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Salt, GFT and Engine by Starling set new digital banking benchmark in Europe

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Digital bank built in under 12 months debuts with cutting-edge technology and rapid customer onboarding

LONDON, May 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Salt Bank, a new digital bank in Romania’s financial landscape, has launched less than one year after the project was kicked off. Salt Bank is the first neobank using Engine by Starling’s core banking system outside of the vendor’s parent company, Starling Bank. It was implemented in partnership between GFT, Salt Bank and Engine by Starling. This continues a transformative trend GFT sees in financial services and beyond. Organisations are reinventing their technology capabilities, adopting a ‘platform of platforms’ approach. This involves consuming ready-made capabilities from the wider industry.

GFT was engaged to provide overall design and integration services, relying on their deep expertise. The company specialises in launching banks on next-generation technologies. GFT developed onboarding capabilities as well as the technology model for Salt Bank. This will allow Salt to manage its ecosystem of services providers as its success grows.

“The launch of Salt Bank showcases our global leadership in digital banking on modern platforms. This is the latest of many modern banking platforms we have launched worldwide in the last two years,” said Carlton Hopper, Engine by Starling Executive Sponsor and UK Managing Director at GFT. “We delivered an integrated, tailored, robust and secure banking platform for Salt. And as the first to deploy Engine’s flexible platform, the programme sets a new standard. It incorporates all the innovation from Starling, enhancing efficiency in the industry.”

“Our collaboration with GFT has set a new benchmark for digital banking,” added Gabriela Nistor, CEO of Salt Bank. “Salt’s rapid onboarding and advanced features reflect our commitment to providing seamless, cutting-edge financial services to our customers. GFT’s dedicated team of specialists have excelled in delivering our new bank within a very challenging timeframe.”

Fully automated customer onboarding and advanced features

One of Salt Bank’s early achievements is its fully automated and secure customer onboarding process, which takes just a few minutes. The bank onboarded over 100,000 customers within the first two weeks of the launch. Within a month it exceeded 200,000, highlighting the ease of use and robustness of the system. And with strong customer interest, Salt Bank is on track to reach its target of 1 million customers with the first three years of operation. 

Salt has also offered advanced features, such as multi-currency accounts and cards from the outset. GFT’s focus on customer centricity ensured that Salt Bank’s services enhance the overall banking experience. To that end, they are precisely tailored to the local customers’ habits and needs.

International cooperation and capability building

The implementation was a truly international effort, with contributions from GFT teams in the UK and Poland. Beyond technology, GFT also brought banking industry knowledge. They helped Salt Bank establish their programme, execute the transformation and launch readiness, and help prepare the new Salt Bank team for their future success. The project also highlights the importance of GFT’s partnerships with Engine and other partners for transformation across the industry.

“Our platform was effectively integrated by GFT for the Romanian market, delivering feature-rich and highly personalisable banking products that can be deployed around the world to attract impressive customer volumes. GFT’s specialist team delivered the implementation and they see the significant potential of our platform,” said Sam Everington, CEO, Engine by Starling.

With its modern approach and customer-focused services, Salt Bank is poised to influence the future of digital banking in Europe and beyond, showcasing how effective partnerships and focus on the customer can enhance banking technology and customer experience.

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TPA Technologies Named A Workday Staffing Partner

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BOSTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — TPA technologies, a leading technology consulting firm, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), a leading provider of solutions to help organizations manage their people and money. This partnership will expand and enhance TPA technologies’ ability to deliver Workday-certified talent to organizations implementing the Workday platform.

To meet the growing needs of clients, TPA technologies expanded its team of Workday experts to help connect top talent with Workday support opportunities. Led by Michael Wrightington, who brings 10 years of expertise in supporting the Workday ecosystem, its practice continues to thrive. As a Workday Partner, TPA technologies will offer clients the ability to work with a trusted partner that understands their needs and can provide the team needed to support their implementation and use of Workday.

“The need for Workday certified professionals continues, and we have to adapt to serve our clients and consultants,” said TPA technologies president Dan Hinckley. “Our ability to understand technology challenges and find the talent needed to solve them is at the heart of our team.”

Workday Financial Management, Workday Human Capital Management (HCM), and Workday Adaptive Planning support a full range of financial and people-based processes that help provide real-time operational visibility along with the speed and agility to plan for and adapt to business growth and change.

For more information on TPA technologies’ Workday Practice, visit: https://tpatechnologies.com/solutions/workday-services/

About TPA technologies 
TPA technologies is a leading technology consulting firm serving the information technology needs of national and international clients seeking “Staffing Solutions.” TPA is headquartered in Boston MA. www.tpatechnologies.com

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Elsayed Talaat Appointed President & CEO of Universities Space Research Association

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Universities Space Research Association (USRA) announced today that Dr. Elsayed Talaat will join USRA as President and CEO, effective January 27. Dr. Talaat is an accomplished leader with a strong background in Atmospheric and Space Science and well-rounded experience with NOAA, NASA, and JHU/APL. Dr. Talaat has been responsible for programmatic and technical coordination with OSTP, the Department of Defense, other federal agencies, non-Federal agendas/industries, and international partners. Dr. Talaat was selected following an extensive national search undertaken by the USRA Board of Trustees, assisted by the executive search firm of Korn Ferry

Currently, Dr. Elsayed Talaat is the Director of the Office of Space Weather Observations at NESDIS, where he provides leadership and oversight in the development, acquisition, integration, installation, and acceptance of major system elements (spacecraft, instruments, launch services, and ground systems) for NOAA’s operational environmental satellite systems.

Before joining NOAA, Dr. Talaat was the Chief Scientist of the Heliophysics Division at NASA Headquarters. In this role, he directed overall development efforts for the Heliophysics space science program in Solar, Heliospheric, Magnetospheric, and Ionospheric, Thermospheric, and Mesospheric physics. Previously, he was a Program Scientist at NASA Headquarters where he served as Program Scientist for the Living with a Star mission and science line, grant research lines, and Heliophysics and Planetary missions.

Prior to joining NASA, he was Supervisor of the Earth and Planetary Atmospheres Section at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), where his research focused on developing remote sensing techniques and data analysis and modeling of geophysical and planetary phenomena.

 “We are excited to welcome Dr. Talaat as the next CEO of USRA. We firmly believe he is the ideal leader to guide the organization into its next phase of growth and success,” said Gen Lester Lyles, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “Dr. Talaat brings extensive leadership experience and a strong track record of success from his time at NOAA, NASA, and APL, which will enhance USRA’s credibility and collaboration with these key agencies and with our University Association. He has demonstrated an exceptional ability to build coalitions with both existing and prospective partners, always with a focus on addressing future customer needs. Additionally, his forward-thinking vision for leveraging USRA’s unique University Association value proposition positions the organization for continued success. We are excited to see how Dr. Talaat will build upon Dr. Isaacson’s remarkable legacy and drive USRA towards an even brighter future.”

Dr. Talaat received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering from the University of Washington, and a Master of Science and Doctorate from the University of Michigan in Atmospheric and Space Sciences. He has authored or collaborated on over 60 journal papers and over 250 conference papers.

About USRA

Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology, and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities and conducts other major research and educational programs. It is an association with 121 university members. It engages the broader university community, employs in-house scientific talent, and offers innovative research, development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.

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Neusoft Showcases Comprehensive AI-powered Solutions for Intelligent Mobility at CES 2025

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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Neusoft Corporation (Neusoft, SSE:600718), an industry-leading information technology, products and solutions company for global market, attended the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 (CES) and showcased a comprehensive range of intelligent automotive products, solutions and services powered by AI and driven by data. Under the theme “Dive In”, CES 2025 highlights the rapid advancement of AI technologies and their infiltration into various industries. Having launched its intelligent solutions strategy early last year, Neusoft attracted great attention at CES, demonstrating its steadfast commitment to global cooperation in driving the digital and intelligent transformation of the automotive industry.

At the exhibition, Neusoft showcased its intelligent cockpit systems, intelligent communication terminals, global navigation, AR-HUD, as well as its full-stack, all-domain automotive software engineering services. Among the highlights of Neusoft’s display was its OneCoreGo Global In-vehicle Intelligent Mobility Solution 5.0. With “One Map, One Sight, and One Store” product system, this innovative solution integrates Neusoft’s years of software technology expertise, its Navigation Product Family (Global Navigation, EHP, ISA, DR), AR For Car products, and global ecosystem partners’ resources, to build a comprehensive and intelligent one-stop solution, enabling global automakers to cater to the diverse mobility demands of users worldwide and deliver exceptional in-vehicle intelligent mobility experience.

As a key technology and innovation partner of automakers in the era of Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV), Neusoft possesses over 30 years of experience in automotive software R&D and provides a comprehensive range of automotive products, solutions and services to automakers & tier1 suppliers for their SDV transformation. With a global R&D and delivery network centered in China, Germany, Japan, US, and Malaysia, Neusoft’s automotive products and services have been applied to 1,800+ vehicle models, across 100+ countries, serving 50+ globally renowned automakers.

Looking into the future, Neusoft will stay aligned with the latest industry trends and evolving customer demands, continuously innovate in technology and products, collaborate with global ecosystem partners, to drive the mobility experience towards a future of unparalleled connectivity and intelligence.

For more information about Neusoft, please visit www.neusoft.com.

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