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Blockchain pilot in commercial real estate
December 19th, 2016
ABN AMRO has launched a pilot to explore how the blockchain application Torch can help parties involved in real estate transactions record and exchange information. Real estate transactions involve numerous parties, such as buyers, sellers, tenants, landlords, appraisers, notaries, ...
A Baht-Yuan cross-currency settlement system using blockchain technology
December 19th, 2016
KASIKORNBANK, in cooperation with International Business Settlement Co., Ltd. (IBS), a Chinese FinTech giant, has developed a real-time Sino-Thai settlement system based on the Next Generation Settlement Network (NGSN) which helps save time and costs while providing the utmost ...
Central Bank of Greece forecast a strengthening of growth for 2017
December 16th, 2016
Today, in accordance with its Statute, the Bank of Greece submitted its Interim Report on Monetary Policy 2016 to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament and the Cabinet. Progress with the implementation of the programme and with economic recovery ...
European Stocks Hover Near 1-Year High, Set for 2nd Weekly Gain
December 16th, 2016
European stocks held steady after closing at their highest level since January on Thursday, heading for a second week of gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose less than 0.1 percent at 08:45 a.m. in London as gains in ...
PayPal Partners with Citi and FIS to Drive Incremental Spend
December 16th, 2016
Partnership has become a core part of PayPal’s strategy, allowing us to provide a new level of financial choice and flexibility to our customers. Over the last few months, we have partnered with Visa and MasterCard to offer greater ...
Dollar Climbs to Strongest Since 2003 on Fed Path; Bonds Drop
December 16th, 2016
‘It feels like going long dollar is free money, no one loses’ Asian index futures diverge as yen drives haven-asset retreat The dollar rallied to its strongest level since 2003 against the euro, while gold plunged as the prospect ...
Microsoft and AMIS announce Asia’s first blockchain consortium
December 14th, 2016
Pilot blockchain project developed on Microsoft Azure aims to accelerate Taiwan’s fintech sector Financial technology (Fintech) is transforming the financial services industry and a variety of innovations, including blockchain technology, have revolutionized the banking sector for the past year. ...
Regulation key to growth of African fintech
December 14th, 2016
African fintech is a booming sector, but effective regulation and tackling fraud are crucial to ensuring the space fulfils its potential in offering more Africans access to financial services. This is according to panellists at the Africa Technology Summit ...
UniCredit to raise billions and cut 14,000 jobs
December 13th, 2016
UniCredit, Italy’s biggest bank, is planning to raise €13bn (£10.9bn) and cut 14,000 jobs over the next two years in a bid to return to financial health. The bank plans to use the record rights issue to help remove ...
Emerging Payments Association Board strengthened by global industry leaders
December 13th, 2016
Payments leaders from Saxo Payments, Modulr, Global Risk Technologies, Bacs, and The Just Loans Group elected to join the ranks and widen the expertise of the Emerging Payments Association (EPA) Advisory Board to advance payments innovation The Emerging Payments ...
