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KPMG Announces Agreement With IBM Watson To Help Deliver Cognitive-Powered Insights
March 9th, 2016
Deal accelerates adoption of new technologies across KPMG’s businesses, strengthening firm’s commitment to reinforcing confidence in the capital markets KPMG LLP and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced plans to apply IBM’s Watson cognitive computing technology to KPMG’s professional services offerings. The agreement, including ...
BBVA announces the acquisition of an online business banking service
March 7th, 2016
BBVA today announces the acquisition of Holvi, the Helsinki-based online business banking service, as it seeks to expand its portfolio of digital businesses to complement the Group’s overall transformation process. Holvi, which was founded in 2011, and describes its offering ...
Investing in Technology: Outlook and key themes for the technology sector in 2016
March 7th, 2016
Technology was one of the clear winners in 2015, amid a generally lacklustre year for stock markets. The Nasdaq finished the year nearly 6% ahead of the wider S&P 500 index. However, the strength has been confined to a ...
ISIS ‘making millions’ by gaming forex markets
March 4th, 2016
The militant group that calls itself Islamic State (ISIS) is exploiting national banking operations in Iraq and could be making up to $25 million a month in Middle Eastern money markets, according to experts. Speaking to a U.K. parliamentary ...
Wirecard launches new prepaid Visa card mycard2go
March 2nd, 2016
Visa Simply One combined card – available from many retailers A new prepaid Visa card from Wirecard is now available to consumers: mycard2go is easy to top up and can be used in a variety of scenarios, for example ...
EBRD supports international trade in Greece through National Bank of Greece
March 2nd, 2016
Facility will help National Bank of Greece scale up trade finance The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of international trade with a facility to National Bank of Greece under the EBRD’s Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP). The facility ...
ITG Launches ITG Smart Cost Estimator For Pre-trade Analysis And Announces New Award For Itg Analytics Incubator
February 29th, 2016
ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, today announced the launch of ITG Smart Cost Estimator for Pre-Trade Analysis, a mobile application that estimates pre-trade costs based on current market conditions. “Traditional pre-trade transaction cost models ...
Bundesbank posts €3.2 billion profit in 2015
February 25th, 2016
The Bundesbank posted a profit of €3.2 billion for the 2015 financial year, up from €3.0 billion in 2014. This profit was transferred in full today to the Federal Government of Germany pursuant to section 27 number 2 of the Bundesbank Act (Bundesbankgesetz). ...
Euromoney:Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey 2016
February 25th, 2016
UBS Wealth Management voted best global private bank; revenue outlook dimmer this year; asset management competition heats up. In Euromoney’s 13th annual private banking survey for 2016, UBS Wealth Management has made its way back to the top of ...
Visa Checkout Launching Across Europe and India
February 23rd, 2016
Merchants and Consumers in Six New Markets Can Take Advantage of Safe Easy Online Payments in Just a Few Clicks Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), announced that its leading online payment service, Visa Checkout, will be available to merchants and consumers ...
