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Alternative payments trump traditional rivals in Asia Pacific ecommerce market
August 16th, 2018
Alternative payment methods such as mobile wallets now account for just over half of ecommerce transaction value in Asia Pacific, according to research from GlobalData. The Apac online shopping market is booming, predicted to hit $1.6 trillion this year, ...
End Of Credit Cycle Dynamics
August 15th, 2018
While there is no starting-pistol that tells us the final phase of the credit cycle leading into the next credit crisis has actually begun, nearly all the signs point to it being the case for the US economy. ...
KPMG Report on Fintech: Global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters
August 9th, 2018
KPMG has published their Pulse of Fintech report highlighting global Fintech activity for the first half of 2018. According to KPMG, global investment in Fintech is going gangbusters as “Fintech market activity worldwide gained momentum during the first half ...
Diamond prices on the rise despite month-to-month decline
August 3rd, 2018
Seasonal slowdowns caused diamond prices to fall marginally in July, across a number of size categories. However, as Rapaport indicates in its monthly diamond index, the outlook for the year remains positive. For July, the index revealed the following ...
MiFID II ESMA: Data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
August 3rd, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). More specifically, ESMA has published the ...
Online scammers captured after causing Eur 18 million of damage
August 2nd, 2018
After six years of preparation and coordination, the international Operation Warenagent has seen the arrest of 15 individuals, thought to be members of a network responsible for online fraud causing EUR 18 million worth of damage. The operation was ...
Euro rose against the Dollar, Chinese Yuan continued to weaken; Big week for currency markets
July 31st, 2018
Major currencies largely stuck to familiar ranges on Monday as investors shied away from taking big positions ahead of a flurry of crucial economic data and central bank monetary policy meetings this week. The Bank of Japan ends a ...
Easier to get a loan and demand for loans increased for euro area firms and households
July 26th, 2018
It became easier for euro area firms and households to borrow money in the second quarter of 2018 and demand for loans also increased. The negative impact of non-performing loans (NPLs) on credit conditions is decreasing, as the July ...
EU Authority fines five Banks for €2.48 million in total
July 24th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has fined Danske Bank, Nordea Bank, SEB, Svenska Handelsbanken and Swedbank €495,000 each and issued five public notices for negligently breaching the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRAR). ESMA found that the five ...
The yen climbed, gold price increased; Key financial events coming up this week
July 23rd, 2018
The yen climbed and Japanese government bonds slid on speculation that the Bank of Japan may debate some fine tuning in its stimulus policy. Asian stocks were mixed. The rise in Japan’s 10-year benchmark bond yield matched the biggest ...
