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Goldman Sachs Sees Big Potential for Fintech in Brazil
May 16th, 2017
Brazil is experiencing a wave of growth in financial technology that will most likely eat into the market share of the country’s huge and long untouchable banks, a new report from Goldman Sachs says. Entitled “Fintech Brazil’s Moment,” the ...
Former director jailed in misappropriate investor funds case
May 15th, 2017
Mr Gavin Keith Hyland has been convicted in the Brisbane District Court on two counts of dishonestly using his position to misappropriate investor funds. In relation to the first count, Mr Hyland was sentenced to two years imprisonment and ...
Mobile payments on the rise across GCC, officials say
May 5th, 2017
Online payments, including mobile payments and e-commerce, are set to become a crucial part of the digitisation wave currently sweeping across the GCC, according to a number of industry executives in attendance at the event. “Major trends include subscription ...
Russian hacker, son of a Russian lawmaker sentenced in US prison
April 24th, 2017
Roman Seleznev, the son of a Russian member of parliament, hacked credit card data from restaurants in Washington and across the U.S. Roman Seleznev, the son of a member of Russian Parliament, was sentenced to 27 years in federal ...
A brief history of Digital Currency
April 20th, 2017
Digital currency is a recent invention which means that currency with real value can be exchanged for traditional cash; it is instead entirely virtual or digital. It is a new invention in the history of money and commerce. Electronic money only ...
Emirates NBD partners with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay for select customers
April 4th, 2017
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, today announced its partnership with Samsung to provide early access to Samsung Pay, for the bank’s customers. Samsung Pay is a secure, fast and convenient mobile payment service that can be ...
These are the popular online payment methods in Europe
April 3rd, 2017
Every country in Europe is different. So, it’s no surprise consumers of these countries have different online payment methods they prefer to use. In 2017, DPDgroup released its Barometer E-shopper report which shows the most popular online payment methods ...
Why mobile shopping clicks in UAE
March 30th, 2017
Samina Subhani had been trying for months to locate a very special item for her two children. Both her son and daughter are avid Star Wars fans and had their heart set on owning a pair of replica lightsabers ...
Alert: High Bitcoin prices inspire a wave of scams
March 24th, 2017
Earlier this month, the price of a single Bitcoin eclipsed the price of an ounce of gold for the first time ever. This news, coupled with the exploding adoption of its underlying technology – blockchain – beyond the financial world, ...
FINRA warns for Binary Options Follow-Up Schemes
March 18th, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today issued an Investor Alert warning anyone involved in binary options trading through unregistered non-U.S. companies to be on guard for a one-two punch: losses followed up by potentially fraudulent pitches to help ...
