Facebook Messenger Rolls Out Payment Service Across The U.S.
July 1st, 2015
Today Facebook announced that a new payment feature is now available for Facebook Messenger users in the U.S. Now you can make person-to-person payments by adding your debit card through Facebook Messenger in just a few taps. The money ...
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Violating Market Access Rule
July 1st, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. with violating the market access rule in connection with a trading incident that resulted in erroneous executions of options contracts. Goldman Sachs agreed to pay a $7 million penalty to ...
Greeks lose Apple iCloud space as capital controls stop payments
July 1st, 2015
Some Apple Inc. customers in Greece started to experience a disruption to service on Tuesday as controls on the movement of money began to grip the indebted nation. Since Monday, Greek credit cards cannot be used to make payments ...
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
June 30th, 2015
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a ...
Nasdaq Launches Index Calculation System for Marketplaces
June 30th, 2015
Offering gives exchanges index producer capabilities, opportunities for new revenue streams Singapore Exchange to leverage technology to boost index services offering Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the launch of the Nasdaq Index Calculation System, a standalone solution that provides marketplaces with ...
Greek referendum is a Machiavellian plot
June 29th, 2015
Alexis Tsipras gambles on Greece’s future with a sham referendum. A few days ago, in the euro summit on June 22, all indications were that Europe’s political beasts and IMF representatives were ready to accept the latest proposal of ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
Regulatory Fine
June 26th, 2015
Global Regulators Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) Fines Imposed for Year 2015 and 2016
HSBC dumps China PMI as Beijing tightens information flows
June 26th, 2015
For those on wanting to understand China there is one economic statistic more closely watched than any other. It’s the Flash Purchasing Managers Index – or PMI – which is released in the last week of every month. The index claims to be ...
Facebook Challenges Bitcoin? Payment Icon Added To Desktop Users
June 25th, 2015
Facebook has continued unveiling its Facebook payments platform, adding the desktop option on Wednesday for many users. CCN reported in March how the social media website had introduced payments on its messenger application, and it seems that today it has rolled ...
