Latest Microsoft Financial Services News: Finextra Research

Banks should curtail their use of Passport - Gartner

Financial institutions are being advised to restrict their use of Microsoft's Passport for at least six months following the recent discovery of serious security flaws in the online digital identity system.

19 May 2003

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LSE partners with Microsoft and Accenture to deliver market data

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has joined forces with Microsoft and Accenture to develop and launch a market data access system.

24 April 2003

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CapCo forms STP Bridge

CapCo has released STP Bridge, a financial message broking tool for pre- and post-trade connectivity built on the Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator framework.

31 March 2003

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Equinox implements Misys Eagleye compliance package

Equinox Capital Management, a UK-based discretionary manager and promoter of hedge funds, has implemented eagleye, the .NET-based global compliance solution from Misys Eagleye and Microsoft, in its front and middle offices.

06 March 2003

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Chinese bank signs with Microsoft for online security - Reuters

The state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has signed a deal with Microsoft for the supply of a security system for its online private banking service, according to a Reuters news report.

27 February 2003

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S1, Microsoft, CheckFree and Corillian ranked top e-banking vendors - Gartner

US banks have named S1 Corporation, Microsoft, CheckFree and Corillian as the most important vendors to their consumer e-banking strategies, according to a survey by research firm Gartner.

17 December 2002

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Microsoft launches STP accelerator

Microsoft has formally launched BizTalk Accelerator, a middleware solution designed to help financial institutions integrate financial messaging with internal business systems, support Swift ISO 15022 and new XML-based industry standards, and rapidly manage and repair messaging and trade errors.

04 November 2002

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Microsoft adds online bill payment to MSN

Microsoft has added online bill payment and expanded account aggregation options as part of a new release of its personal finance Web service, MSN Money Plus.

25 October 2002

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Bank One and Microsoft release corporate payroll card

Bank One has introduced a store-of-value payroll card for middle-market companies that offers direct integration with Microsoft Business Solutions ERP systems.

15 October 2002

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Vanguard first to use XML spec for Microsoft Money transfers

US mutual fund outfit Vanguard is the first financial institution to use the new XML-compliant version of the Open Financial Exchange specification to drop consumer account information into Microsoft Money personal finance software.

11 October 2002

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Foursome launch Intel-based web services platform

Irish Web services company Vordel has joined forces with HP, Intel and Microsoft to launch the Secure Partner Integration Solution for the financial services industry.

01 October 2002

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Nordea and Microsoft in corporate Internet payments pact

Nordea and Microsoft are developing an Identrus-backed Internet payment infrastructure that will enable corporates to support new XML-based standards such as Swift ISO 15022.

01 October 2002

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