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Alibaba Financial Affiliate Seals Bank Deals for Alipay Expansion in Europe
December 7th, 2016
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s financial affiliate said it would collaborate with three banks and a payments company in Europe as the Chinese company seeks to expand its presence there. Ant Financial Services Group, which operates the Alipay online-payments platform, ...
Euro Projected to Weaken against the Dollar
December 5th, 2016
For the Euro to move higher tapering the asset purchase programme must be mentioned at Thursday’s ECB meeting but also keep an eye out for the abolition of the ‘capital key.’ The Euro will probably weaken against the Dollar ...
Lithuania is looking to attract FinTech companies
December 5th, 2016
Of all the cities lining up to poach London’s business post-Brexit, Vilnius might seem the most unlikely. Yet the Lithuanian capital has much to offer financial firms, from liveability and local talent to cutting-edge fintech regulation. Euromoney visits a ...
The second country in the world to develop a National Digital Currency
December 1st, 2016
Senegal has recently become only the second country in the world to introduce a digital currency based on blockchain technology. Named eCFA, the digital currency will be legal tender just as the current currency, CFA Franc, is. Senegal’s eCFA ...
Oil prices surge, smash trading volume records as OPEC and Russia agree output cut
December 1st, 2016
Oil prices shot up 13 percent, smashing trading volume records, after OPEC and Russia cut a deal to reduce output to drain a global supply glut, but analysts warned they could remain modest by historical comparison as other producers ...
Asia Stocks Rise Most in Three Weeks as Oil Hits $50, Bonds Drop
December 1st, 2016
U.S. oil climbs above $50, building on 9.3% gain on Wednesday Private jobs data adds to U.S. rate outlook before payrolls Asian equities rallied the most in three weeks as a deal to cut global oil output lifted energy ...
The dollar climbed 0.4 percent to 112.78 yen
November 30th, 2016
Output pact under threat as day of Vienna meeting dawns Greenback climbs with Treasuries premium at nine-year high Oil held below $46 a barrel ahead of a make-or-break OPEC meeting on stabilizing the crude market, while the dollar headed ...
Oil prices edge up ahead of OPEC meeting
November 30th, 2016
It’s all getting very nervy ahead of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries‘ (Opec) meeting later today. Members of the producer cartel will be trying to get the deal done on an output cut to clamp down on ...
Wearable Payment Market to Grow Nearly 60% CAGR to 2020
November 24th, 2016
The global wearable payment market analyst says one of latest trends in the market is decline in cost of wearable devices. Smartwatch, which is one of the latest technologically advanced fashionable accessories, has high growth prospects but is expensive ...
Oil prices climb on expectation of OPEC-led output cut
November 21st, 2016
Oil prices rose by more than 1 percent on Monday as producer cartel OPEC moved closer to an output cut to rein in oversupply that has put pressure on prices for over two years. International Brent crude oil futures ...
