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Big U.S. banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments
March 9th, 2016
Depositors at some of the largest U.S. banks are finally going to get the chance to do something quick and simple: send money to another person’s account instantaneously by mobile phone. The idea has been in the works for ...
Standard Chartered goes global with ‘bank on an iPad’
March 8th, 2016
Standard Chartered is to equip staff worldwide with an iPad-based sales and service tool that “brings the bank” to the client. Retail Workbench, initially launched in Korea in 2014, enables sales staff to open an account for a client ...
Iran Oil Lands in Europe for First Time Since Sanctions End
March 7th, 2016
Spanish refiner Cepsa offloads first tanker with Iranian crude France and Romania await cargoes as Iran slowly ramps-up sales The Monte Toledo oil tanker covered the uneventful voyage from Iran to Europe with a haul of 1 million barrels ...
Deloitte Highlights Israel’s Rise as ‘Blockchain Hotspot’
March 4th, 2016
A new report from global professional services firm Deloitte focuses on Israel’s development into a blockchain hub, outlining the work of a number of startups working on distributed ledger solutions across a variety of industries. “The country’s unique experience with FinTech, cyber and ...
Nasdaq Selected to Support ASX in Post-Trade Technology Overhaul
March 2nd, 2016
ASX to replace equities and equity options clearing platforms with Genium INET Nasdaq to build CCP clearing capability ASX’s clearinghouses now managing real-time risk with Nasdaq’s post-trade risk technology Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have announced ...
Arab States Face $94 Billion Debt Crunch on Oil Slump, HSBC Says
February 29th, 2016
$52 billion of bonds, $42 billion of loans due this, next year Refinancing challenging with slow growth, rating downgrades Gulf Cooperation Council countries may struggle to refinance $94 billion of debt in the next two years as the region ...
Saudi Oil Minister Surprises OPEC with Tough Line on Prices
February 25th, 2016
Prepared for $20 a barrel to force production cuts outside the Middle East, Says al Naimi Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi surprised fellow members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Tuesday when he said the ...
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 ...
IEA releases Oil Market Report for February
February 10th, 2016
As signs of a demand slowdown surface, higher OPEC output only partly offsets non-OPEC decline Having peaked, at a five-year high of 1.6 million barrels per day (mb/d) in 2015, global oil demand growth is forecast to ease back ...
Greek Prime Minister Tsipras Meets With Iranian Leaders in Tehran
February 9th, 2016
Greece hopes to become an economic link between Iran and EU now that sanctions are lifted Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday became the first Western leader to visit Iran since the lifting of trade sanctions against the ...
