Copado and nCino Partner to Provide Proven DevOps Tools for Financial Institutions

CHICAGO, June 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Copado, a leader in low-code DevOps, today announced a technology partnership with nCino, Inc. to provide financial institutions with proven tools for continuous integration, continuous delivery and automated testing of nCino features and functionality of the nCino cloud banking platform. Through this partnership, Copado can help financial institutions adopt DevOps tools, templates and best practices to accelerate the speed, quality and value of their nCino implementation.

Copado, the leading DevOps platform enabling the world’s largest digital transformations in the cloud (PRNewsfoto/Copado)

nCino works with more than 1,850 financial institutions to solve business challenges, digitize processes and enhance the customer experience through its cloud-based banking platform. nCino can help reduce costs by improving employee efficiency and productivity across onboarding, loans and deposits, while enhancing the customer experience and ensuring regulatory compliance. This partnership will enable nCino customers to move faster through their deployments without sacrificing quality. The Copado DevOps platform helps companies migrate from a sandbox into production quickly with confidence, by providing guidance, testing, security and compliance.

"Financial institutions are looking to deploy new technologies and deliver new services faster, and proven DevOps tools and processes are the key to making that happen," said Christie March, Vice President of Alliances for Copado. "This partnership with nCino to help financial institutions accelerate their digital initiatives will lead to faster innovation and feature adoption, from commercial banking to portfolio analytics. Together, we can help them increase efficiency, improve compliance, and deepen customer trust through an enhanced digital experience."

Copado has worked with many financial services customers to fuel digital transformation, including American AgCredit, Comerica, Citizens Bank, Fifth Third Bank and Northern Trust, and is the only nCino DevOps solution that is 100% native on the Salesforce platform. Copado has achieved FedRAMP, ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 1, and GDPR compliance, making it the most trusted low-code delivery platform in the world.

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"Copado is our preferred tool for DevOps automation on Salesforce and nCino," said Sanjeevkumar Bhandarkar, Principal Engineer at Comerica Bank. "The Copado platform has almost all the features we need; it helps us reduce manual intervention, keep our environments in sync, and shorten time to release. With everything in one place, Copado gives us complete visibility into our environments and allows us to deploy seamlessly. Copado also introduces new features as part of regular releases to make it a better and effective DevOps tool for Salesforce and nCino."

"We are excited to have Copado in our technology ecosystem and to be working together to bring innovative solutions to the financial services industry," said Petra Sheaffer, Manager – Global Technology Partners at nCino. "Our partnership will enhance the capabilities of financial institutions and streamline their workflows, enabling them to improve operational efficiency and deliver superior customer experiences."

These purpose-built solutions can be found on the Copado DevOps Exchange and have been verified by joint nCino and Copado customers. Additional platforms supported by the Copado DevOps platform include Salesforce, ServiceNow and Veeva.

Copado is redefining how to achieve success with enterprise SaaS and low-code platforms with its customer-centric approach to delivering faster, higher quality releases and improving trust across digital transformation projects. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Copado found that customers using Copado delivered 20x shorter lead times, 10x faster recovery times, 4x reduction in change fail rate and 5-7% higher productivity. Further, organizations using Copado's DevOps platform can achieve $4.5 million in value and an ROI of 307% over three years with payback in less than 6 months.

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About CopadoCopado is the leading DevOps and testing solution for low-code SaaS platforms that run the world's largest digital transformations. Backed by Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures and SoftBank Vision Fund, Copado accelerates multi-cloud, enterprise deployments by automating the end-to-end software delivery process to maximize customers' return on their cloud investment. More than 1,000 companies rely on Copado to drive digital transformation with speed, quality and value including Boston Scientific, Coca-Cola, Fair Trade, Linde, MassMutual, Schneider Electric and Shell. Copado processes over 50 million DevOps transactions per month and is rated with a 100% score on the Salesforce AppExchange. More information can be found at: http://www.copado.com.

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Person alleging Biden criminal bribery scheme is a 'highly credible' FBI source used since Obama admin: source

EXCLUSIVE: The individual behind the information that then-Vice President Joe Biden was involved in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national is a "highly credible" FBI confidential human source who has been used by the bureau in multiple investigative matters dating back to the Obama administration, Fox News Digital has learned.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley were approached by a whistleblower alleging that the FBI was in possession of a document — an FD-1023 form, dated June 30, 2020 — which explicitly detailed information provided by a confidential human source alleging Biden, while serving as vice president, was involved in a $5 million criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national in exchange for influence over policy decisions.

WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGES FBI, DOJ HAVE DOCUMENT REVEALING CRIMINAL SCHEME INVOLVING BIDEN, FOREIGN NATIONAL

A source familiar told Fox News Digital on Friday that the confidential human source who provided the Biden information to the FBI was a "pre-existing" FBI source who has been used in multiple investigative matters separate from the Biden information.

President Biden speaks at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 9, 2023. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The source told Fox News Digital that the confidential human source was used by the FBI for "at least several years" before the generation of the June 2020 FD-1023 form detailing the Biden allegations. 

The source also told Fox News Digital that the confidential human source has been "consistently reviewed by the FBI" and has been "found to be highly credible."

FBI TO BRING BIDEN DOCUMENT TO CAPITOL HILL MONDAY, AFTER THREATS TO HOLD WRAY IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS

The source said the individual participated in investigative matters during the Obama administration.

The FBI did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. 

"We know the FBI has very serious allegations against then-Vice President Biden. The question is what did they do with it. Did they investigate the leads or sweep it under the rug?" a spokesman for Grassley told Fox News Digital. "This is exactly why we need transparency into the document and what the FBI did with it? That’s what Sen. Grassley has sought from the start."

Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed the FBI's FD-1023 document last month, but the bureau did not comply because it said it was trying to protect sources and methods. Comer threatened to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress if the bureau did not turn over the physical document to the committee. 

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks during a news conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

WHITE HOUSE INSISTS NO 'POLITICAL INTERFERENCE' IN HUNTER BIDEN PROBE AFTER IRS WHISTLEBLOWER COMES FORWARD

The information in the FD-1023 form, according to the whistleblower, reveals "a precise description of how the alleged criminal scheme was employed as well as its purpose" and details an arrangement involving an exchange of money for policy decisions. 

"FBI Director Wray confirmed the existence of the FD-1023 form alleging then-Vice President Biden engaged in a criminal bribery scheme with a foreign national. This form, generated by the FBI from a highly credible human informant with years of experience, tracks closely with what we are seeing in our investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling schemes," Comer told Fox News Digital, referring to the House Oversight Committee's broader investigation into the Biden family's business dealings. 

"The Committee has been clear in its intent to protect Congressional oversight authorities and is prepared to hold the FBI Director in contempt of Congress if the agency refuses to comply with a lawful subpoena," Comer said. 

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

An FD-1023 form is used by FBI agents to record unverified reporting from confidential human sources. The form is used to document information as told to an FBI agent, but recording that information does not validate or weigh it against other information known by the FBI.

SIX ADDITIONAL BIDEN FAMILY MEMBERS 'MAY HAVE BENEFITED' FROM HUNTER BUSINESS DEALINGS

The FBI offered to allow Comer and Grassley to review the document at FBI headquarters and later agreed to bring the physical document to Capitol Hill on Monday for lawmakers to review in a secure SCIF. The FBI is also expected to deliver a briefing to the lawmakers in that same setting on the Biden document and allegations on Monday. 

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa.  (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The White House has maintained that President Biden is not involved in any foreign business dealings and said that he has never spoken to his son, Hunter Biden, about them. Hunter Biden has been under federal investigation since 2018 for his "tax affairs" linked to suspicious foreign transactions. 

Biden administration officials maintain the president has never discussed investigations into members of his family with the Justice Department.

When asked for comment, the White House pointed Fox News Digital to a previous statement made last month, saying "Republicans in Congress have been lobbing unfounded, unproven, politically-motivated attacks against the President and his family without offering evidence for their claims or evidence of decisions influenced by anything other than U.S. interests." 

"That’s because they prefer floating anonymous innuendo, amplified by the megaphone of their allies in rightwing media, to get attention and try to distract and deflect from their own unpopular ideas and lack of solutions to the issues the American people actually care about," White House spokesman Ian Sams said in May. "When it comes to President Biden’s personal finances, anybody can take a look: he has offered an unprecedented level of transparency, releasing a total of 25 years of tax returns to the American public."

Brooke Singman is a Fox News Digital politics reporter. You can reach her at Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.

How Facebook secretly collects your information even if you haven't signed up

You may have managed to go all this time without ever making any kind of social media account. However, Facebook could potentially still have your information even if you've never set up an account. Find out why this is possible and how you can protect your information. 

Whether you deleted your Facebook account years ago or you never made an account at all, it's possible that Facebook could still have your email address cell phone number or landline number. The reason for this is because of hidden accounts called Shadow Profiles. These profiles are created based on data gathered from various sources, such as contacts uploaded by Facebook users, websites with Facebook tracking pixels, and other third-party data providers. 

So, even if people you're friends with shared their own contact information on Facebook, Instagram, or Messenger, and you were in their address book, Meta, the parent company of these apps, likely has your information.   

Facebook's algorithms use this information to create a profile for non-users, which may include details like the person's name, email address, phone number and other personal data. These profiles are created without the knowledge or consent of the individuals involved.  We reached out to Facebook's parent company Meta for additional information and to offer the social media platform an opportunity to comment on this report and have not heard back from them at the time of publishing. 

Here's what to know about how Facebook collects your personal information. (CyberGuy.com)

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Facebook's privacy policy explains in great detail what they do with the information they receive. According to its website, there are three main ways in which they use the information they get from other websites and apps: 

The company emphasizes that they don’t sell people’s data. Even so, shadow profiles have been a subject of controversy and criticism due to privacy concerns. Critics argue that the creation of shadow profiles raises ethical questions regarding user consent and control over personal information. However, it is possible to have yourself removed from its databases. 

HOW TO CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD ON FACEBOOK  

Select the type of information you want to remove. Choose from a mobile number, landline, or email address, then hit Next. 

IS FACEBOOK LISTENING TO YOU? 

Once you have turned off this setting, Facebook will no longer upload your contacts to the app. Keep in mind that if you previously allowed Facebook to upload your contacts, you may need to delete your previously uploaded contacts manually. 

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Knowing how Facebook collects and utilizes personal information is important, even if you have never used the platform. Be aware that they can create hidden accounts called Shadow Profiles, which are generated using data from various sources. While Facebook claims this data is used to improve and protect user experience, creating shadow profiles raises concerns about privacy and consent. By following the steps I’m providing, you can take control of your information and minimize your exposure to potential privacy risks. 

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