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Robert Evans III Named Deputy Director in SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance
June 21st, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Robert Evans III has been named Deputy Director in the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. He will join Deputy Director Shelley Parratt as a senior advisor to the division’s director, William ...
SFO charges Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud
June 20th, 2017
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today charged Barclays Plc and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act 1985. The charges relate to Barclays Plc’s capital raising ...
Bitcoin non-regulation leaves users vulnerable to theft, fraud
June 15th, 2017
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s blockchain technology is attractive for several reasons – including decentralisation, pseudo-anonymity and its lack of regulation – but new research highlights a downside: users are open to theft and fraud. Computer scientists at Lancaster University and Universiti ...
Fiserv Announces Firm Offer to Acquire Monitise plc
June 14th, 2017
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LSE: MONI). The acquisition is expected to accelerate ...
Fintech matchmaking platform officially join Big4 giant KPMG
June 12th, 2017
Further to an announcement issued by KPMG back in May 2017, regarding the acquisition of Matchi, a global fintech innovation and matchmaking platform, Matchi has issued a press release to announce the official join to KPMG. According Matchi announcement: ...
FINRA Bars Former Morgan Stanley Registered Representative
June 2nd, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has barred former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney registered representative John Batista Bocchino for concealing approximately $190 million in Venezuelan bond trades from the firm, which had restricted such trading ...
Bank of Sydney Enhances Online and Mobile Banking Services with Fiserv
May 30th, 2017
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Bank of Sydney will work with Fiserv to provide its consumer and small business customers with enhanced digital banking capabilities. The bank will ...
Bitcoin price hits $3,800 in South Korea: Factors of arbitrage & rising demand
May 25th, 2017
Bitcoin is being traded at over $3,800 in South Korea, with a 33.5 percent premium. Currently, global average bitcoin price is $2,514, which is closest to the bitcoin price listed by the US exchange market at $2,533. On May ...
Development of FinTech innovation within the ASEAN region; IFC and MAS collaboration
May 24th, 2017
IFC and Monetary Authority of Singapore Collaborate to Advance FinTech Innovation in Asia IFC, a member of the World Bank Group and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a memorandum of cooperation, agreeing to work together to establish ...
XRP Liquidity to Increase With Listings on Six New Exchanges
May 22nd, 2017
Ripple, the only blockchain payments provider with proven commercial deployments, has announced today the expansion of its partnership with BitGo to list XRP on several leading digital asset exchanges: Bitso, Coinone, bitbank, and SCI’s BuyBitcoin. Additionally,AlphaPoint will be adding ...
