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Top stories of the day June 25
June 25th, 2015
1. European officials resumed talks on Greece’s bailout on Thursday after a day of negotiations broke up in the early hours without ending the standoff that has brought the country on the cusp of a default. With the Greek ...
Newest UK bank Atom selects global tech giant FIS to offer digital banking
June 25th, 2015
Atom, the designed for digital challenger to the UK banking market, is partnering with FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in banking and payments technology as well as consulting and outsourcing solutions, to serve banking customers on the go. ...
Quantitative Easing in 5 key questions
June 25th, 2015
On January 22, 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi launched the institution’s Quantitative Easing (QE) program. QE is an exceptional measure, taken when traditional means of stimulating activity and growth prove ineffective. Learn more about the concept via five ...
Atom – the UK’s newest bank
June 24th, 2015
Atom Bank today announces that it has been granted its licence by the Bank of England, enabling it to push ahead with plans to launch products and services to customers later this year. Championing customer experience with a low-cost ...
Saxo Payments partners with Allied Wallet to drive plans for global expansion
June 23rd, 2015
Global transactions services provider, Saxo Payments, has partnered with Allied Wallet, an online payment processing and global merchant services solutions provider to support its plans for exponential market growth. Under the agreement, Allied Wallet has joined the Saxo Payments ...
Barclays Trials Bitcoin Tech With Pilot Program
June 23rd, 2015
Barclays has signed off on a proof-of-concept to trial bitcoin technology. Following an agreement with bitcoin exchange Safello, the UK bank says it will explore how blockchain technologies could bolster the financial services sector. Speaking to CoinDesk, Safello CEO ...
Advanced Markets & Fortex Introduce Quick Start Brokerage Solutions for New FX Market Entrants
June 23rd, 2015
The Advanced Markets Ltd. & Fortex Inc. Joint Venture announces the launch of turnkey Start Your Own Brokerage packages to provide access to the world’s fastest growing market – Forex. Advanced Markets & Fortex provide access to the fastest ...
Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell
June 23rd, 2015
Gazprom is building a global strategic alliance with energy major Royal Dutch Shell that will include asset swaps and allow the Russian gas giant to penetrate new markets, its chief executive told Reuters. Gazprom, the world’s top gas producer, ...
Grant Thornton and Foley O’Neill agree new securities finance collaboration
June 17th, 2015
Leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP has agreed a new collaboration with independent consultancy Foley O’Neill, which will see the two firms working together to offer specialist securities finance and collateral management consultancy services. A well-established voice ...
Buy side should double down on scaling R&D investments
June 17th, 2015
To address declining return on investment, buy side needs to speed up the process of testing and disqualifying unworkable strategies, while allowing more resources to be invested in benchmarking and scaling up the most promising systems, according to a ...