Search Results for: Global Payments
Deloitte: Blockchain reinvents the financial services industry
November 2nd, 2016
Deloitte Global report highlights use cases for distributed ledger technology to transform the industry Distributed ledger technology (DLT), more commonly known as blockchain, is challenging traditional business models and providing new opportunities to reinvent financial services, according to a ...
KPMG to introduce Digital Ledger Services to help financial services companies
September 15th, 2016
KPMG launches digital ledger services to help financial services companies implement blockchain technology KPMG in Canada announced the introduction of its Digital Ledger Services, a comprehensive suite of services designed to help financial services companies realize the potential of ...
KBW and Nasdaq Launch Financial Technology Index
July 20th, 2016
Keefe Bruyette & Woods (KBW), a Stifel company (NYSE:SF), and Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today announced the launch of the KBW Nasdaq Financial Technology Index (Ticker: KFTX), a preeminent index designed to precisely track the performance of those companies that leverage ...
Paysafe provides suite of payment services for Payfriendz P2P app
February 12th, 2016
Paysafe Group, the leading global payments provider, has been selected by Payfriendz to enable the launch of its innovative P2P social payments app and virtual MasterCard® solution. Paysafe provides Payfriendz with a suite of payment processing and card services. ...
Bitcoin: A 21st Century Currency Explained By a Wall Street Veteran
February 8th, 2016
Jason Leibowitz is a former Wall Street professional who pivoted careers in 2014 to focus full-time on digital currency. In this paper, Leibowitz answers questions about how bitcoin was created, how it works and why it matters. It has been ...
What Will It Mean If the Yuan Gets Reserve-Currency Status?
November 30th, 2015
At least $1 trillion of global reserves may migrate to yuan Successful bid would boost Xi’s economic reform efforts International Monetary Fund representatives have given China strong signals that the yuan is likely to soon join the fund’s basket of reserve ...
What Will It Mean If the Yuan Gets Reserve-Currency Status?
October 26th, 2015
At least $1 trillion of global reserves may migrate to yuan Successful bid would boost Xi’s economic reform efforts International Monetary Fund representatives have given China strong signals that the yuan is likely to soon join the fund’s basket ...
Worldpay floats in Biggest London IPO so far in 2015
October 13th, 2015
Worldpay has been valued at GBP4.80 billion in its initial public offering, making the payments processor the biggest company to come to market in London so far in 2015. Worldpay’s value by market capitalisation was based on an offer ...
Online transactions made on a mobile device continue to increase their share
October 12th, 2015
Mobile Payments Index uncovers mobile share for key payment methods including Paypal, Alipay and online banking Adyen, the global payments technology company, today published the Q3 edition (July-Sept) of its quarterly Mobile Payments Index, which tracks mobile payment data ...
China’s Foreign Reserves Post Record Quarterly Drop on Yuan
October 7th, 2015
Stockpile shrinks $180 billion as PBOC props up currency Decline in September less than expected, boosting yuan China’s foreign-exchange reserves fell by a record in the third quarter as the central bank sold dollars to support the yuan after ...
