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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 ...
The World Economy’s Winners and Losers in 2015
December 31st, 2015
When the final numbers are tallied, 2015 will probably count as another disappointing year for global growth. The muted performance came even as central banks continued to pump in liquidity, oil prices plunged again and inflation was moderate. It was also a year ...
Asia trades mixed, ASX sheds 2% for the year
December 31st, 2015
Asian markets were treading water on the final trading day of 2015, with investors eyeing oil prices for further clues after a turbulent year for stocks. The Australian market, which closed early, shed over 2 percent for the year ...
January 1, 2016: The New Bank Bail-In System Goes Into Effect In Europe
December 30th, 2015
If you have a bank account anywhere in Europe, you need to read this article. On January 1st, 2016, a new bail-in system will go into effect for all European banks. This new system is based on the Cyprus ...
Pound Outlook Darkens on Brexit Referendum With BOE Stuck on Launchpad
December 30th, 2015
Sterling will fall to $1.41 by September 2016, SocGen says Fragile global economy, ‘Brexit’ may keep BOE from liftoff The odds are stacking up against the pound for 2016. With growth slowing and the potential for a referendum on ...
Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers
December 29th, 2015
Autonomous Research survey finds most unafraid of disruption American Express, Western Union seen as biggest losers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will probably benefit most from the coming wave of financial technology disruption, rather ...
J.P. Morgan to Increase Deposit Rates for Some Big Clients in January
December 29th, 2015
Bank is among first of big peers to boost deposit rates after Fed decision on interest rates J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. will raise deposit rates for some of its biggest clients in January, according to a person familiar with ...
Credit Suisse, Barclays and Deutsche Bank under new management
December 28th, 2015
In 2015, new bank chief executives have been rather like buses. You wait ages while anger mounts over regulation of the service, then three turn up at once. In the space of seven months in 2015, a trio of ...
The Most Profitable Work Will Be Automated: The Rest Will Be Left to Us
December 23rd, 2015
A new system is self-organizing before our eyes. We just have to stop obstructing its rise and start facilitating its expansion in self-evident ways. What’s abundant and what’s scarce? The question matters because as economist Michael Spence (among others) ...
Russian Information Minister Is Keen to Explore Blockchain Technology
December 22nd, 2015
Nikolai Nikiforov, the Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media spoke about Bitcoin’s underlying technology, the blockchain. The Minister notes the distributed ledger technology as “very interesting” and intends to monitor its development going forward. Speaking at the ‘Internet ...
