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ASL accelerates fintech growth with Finastra
The partnership marks a promising milestone in the evolution of fintech and Open Banking sectors .
Wang Yueou , Executive Director and CEO , ASL , said : “ This partnership not only enhances our unified service in the fintech sector but also lays a solid foundation for providing Industry-as-a-Service .”
ASL has partnered with Finastra to bolster its industry specific DevSecOps business and strengthen its fintech trajectory .
Under this partnership , ASL has become the sole authorized service provider for Finastra ’ s Kondor solution in Hong Kong and Macau .
As ASL continues to build its industry specialization , the collaboration enables
ASL to provide managed services to financial institutions investing in Kondor – Finastra ’ s off-the-shelf front-to-back risk treasury solution .
With ASL ’ s expertise in application development , cybersecurity and 24 / 7 omni channel managed services , the partnership is pitched as ensuring seamless integration and smooth operation of Kondor for clients .
Richard Zhu , Managing Director , APAC , Treasury and Capital Markets , Finastra , said : “ Kondor is a best of breed trading system that meets the growing need for more sophisticated treasury solutions .
“ This collaboration will foster even greater innovation and efficiency in Hong Kong and Macau ’ s financial sectors – reflecting the shared vision of both Finastra and ASL .”
Fujitsu to provide Cargotec with global workplace and infrastructure IT services
Fujitsu will provide Finlandbased Cargotec workplace and infrastructure IT services globally by October 2023 .
As announced , the portfolio will include user-experience focused , data-driven IT services to digitally transform Cargotec ’ s global operations .
As outlined on an earlier agreement , Fujitsu also provides workstations to Cargotec – a leading provider of cargo and load handling solutions with 11,700 employees and operations in more than 100 countries .
Cargotec ’ s new service desk , one of the IT infrastructure services provided by Fujitsu , will digitize its support contact services by leveraging Fujitsu ’ s interactive AI virtual agent solution for IT operations inquiries from its own employees .
“ We chose Fujitsu because it is important to us to increase our enduser satisfaction by improving their services and service experience .“
“ At the same time , we wanted to increase process efficiency and end-user productivity by better service quality and increased automation across all the processes ,” said Soili Mäkinen , Cargotec Senior Vice President of Sustainable Business Development . Describing Cargotec as a global market leader in its field , Hanna Kivelä , Managing Director , Vice President , Fujitsu Finland Oy , said :
“ Through our services we are able to do close collaboration with Cargotec to help them achieve their sustainability goals by building resilient infrastructure and increasing well-being .”
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