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Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
EY to be replaced as BBC auditor
May 16th, 2016
National Audit Office set to replace EY as BBC auditor The current auditor is Big Four firm, EY, who took over the audit from KPMG in 2015. At the time, the BBC signed a three-year contract with EY, with ...
Nordea offers to fintech startups the chance to accelerate their business
May 16th, 2016
There will be a new chance for startups to accelerate their ideas this autumn. The first Nordea Accelerator programme ran successfully during winter 2015-2016 where twelve selected startups developed their ideas in cooperation with Nordea. The next programme will ...
Oil prices jump as Goldman Sachs says market flips into deficit
May 16th, 2016
Oil prices jumped over 1 percent on Monday after long-time bear Goldman Sachs said the market had ended almost two years of oversupply following global oil disruptions and flipped to a deficit. International Brent crude futures were trading at ...
Singapore, UK enhance FinTech collaboration
May 13th, 2016
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore have established the first FinTech Bridge with the signing of a Regulatory Cooperation Agreement between UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The launch coincided with the second UK-Singapore ...
Former Citigroup CFO launches a digital investment platform for women
May 12th, 2016
Former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck launched her anticipated new startup, a digital investment platform for women called Ellevest, this morning from the TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016 conference’s stage. Krawcheck is not your typical startup founder, which makes her entry in the investing space particularly ...
PAYFORT State of Payments 2016 report to reveal new insights into Arab world’s buying habits
May 12th, 2016
Report examines e-payment and e-commerce markets; adds extensive consumer survey to reveal region’s shopping behavior PAYFORT, the leading online payment service provider in the Arab world, will soon publish its third “State of Payments in the Arab World” report, ...
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020
May 12th, 2016
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020. This growth is mainly due to increasing penetration of Mobile Payments in various sectors, increase in analytics services and availability of affordable Mobile ...
Fintech Offer Opportunity To Investors
May 11th, 2016
Fintech is changing the way consumers interact with financial services and a key area for investors. Financial technology is shifting the business model away from cost per transaction to monetising data and advertising. New technologies include peer to peer ...
Credit Suisse announces 1Q16 results
May 11th, 2016
Significant cost savings across the bank, and profitable growth and net asset inflows in APAC, IWM and Swiss UB. Stable capital position at 11.4% Highlights 1Q16 financial performance Group reported pre-tax loss of CHF 484 million (adjusted*: CHF 173 ...
