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MasterCard makes first bitcoin investment
October 29th, 2015
MasterCard has finally dipped a toe in the crypto-currency pool, joining a host of other big name investors backing new bitcoin incubator Digital Currency Group (DCG). MasterCard was joined by Canadian bank CIBC, insurer New York Life and venture ...
MiFID II – the road ahead
October 22nd, 2015
The financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulator of UK, has published a Speech by David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and International, FCA, delivered at the FCA MiFID II Conference, London. David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and ...
Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States – Court ordered investigation
October 22nd, 2015
Irish court orders investigation of Facebook data transfers to US Ireland’s High Court on Tuesday (20 October) ordered an investigation into Facebook’s transfer of European Union users’ data to the United States, to make sure personal privacy was properly ...
20 Reasons Why All The People That Quit Prepping After September Are Dead Wrong
October 21st, 2015
Millions of Americans were gearing up for some huge event to happen in September, but the world didn’t end and now many of them have given up entirely on prepping. Of course the truth is that some absolutely earth-shattering ...
Fintech Innovation Lab 2016 invites Applicants
October 21st, 2015
Accenture, Partnership Fund for NYC and Leading Banks Call for Applicants for New York FinTech Innovation Lab 2016 Program helps leading financial technology entrepreneurs accelerate product and business development Applications are now being accepted for New York’s sixth annual ...
MasterCard to Tokenize MasterPass for Online and In-App Shopping
October 20th, 2015
Consumers to Benefit from Increased Security and Convenience When Using Their MasterPass-Enabled Bank-Issued Wallets MasterPass has increasingly been making shopping easier and safer for consumers and merchants in 24 countries around the globe. Today, MasterCard announced it will integrate a fully tokenized ...
Deloitte acquires leading Canadian asset reliability consultancy
October 20th, 2015
Asset Performance Group will bring new reliability and maintenance capabilities to Deloitte’s consulting practice Deloitte announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Asset Performance Group (APG), a leading asset reliability consultancy based in Burlington, ...
What does China own in the UK?
October 20th, 2015
China may be the world’s second-largest economy behind the US, but it has more money in the bank than any other country. Indeed three of the world’s 10 biggest sovereign wealth funds are Chinese, together holding more than $1.5tn ...
Morgan Stanley’s trading rout sets grim tone for fourth quarter
October 20th, 2015
Morgan Stanley on Monday warned that there was little hope for a quick turnaround in its key trading business given the persistence of global growth concerns that helped pummel the bank’s third quarter earnings. Chief Executive James Gorman was ...
Is China Turning To Bitcoin As Yuan Devalues?
October 19th, 2015
China is seemingly buying up a lot of Bitcoin and alternative currencies like gold right now. The devaluation of their currency has been slashed over the course of the past month. The country’s Foreign Exchange Commission has ordered financial institutions to increase its checks ...
