All articles by Refna Tharayil
Refna Tharayil
MSCI, Google Cloud partner on cloud-native investment data platform
By leveraging Google Cloud’s AI, NLP technologies and advanced analytics including BigQuery, Document AI, and VertexAI, MSCI expects to acquire, ingest, and analyse structured and unstructured data faster and at scale
EY US partners with Appian to help clients on digital transformation
The alliance is anticipated to support all business processes, including product innovation, customer service modernisation, distribution and sales optimisation, finance and risk transformation, enterprise protection and enterprise IT transformation
Australia’s Suncorp to expedite cloud migration with Microsoft
Through the collaboration, the financial services company expects to bolster its ability to develop and deploy digital solutions for customers and to promote collaborative hybrid working
AWS and Waton Securities launch FinTech solution Broker Cloud
The new solution is expected to help global brokerage firms and financial institutions in their digital transformation efforts
Wealth management platform FNZ to acquire fintech company YieldX
FNZ’s acquisition of YieldX is expected to support financial institutions, advisors, and their clients through the integration of the former’s full-service, end-to-end platform with the digital infrastructure and technology solutions of the latter
Shell USA to acquire EV charging firm Volta for $169m
Through the acquisition, Shell expects to open up long-term growth opportunities in EV charging with Volta’s dual charging and media network
Nexi taps IBM to upgrade core payment systems
Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will collaborate with Nexi to deliver the technologies and add its expertise required to support the increased efficiency of the group’s digital payments services and growth in workload
Trullion introduces AI-driven revenue recognition and audit modules
Through the synchronisation of CRM, billing, and contract data onto a single platform for internal and external stakeholders, Revenue by Trullion offers a new way to expedite the adoption process of ASC 606 and IFRS 15
BlackRock makes minority investment in 401(k) provider Human Interest
Through its 401(k) full-service, Human Interest aims to make it easy for small and medium-sized enterprises to support their employees in saving for retirement
American Express to buy Israel-based B2B payments automation firm Nipendo
Nipendo’s cloud-based platform makes source-to-pay procedures touch-free and minimises errors by leveraging robotic process automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies