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Company announcement/cloud

MSCI forges allaince with Microsoft

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI) and Microsoft Corp. have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate innovation among the global investment industry.

24 July 2020

News/covid-19

Start-up givvable wins backing from CBA and Microsoft

A start-up led by a team of two sisters has been named winner of the inaugural pandemic-focused Xccelerate2020 venture program hosted by Commonwealth Bank of Australia's startup incubator X15 Ventures, taking home a total prize value of more than $300,000 from CBA and Microsoft.

24 July 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Finastra and Microsoft sign multi-year cloud agreement

Finastra and Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a strategic, multiyear cloud agreement to help accelerate the digital transformation of financial services.

20 July 2020

News/cloud

NAB signs five-year multi-cloud deal with Microsoft

National Australia Bank has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft to co-design, develop and invest in the bank's multi-cloud strategy, porting 1000 of its 2600 apps to Azure as the primary cloud.

14 July 2020

News/cloud

Deutsche Bank and Google Cloud agree multi-year deal

German banking giant Deutsche Bank has agreed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud for the provision and joint development of cloud services.

07 July 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

BNY Mellon to build ESG data analytics on Microsoft Azure

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation ("BNY Mellon") today announced the launch of three new Data and Analytics Solutions offerings designed to help investment managers better manage their data, improve the success of U.S.-listed fund launches and support the customization of investment portfolios to preferred Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors.

26 June 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Smarsh Enterprise Archive ports to Microsoft Azure

Smarsh, helping customers get ahead – and stay ahead – of the risk within their electronic communications, announced today that the Enterprise Archive is now available on Microsoft Azure.

26 June 2020

Company announcement/markets

Microsoft acquires Big Data modeller ADRM

In advancing our mission to empower every person and organization on the planet to achieve more, Microsoft has been investing in the power of data and artificial intelligence (AI) to continuously innovate, influence and enhance customer experience and partner growth.

19 June 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Cryptomathic ports key control to Microsoft Azure

Cryptography solutions pioneer, Cryptomathic, has today enabled its client banks and other security-sensitive businesses to leverage Microsoft Azure’s platform while retaining lifecycle control of critical keys, following the introduction of unique HSM-agnostic functionality in its popular key lifecycle management system, CKMS.

02 June 2020

News/crypto

Is it time to believe the blockchain hype?

Finextra Research has collaborated with Deloitte's Richard Walker, HSBC's Mark Williamson and Ciaron Roddy and BBVA's Francisco Maroto amongst others and to produce a detailed report on the future of blockchain technology in financial services: Where is the industry now? Where could it go? How do we get there?

12 May 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Temenos and Microsoft offer 14-day trial of AI financial crime kit on Azure

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, announced today a joint effort with Microsoft to enable access to its AI-powered, Financial Crime Mitigation (FCM) SaaS solution to allow banks to protect both their customers and their organization from financial crime increase during the pandemic, particularly as banks have moved to remote working to protect their staff.

30 April 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Charles River IMS readies for Microsoft Azure

Charles River Development, a State Street Company, today announced that its strategic cloud solution, Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), has achieved platform and operational readiness on Microsoft Azure.

17 April 2020