NIBC Bank, a merchant bank in the Netherlands, wanted to migrate away from BlackBerry to iOS devices. To do this, the bank deployed an enterprise mobility management (EMM) solution from MobileIron to meet strict compliance and security standards.
Calypso Technology has entered into a global reseller agreement with SAP. Through this agreement, SAP will resell the Calypso cross-asset, front-to-back treasury and capital markets platform as two solution extensions.
Firebox has announced 'The World's most expensive Apple Watch', which makes the $10,000 Apple Watch Edition look a little bit cheap.
Barclays launched their bPay payment wristbands last year, and are now expanding the service by launching key fobs, an updated wristband and stickers that can be attached to any flat surface, including a mobile phone.
Data quality solutions provider Data8 has announced the release of a new bank validation application for the most recent version of Salesforce.
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Back in June, Apple announced that Apple Pay would be coming to the UK in July. According to a tweet by HSBC, the service will launch tomorrow (Tuesday 14 July).
HSBC customers will be unable to use the new Apple Pay system as it launches Tuesday in the UK. HSBC had been expected to be amongst the first to offer the system, which allows some iPhone users and to pay by touching their phone or watch on contact pads.
In the U.S. Samsung has began the roll out of the Samsung Pay beta program for its new mobile payment system. The beta program is open now for applications and will be accepted by special invite only.
Starting today, users will be able to authorize contactless transactions of up to £30 in the UK.
Samsung has announced that Samsung Pay is off to a successful start in South Korea with more than $30 million in accumulated transaction volume one month since it first launched.
Experian North America today announced that one of its business units experienced an unauthorized acquisition of information from a server that contained data on T-Mobile USA.
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Amrote Abdella has been announced as the new regional director for Microsoft's 4Afrika Initiative, effective October 2015.
