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Bitcoin Technology Tested In Trial By 40 Big Banks
March 3rd, 2016
The technology behind Bitcoin is starting to make progress on Wall Street. By December, financial technology company R3 CEV had brought together a consortium of 42 banks to create standards and protocols for using blockchain technology in financial services. ...
Apple v FBI: US debates a world without privacy
March 3rd, 2016
Is there such a thing as security so good it’s a danger to society? That’s the bigger picture at hand as Apple continues to fight an order to unlock a terrorist’s iPhone. That fight made its way to Capitol ...
The Floor promises to connect Israeli fintech with China, Hong Kong and the rest of Asia
March 3rd, 2016
The new hub will open an R&D center, collaborative workspace and host events that will link Israel’s best in financial technology with investors and partners from Beijing to Singapore Israel is known for its financial and technological prowess. It’s ...
Google’s Sundar Pichai becomes highest-paid CEO in US
February 9th, 2016
Pichai received 273,328 shares, company filing shows, bringing his holdings in Alphabet to $650m – still far less than the net worth of Google’s founders The boss of Google, Sundar Pichai, has been awarded $199m (£138m) worth of shares, making ...
Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, IBM & KPMG: Which consulting firm is best for you?
February 8th, 2016
List: Hybrid IT is on the rise and the complexities of digital transformation mean that consulting firms have an important role to play in simplifying the process. In the early weeks of 2016 there have been a number of ...
Russia Courts Foreign Banks as Funding Crunch Overtakes Politics
February 8th, 2016
Goldman, Citigroup among 20 foreign underwriters approached Allianz says Russia needs to tap Eurobond market this year Pressure is mounting on Russia to break the vow of abstinence on selling Eurobonds it has maintained since the U.S. and Europe ...
What will the UK’s future in Europe be like?
February 4th, 2016
UK in the EU: MEPs debate proposed reforms ahead of referendum What will the UK’s future in Europe be like? The day after European Council President Donald Tusk proposed a settlement in response to UK demands for reforms, MEPs ...
Russia holds key rate at 11% as economy lags
February 1st, 2016
Russia kept its interest rate steady on Friday but announced it wouldn’t rule out tightening monetary policy if inflation risks rise, after a month in which the ruble dropped to record lows as oil prices deteriorated. January marked a ...
BaFin has published a report on FinTechs: Young IT companies on the financial market
February 1st, 2016
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) of Germany, has published a report on the topic FinTechs: Young IT companies on the financial market. According to BaFin, an internal BaFin project group started work on the topic ...
The digital revolution on the finance industries
January 29th, 2016
EU experts and stakeholders discussed the impact of the digital revolution on the finance industries, market participants and consumers at a recent event organised by ACCA (The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and Deloitte in Brussels Internet and digital ...
