaS.
Outsourcing
Microsoft gets support of privacy groups in data battle against US
Privacy International files an amicus brief on behalf of 26 organisations in support of Microsoft.
Salesforce, IBM and Google relationship status: it’s complicated
It’s like cloud provider kindergarten! Everybody’s special!
ShopKeep all over First Data’s Clover POS technology
Cloud payments and point-of-sale (POS) system start-up ShopKeep deepens ties.
Fintech funding round-up: 18 January 2018
Featuring BB&T Corporation, Solgari and Tinkoff Bank.
Security is NOT a priority – especially in Japan
New research from Gemalto indicates many PR gimmicks and posturing are empty promises.
Workday acquires machine learning start-up SkipFlag
SkipFlag uses deep learning to help enterprises make sense of data they collect each day.
Google Cloud offers updates on Spectre and Meltdown flaws
It has managed to weather the storm better.
SS&C to acquire DST Systems for $5.4bn
Looking for more market opportunities for outsourcing in financial services.
FireEye to acquire big data start-up X15 Software for $20m
Plans to integrate X15 Software’s platform into its own security tools.
IBM planning to reassign 30,000 tech services jobs
“I’ve Been Moved”?
VMware confirms “small” number of layoffs
Even with the layoffs, it is also hiring.
G+D right tonic for Rabobank mobile payment migration
Moves its SIM-based mobile payment solution to a cloud-based application using HCE tech.
Intel hit with class action suit over CPU defects
Concerns the design defect found in all of Intel’s x86-64x CPUs.
Cloud market soared to $180bn in revenue in 2017 – study
A 24% year-over-year increase, according to new research by Synergy Research Group.
Microsoft is a “deeply open source company”, says Azure CTO Mark Russinovich
Get used to the idea of Microsoft embracing open source.
nCino brings its Bank Operating System to world’s largest credit union
US-based Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) opts for nCino’s Bank Operating System.
MIT warns of ransomware in the cloud and weaponised AI
How secure will the cloud be in the coming 12 months?
Tradeshift and Infosys team up to digitise supply chain management
The partnership will provide “a compelling value proposition to suppliers and buyers alike”.
AWS and Microsoft Azure lead $35bn public cloud market
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) continue to grow.
ForgeRock to provide reference bank application to Open Banking
ForgeRock says it “becomes a key enabler in making open banking a reality”.
Bluefin buddies up: Decryptx P2PE network grows to 50+ connected partners
Bluefin Payment Systems’ point-to-point encryption network Decryptx has onboarded new partners.
HyTrust’s DataGravity acquisition bears fruit for cloud security
Introduces software appliance that secures confidential data in the cloud.
European Payments Council report: 2017 payment threats and fraud trends
An overview of the most important threats in the payments landscape.
Gemalto wooed by Thales’ massive wallet
Story needs more double entendres.
Oracle cloud revenue bursts 44%
Oracle reported total cloud revenues up 44% to $1.5 billion for Q2 of its fiscal 2018.
Mambu powering Wenance’s Latin American expansion
Will be using its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) core banking system.
Fortune 500 fuel IBM quantum computing quest
IBM has revealed the first clients to tap into its IBM Q early-access commercial quantum computing systems.
AWS opens second cloud region in China
Amazon Web Services now plans to open its second cloud computing region in China.
Gremlin looks to bring “chaos engineering” to cloud masses
US start-up is looking to help enterprises improve cloud applications’ reliability.
Cisco buys cloud optimisation firm Cmpute.io
Looking to take some of the pain out of managing multicloud environments.
Dell posts smaller Q3 loss
The company continues to absorb its EMC acquisition, as well as branch out into new areas, such as IoT.
CoreOS extends Tectonic into open cloud services
CoreOS is continuing to move up the stack by adding developer services into Tectonic, the start-up’s Kubernetes implementation.
Intel’s Diane Bryant jumps over to Google Cloud
Diane Bryant’s leave of absence at Intel has become permanent, as she’s joining Google Cloud as COO, working with Diane Greene.
Equinix makes major global cloud play
Equinix has announced a major expansion of its Equinix Cloud Exchange and in the process, dove much deeper into the enterprise market.
AWS goes on GuardDuty for cloud security
While Amazon Web Services (AWS) is considered the undisputed leader in public cloud services, the company continues to make improvements to its platform. Security is now the next step, reports Enterprise Cloud News (Banking Technology’s sister publication). At its re:Invent 2017 customer showcase in Las Vegas this week, AWS unveiled its new security service called […]
Amazon launches private cloud connection service
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching the PrivateLink private network service to allow Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) developers to provide private endpoints to users, increasing security for enterprises by eliminating the need to expose data to the public internet, reports Enterprise Cloud News (Banking Technology’s sister publication). AWS PrivateLink also connects services across multiple accounts and virtual […]
VMware’s cloud fortunes continue in Q3
VMware continues to expand beyond its traditional role in the virtualisation market into areas such as cloud computing and software-defined data centre offerings, and the company’s bets on these areas are paying off, reports Enterprise Cloud News (Banking Technology’s sister publication). The firm released its third-quarter financial results, beating Wall Street expectations by $0.07 per […]
Amazon brings machine learning to “everyday developers”
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking to bring machine learning (ML) to ordinary developers, launching the SageMaker service to simplify building applications, reports Enterprise Cloud News (Banking Technology’s sister publication). ML is too complicated for ordinary developers, AWS CEO Andy Jassy said at a keynote during the AWS re:Invent event. “If you want to enable most […]
FinReach extends digital reach to Austria and Spain
German digital account exchange provider FinReach has expanded into Austria and Spain – meaning its service is now used by over 500 banks in three countries. In Austria, FinReach has partnered with, amongst others, banking group Raiffeisen Austria, which includes 434 banks and has 1.7 million customers. In terms of the Spanish market, Self Bank, […]
