Tecnologia Avanzata dei Sistemi : TAS Group si riconferma nelle top 100 della classifica IDC FinTech

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TAS Group again among global top 100 on the IDC FinTech Rankings by IDC Financial Insights

Most comprehensive vendor ranking in the financial services industry featuring top 100 global providers of financial technology

Milan, September 25, 2018 - TAS Group, (Italian Stock Exchange: TAS), a global provider of innovative solutions in card management systems, financial messaging and capital markets, announced they have been ranked among the Top 100 in the 2018 IDC FinTech Rankings for the 10th consecutive year. The 15th annual vendor ranking represents the leading hardware, software and service providers to the financial services industry from around the world. Vendors are ranked based on 2017 calendar year revenues attributed to financial institutions. To view the list in its entirety, please visitHERE.

Executive Chairman of TAS Group Dario Pardi remarked, "As an innovation-driven company, we are delighted to have earned our place once again in these prestigious rankings. Being recognized as among the top fintech players at a global level reaffirms our financial sector expertise and reinforces our commitment to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to the Financial Services ecosystem that empower our customers to evolve, keep pace and thrive in the rapidly changing payments landscape."

The Fortune 500-style ranking categorizes and evaluates the top global providers of financial technology based on calendar year revenues from financial institutions for hardware, software and services. These providers supply the technological backbone of the financial services industry, an industry in which IDC Financial Insights forecast worldwide spending on IT across the globe to reach half a trillion dollars by 2020.

To thrive in a digital economy, financial services organizations must embrace innovative and integrate cutting-edge technology effectively to enhance the customer experience and achieve operational excellence. TAS Group and the vendors featured on the IDC FinTech Rankings, represent those providers committed to helping financial institutions successfully execute their digital transformation initiatives for the betterment of their customers around the world. IDC Financial Insights publishes a comprehensive report about the year's findings that is available to view or download HERE.

Already a leader in the Italian market and an integral provider of fintech solutions to commercial banks and central institutions throughout Europe, TAS Group continues to increase their global presence through their signature customer-centric approach for delivering innovative solutions.

Ramping up their card payments and fraud management offering with their flagship payments suite, cashless 3.0®, in Europe and the Americas, strengthening their open banking focus through their Network Gateway proposition to support PSD2 plus emerging payments protocols, and placing Banking Treasurers at the helm by offering them a real-time integrated liquidity and collateral management solution through their unique Aquarius platform, are among TAS Group's latest achievements.

For more information about the rankings, visitHERE and follow on Twitter @IDC and look for #IDCFinTechRankings.

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TAS Group

TAS Group delivers software solutions for electronic money, payment systems, capital markets and ERP. Our offices span 7 countries but our secure solutions manage financial transactions worldwide. We strive to simplify the way private enterprise, public sector, commercial and central banks interact with their customers, stakeholders and technology systems. Our highly experienced team of business analysts and software engineers are focused on rethinking, reimagining and revolutionizing commercial business processes for digital and mobile integration. Trusted by European Central Banks to manage millions of financial messages each day, our 35-year reputation in the market and outstanding SWIFT expertise has made us an internationally preferred partner in the financial industry. Our securities software is leading the way for Target2-Securities regulations in Europe while our 12 years of experience in EMV card payments has helped US businesses and institutions implement smooth migrations. Today, over 100 million cards are managed on TAS solutions.

For more information about our products, please visit:www.tasgroup.eu

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About IDC Financial Insights

IDC Financial Insights assists financial service businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them, in making more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the banking, insurance, and securities and investments industries. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visitwww.idc.com/financial, email [e-mail], or call 508-620-5533.