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Nasdaq OMX helps Polish clearing house prepare for EMIR

Polish clearing house KPDW CCP has deployed technology from Nasdaq OMX to help it meet the European Commission’s new EMIR rules on OTC derivatives. Under EMIR, the majority of OTC derivatives will have to be centrally cleared via central counterparties. The rules are intended to reduce systemic risks in financial markets by removing the possibility […]

SK signs with First Data for card processing in Poland

SK Bank, a Polish cooperative bank in Poland, has signed with First Data, which will provide outsourced issuing and payment processing services for SK bank’s debit, credit and prepaid card portfolios.

First Data will also enable the bank to access card payment data on a 24/7 basis. The bank also intends to implement Proactive Risk Manager, a fraud transaction monitoring system provided by First Data.