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Global regulators may propose rules for fintech: FSB’s Carney
February 29th, 2016
Global regulators may propose rules to prevent “fintech” innovations from destabilizing the broader financial system, the G20‘s Financial Stability Board said on Saturday. FSB Chairman Mark Carney said in a letter to central bankers and finance ministers from the ...
CUP and Visa Sign MOU to Collaborate on Payments Security, Innovation and Financial Inclusion
February 26th, 2016
China UnionPay (CUP) and Visa Inc. today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Shanghai with both parties agreeing to collaborate on payments security, innovation and financial inclusion. The MOU was signed between Shi Wenchao, President of CUP, and Charlie Scharf, Chief Executive Officer of Visa ...
VimpelCom will pay to resolve probes in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history
February 19th, 2016
Amsterdam-based telecommunications operator VimpelCom Ltd on Thursday said it would pay $795 million (£555 million) to resolve U.S. and Dutch probes into a bribery scheme in Uzbekistan, in the second largest global anti-corruption settlement in history. The settlement was ...
The five fears stalking the global banking industry
February 10th, 2016
China, emerging markets, the eurozone, oil and commodities all pose a threat to the banking sector this year Banking shares have come under pressure this week as investors express fears that the sector will be badly hit by a global ...
Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer
February 5th, 2016
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced the launch of Visa Developer, a milestone that transforms the world’s largest retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce. For the first time in the company’s nearly 60 ...
Could China’s Housing Bubble Bring Down the Global Economy?
January 21st, 2016
Who’s going to buy the tens of millions of empty flats held as investments? I’ve been writing a lot about China recently because it’s becoming increasingly clear that China’s economy is slowing and the authority’s “fixes” are not turning ...
Chase, Wal-Mart Seek to Disrupt Mobile Payments Business in 2016
January 4th, 2016
Banks and retailers move to capture tap-and-pay transactions Apple, Google will see new competition in evolving market American consumers will have more choices in 2016 for how they make purchases with their smartphones as big banks and retailers vie ...
Global growth will be disappointing in 2016: IMF’s Lagarde
December 30th, 2015
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and the outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund said in a guest article for German newspaper Handelsblatt published on Wednesday. IMF Managing Director ...
Swatch partners with Visa for pay-by-the-wrist contactless payments
December 1st, 2015
Swatch SA and Visa Inc. together with Visa Europe have signed an agreement giving eligible Visa cardholders in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil the ability to tap and pay with Swatch’s new «pay-by-the-wrist» watch, Swatch Bellamy. Slated to launch ...
Saxo Payments unveils new community for fast, low cost cross border transfers
October 27th, 2015
Saxo Payments Banking Circle Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, today at Money 2020 unveils the new brand – Banking Circle – for its international payments community. A marketplace that disrupts the status quo of traditional international B2B ...