FinTech

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UN report: Social network payments now reach nearly US $3 trillion in China

24/04/2017(0)
Payments on messaging and e-commerce platforms set to increase China’s GDP by $236 billion by 2025, unlocking new economic opportunities for people and small businesses A new UN study ... Read More
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Bloomberg and Bats Europe combine for MiFID II reporting

20/04/2017(0)
Bloomberg and Bats Europe have today announced they plan to provide Bloomberg customers with the ability to use their respective Approved Publication Arrangements (APA) to fulfil MiFID II transparency ... Read More
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Fintech in the Middle East and North Africa is booming

20/04/2017(0)
Fintech startups in the Middle East and North Africa have raised $100-million over the last decade, yet 28% fail in their initial years, says a new report by business ... Read More
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Nasdaq launches FinTech investment program

20/04/2017(0)
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), one of the world’s leading providers of technology and services to the capital markets, announced today the launch of a venture investment program, Nasdaq Ventures,  dedicated to discovering, ... Read More
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SWIFT updates reference data service

19/04/2017(0)
SWIFTRef’s Bankers World Online query tool undergoes a facelift, adds improved search fields and simplified navigation for easier access to reference data SWIFT announces the launch of a significant ... Read More
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Ant Financial merged with HelloPay Group

19/04/2017(0)
Almost exactly one year ago, Alibaba announced its US$1 billion purchase of a controlling stake in Lazada, the largest online shopping and selling marketplace in Southeast Asia – and a gateway ... Read More
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Payment processing provider to be acquired by PayPal

14/04/2017(0)
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: PYPL) and TIO Networks Corp. (TSXV: TNC), a cloud-based multi-channel bill payment processing and receivables management company, today announced that, at the special meeting of ... Read More
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SWIFT announces a new real-time payment controls service

13/04/2017(0)
SWIFT today announces a new real-time payment controls service to complement and strengthen its customers’ existing fraud controls. The new fraud and cyber-crime prevention service will enable SWIFT customers ... Read More
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Contactless payments to hit 150M users in 2017

13/04/2017(0)
The number of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay users is about to hit 100 million and should top 150 million by the end of 2017, according to ... Read More
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Thomson Reuters launched application that helps asset managers in making investing decisions

12/04/2017(0)
Thomson Reuters Helps Drive Greater Accessibility to Quantitative Analysis for Buy-Side with Launch of QA Point Powered by Elsen Cloud-based QA Point enables portfolio managers to more quickly add ... Read More
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