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Payoneer raises $180m in venture capital funding
October 6th, 2016
Payoneer has raised $180 million from venture capital investors. The New York-based money transfer service, specializing in cross border transactions and escrow-as-a-service (EaaS) to dealmakers, is now backed by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV). This round, plus the most recent Series ...
It’s Not Just Deutsche Bank. The Entire Financial Sector Is Sick
October 3rd, 2016
These are great times for financial assets — and by implication for finance companies that make and sell them, right? Alas, no. Just the opposite. Each part of the FIRE (finance, insurance, real estate) economy is imploding as “modern” ...
FX Firm Joins Mexican Bitcoin Exchange’s $2.5 Million Fundraise
September 29th, 2016
Bitcoin exchange startup Bitso has raised $2.5m to make it easier for the underbanked in Mexico to gain access to financial services. Among the investors is Mexico-based foreign exchange, Monex Group, which last year conducted $160bn in transactions in Europe, the ...
OPEC Agrees to First Oil Output Cut in Eight Years
September 29th, 2016
Oil club to cut output to as low as 32.5 million barrels a day Deal indicates Saudi Arabia and Iran resolved some differences OPEC agreed to the outline of a deal that will cut production for the first time ...
Bitcoin-Inspired Technology Starts to Reshape Currency Markets
September 27th, 2016
Product likely to lower the costs of cross-border transactions Bitcoin-inspired ledger technology is taking its first steps in foreign-exchange markets. Companies that provide payments systems to banks are unveiling products that use distributed ledgers to lower the costs of ...
BNP Paribas works on Blockchain Technology to develop new products and services
September 26th, 2016
BNP Paribas is currently working with a number of clients to co-develop new products and services, after embarking on a collaborative process during the first-ever BNP Paribas ‘Blockchain Bizhackathon’ earlier this year, focusing on Transaction Banking activities. Based on the promising ...
Japan banks target fintech start-ups after law change
September 26th, 2016
Change to 5% ownership cap part of national effort to push financial technology Japan’s biggest banks are looking to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into fintech start-ups after the abolition of a law that prevented them from owning more than ...
SWIFT announces new security tool to strengthen customer fraud controls
September 20th, 2016
Anti-fraud reports introduced under SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme Supports banks by helping detect unusual payment flows quickly and easily Improves possibility of cancelling fraudulent transfers SWIFT announces the introduction of Daily Validation Reports, a new tool designed to supplement ...
Fintech Firm Ripple raises $55 Million In funding
September 16th, 2016
Ripple set out to solve a global problem, with far-reaching implications and significant obstacles. Where others struggle to find a use case and a market, Ripple has turned customers into investors, and capital into commercial deployments of our solutions. ...
Listed venture company H2Ocean launched
September 12th, 2016
H2 Ventures has announced the launch of H2Ocean, a listed venture company investing in early and growth stage fintech businesses. H2Ocean is expected to begin trading on the ASX on a normal settlement basis on 19 October 2016, and ...
