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MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial
January 27th, 2017
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of Alipay, a global mobile payment platform, today announced that they ...
Italian policymaker links bitcoin to mafia-controlled casino ops
January 26th, 2017
Bitcoin is giving Italian mobsters a legal way to enter the gambling industry. That was the bold claim made by Lucrezia Ricchiuti, who is convinced that the popular digital currency can be linked to casino operations runs by the ...
BT facing criminal inquiry over Italy accounting scandal
January 26th, 2017
Prosecutors in Milan have confirmed an investigation into allegations of false accounting and embezzlement at BT’s Italian arm. It is being led by Fabio De Pasquale – a veteran of high-profile investigations, including a long-running inquiry into the former ...
CLS signs MOU with Chinese think tank
January 24th, 2017
CLS Group (CLS), a leading provider of risk mitigation and operational services for the global foreign exchange (FX) market, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Institution for Finance and Development (NIFD). The MOU defines close ...
Pound Sterling Predicted to Recover Against Euro, Dollar
January 23rd, 2017
The British Pound is expected to stay above its recent lows against the Euro and Dollar going forward as the currency has absorbed its fair share of Brexit-inspired negativity. The Pound trades well below where it should if the ...
Payment provider SafeCharge published a Pre-close trading update
January 20th, 2017
Pre-close trading update SafeCharge (AIM:SCH), the global provider of payments services, technologies and risk management solutions for online and mobile businesses, provides the following update as it enters its closed period ahead of announcing its results for the year ...
Western Union agreed to pay $586m for Anti-Money Laundering Violations
January 20th, 2017
Western Union Admits Anti-Money Laundering and Consumer Fraud Violations, Forfeits $586 Million in Settlement with Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission Company also Agrees to Implement Anti-Fraud Program and Enhanced Compliance Obligations in Agreements with Federal Authorities The Western ...
Deloitte Opens Second Blockchain Lab
January 13th, 2017
The lab in New York will focus on creating blockchain prototypes ready for integration into clients’ production systems. The solutions cultivated in the lab will be designed as “ready-to-integrate” for Deloitte’s financial services clients. The blockchain lab, its second ...
OANDA appoints new CEO
January 12th, 2017
OANDA Global Corporation’s Board of Directors has appointed Vatsa Narasimha, formerly CFO of OANDA, as its CEO. Mr. Narasimha succeeds Ed Eger who, alongside the Board, hand-selected Mr. Narasimha for the role. Mr. Eger will remain at OANDA to support ...
The Nigerian Fintech landscape expands
January 3rd, 2017
Africa has caught the world’s attention with its advancements in the financial technology (fintech) space and usage of mobile money. The Nigerian fintech landscape, specifically, has the capability to become one of the most significant leaders in Africa’s innovation. ...
