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EBAday 2024: What does upcoming regulation mean for the payments sector?

Moderating the panel discussing the upcoming PSD3, PSR and IP regulations, Daniel Hellmann, director, risk advisory, payments at Deloitte spoke with Simone Del Guerra, head of central institutions & international sales at Nexi Group; Nuno Epifânio, policy officer – retail financial services at the European Commission; Kevin Flood, director – payments ecosystem strategy at FIS; and David Malley, payment industry engagement lead at NatWest.

20 June 2024

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EBAday 2021: Modernisation, a catalyst for payments utopia

With day two now under our belt, we are only just beginning to digest the eyewatering number of insights shared across six panel sessions, two roundtables, a lively chatroom forum and of course, non-stop networking on the EBAday platform.

29 June 2021

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FIS agrees $9.1 billion SunGard deal

FIS has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sungard for $9.1 billion in a cash and stock deal, creating a fintech powerhouse covering the full spectrum of banking and capital markets services.

12 August 2015

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Full extent of FIS data breach comes to light

A 2011 cyber attack on FIS was far more serious than initially reported, according to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) investigation which also raises questions about the vendor's security practices.

04 June 2013

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Guilty plea in Fidelity data theft case

A former database administrator at Fidelity National Information Services has pleaded guilty to stealing 8.4 million customer records from its Certegy unit and selling it on to data brokers.

30 November 2007

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Fidelity hit with lawsuit over Certegy customer data theft

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Fidelity National Information Services following the theft of 8.5 million customer records at its Certegy unit by a former database administrator who sold the information to data brokers that in turn sold it on to direct marketers.

16 August 2007

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Fidelity reports customer data theft by employee

Fidelity National Information Services has disclosed that a former employee at its Certegy unit stole 2.3 million customer records and sold the information to data brokers that in turn sold it on to direct marketers.

03 July 2007

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Standard Bank takes global license for Fidelity's ACBS

South Africa's Standard Bank is installing technology from US-based Fidelity National Information Services to support its global commercial lending business.

14 May 2007

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Finextra launches Finextra50 fintech index

The Finextra50 Financial Technology Index is a free-float value weighted index of the world's leading companies that provide technology-based products and services to the financial services industry. It was set at an indexed value of 100 at market close on Friday 4th May 2007. Our weekly update on the index's movements will provide a framework for analysing trends in the financial technology market, particularly vendor consolidation - a trend that shows no sign of slowing down.

11 May 2007

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Metavante buys Prime Associates

Metavante, the highly acquisitive financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, is buying Prime Associates, a New Jersey-based provider of anti-money laundering software and services to financial firms, for an undisclosed sum.

04 January 2005

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DrKW implements Fidelity's ACBS for international lending ops

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW), the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank, has installed Fidelity Information Services' Advanced Commercial Banking System (ACBS) to support its international lending activities.

04 September 2003

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Banco de Credito Peru renews Alltel contract; initiates systems overhaul

Banco de Credito in Peru has signed a seven-year renewal contract with Alltel Information Services for the purchase of software and maintenance services.

18 July 2002

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