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Yen drops on 2 trillion yen stimulus report; The kiwi dollar and euro both slid
September 25th, 2017
The yen declined on speculation Japan’s prime minister will press for a stimulus package alongside his expected call for a snap election — sending the nation’s stocks higher. The kiwi and euro both slid as ballot results foreshadowed potentially ...
Global law firm joins forces with blockchain expert to launch consultancy
September 22nd, 2017
Global law firm Clyde & Co has launched an innovative new consultancy to advise insurers and clients in other sectors on all aspects of the burgeoning new area of smart contracts, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. Clyde Code, as ...
Supervisory authorities around the world warn for unauthorised financial services entities
September 18th, 2017
The supervisory authorities of Australia (Australian Securities and Investment Commission- ASIC), United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Belgium (Financial Services and Markets Authority – FSMA), Denmark (Danish Financial Supervisory Authority ...
South Africa’s Second Largest Supermarket Chain Pick n Pay Trials Bitcoin Payments
September 18th, 2017
A major supermarket chain in South Africa, Pick n Pay, has started a trial to accept bitcoin payments in-store at its head office location. A payment technology company named Electrum provides the payments platform, with bitcoin exchange Luno providing ...
Twitter rival Gab sues Google
September 18th, 2017
Gab, a Twitter rival popular with the Breitbart crowd, is suing Google. The lawsuit, filed in Pennsylvania federal court on Thursday, argues that Google violated antitrust laws when it rejected Gab’s app from its Android app store. Gab says ...
Stocks Climb in Asia; Yen Falls as Havens Retreat
September 18th, 2017
Stocks advanced in Asia following a record-breaking Wall Street session, while the yen declined as havens retreated amid optimism the U.S. favors a peaceful resolution to North Korea’s nuclear threats. Futures on the S&P 500 Index rose with equities ...
SWIFT launches gpi certification programme for global payment applications
September 12th, 2017
SWIFT announces today the launch of an approved certification programme for vendors that support SWIFT gpi in their payment applications. This certification programme will ensure that gpi capabilities are inherently available in these applications, thereby reducing both time and ...
Blockchain firms in $1.3b virtual currency battle
September 12th, 2017
Two of the world’s largest blockchain developers are battling over more than US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) in virtual currency options, in a dispute that may help establish the leading player in providing new payment technologies to financial companies. R3, ...
Oil prices dip as traders assess U.S. hurricane impact
September 12th, 2017
Oil prices edged down in early Asian trading on Tuesday, as traders weighed up the dampening effect on demand of Hurricane Irma versus refinery restarts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey that should lead to more crude oil processing. ...
China is starting to roll back measures meant to prop up its currency
September 11th, 2017
China is starting to roll back measures meant to prop up its currency after a recent surge in the yuan erased all of last year’s losses. Starting today, the central bank has scrapped a reserve requirement rule on trades ...
