Latest Microsoft Financial Services News: Finextra Research

Banco Popular Español uses BizTalk for Iberclear message transformation

Grupo Banco Popular Español has added Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for Swift to its group-wide integration infrastructure to deal with changes in stock transfer messaging at Spanish securities clearinghouse Iberclear.

09 October 2006

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Intel teams with Microsoft, BitWallet to promote FeliCa contactless technology

Intel is working with Microsoft and Tokyo-based BitWallet to drive use of Sony's FeliCa contactless IC card technology for Internet transactions.

14 June 2006

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Microsoft names Warford industry manager, capital markets, Emea financial services

Microsoft has appointed Sybase's Ian Warford industry manager for capital markets at its Emea financial services division, with a brief to help banks address issues such as algorithmic trading and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

05 June 2006

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SlaterLabs to build core banking system on Windows and .Net

SlaterLabs, a US consultancy firm established by a group of banking technology veterans, is working with Microsoft to develop an end-to-end core banking system built entirely using Windows and .NET technologies.

01 June 2006

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Microsoft teams with TietoEnator, Nordic banks for corporate-to-bank connectivity

Microsoft is joining forces with TietoEnator and Nordic banks Sampo, Nordea and OP Bank to develop and launch a Sepa-compliant automated corporate-to-bank connectivity service for transactions and payments.

04 April 2006

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Microsoft targets European phishers

Microsoft says it has initiated more than 100 legal cases against individuals suspected of running online phishing scams in the EMEA region.

21 March 2006

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IBM backs open source alternative to Microsoft ID management scheme

IBM, Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Novell, and Parity Communications have come together to develop an open source alternative to Microsoft's InfoCard identity management scheme.

28 February 2006

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VeriSign and Microsoft tie-up to tackle phishing crimes

Digital ID company VeriSign has put its weight behind Microsoft's InfoCard identity management software in a bid to protect Web users from phishing and pharming scams.

16 February 2006

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Microsoft specs out InfoCard security credentials

The forthcoming release of Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser will support the company's much-touted federated identity system InfoCard as part of the WinFX programming model.

15 February 2006

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Reuters links messaging system to MSN, AOL networks

Reuters has launched a new version of its hosted instant messaging application for financial markets participants that connects to the MSN Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) networks.

21 November 2005

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Microsoft buys ID and access management firm Alacris

Microsoft has acquired Alacris, a Canadian provider of digital certificate and smart card-based access management systems, for an undisclosed sum.

19 September 2005

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Microsoft, GE and others boost Swift's corporate-to-bank strategy

Microsoft's corporate treasury department is embarking on a two-year project to establish links with banking partners via SwiftNet, while General Electric (GE) says failed payment transactions in its treasury ops have been reduced by over 85% following a recent implementation of the new IP-based network.

06 September 2005

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