Financial Technology News 17 May 2012

Unicredit commends Financial Services Consultancy City Fios’ client revenue tracking system (FIOS) for giving it an accurate and comprehensive overview of its business activity with clients. Having taken over several other European banks, Unicredit was determined to establish a cohesive overview of its client revenue. ... read more

Respond as a Service set-up and supporting customer service excellence in less than 24 hours Respond, the market leading customer complaints management platform from CDC Software, is now available as a service following demand from retailers, banks, travel companies and service provider businesses for a “next day”... read more

Co-CEO Fumiki Kondo to assume sole leadership of the firm. Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, has announced that co-CEO Anthony Abenante will step down from his role as co-CEO. With his departure, which will follow an orderly transition of responsibilities, co-CEO Fumiki Kondo... read more

Fred Naddaff has joined SunGard’s Asset Management business as managing director of strategic business development.  In this role, Mr. Naddaff will formulate a comprehensive managed services strategy that leverages SunGard’s expertise in core asset servicing systems and processes to complement its... read more

Ullink, a global provider of low latency connectivity and trading software and services has extended its connectivity offering to SBI Japannext to serve investors of the leading Japanese proprietary trading system. SBI Japannext is a fully fledged proprietary trading system that serves as an alternative channel of liquidity by... read more

Specialty writer to gain product speed to market and process consistency across geographically dispersed organization and diverse lines of business    Rockhill Insurance Group (Rockhill), a writer of specialty commercial property/casualty insurance, and Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE: GWRE) a provider of core system... read more

Broadgate Consultants, the strategic IT consultancy has today unveiled its ‘Cloud Readiness Checklist’.  The checklist is for use by business and IT leaders and has been designed to give a practical structure for companies considering transitioning to the cloud, allowing them to assess the company’s readiness to... read more

Mental Health Concern keeps a close eye on its financial information with the latest SunSystems accounting software, supported by Eclipse Group   Mental Health Concern, a provider of specialist mental health services in the North East of England, has implemented the latest version of the Infor FMS SunSystems accounting... read more

Dynegy, a leading US power generator, has chosen to use Updata Professional, a suite of advanced analytics, on their power and natural gas trading desks.  Updata Professional helps energy traders optimize trading decisions and increase profits by providing advanced technical analysis, strategy backtesting, and the ability to link... read more

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Valero Retail Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, has selected the CorPoint(TM): Deposit Manager cash management solution for use in the company's North American retail stores. By using... read more