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Bitcoin’s Top Rival Is Up 90% and Ready to Ditch Mining
March 4th, 2017
Ethereum’s developers set course for mining-free model Blockchain seen as potential backbone for business, finance Marco Streng’s computer servers are what make Ethereum tick. Thousands strong, they whir day and night, solving the complex math riddles that are essential ...
Investment in Australian fintech reached a record level
March 2nd, 2017
Investment in Australian fintech reached a record $656 million in 2016, more than triple the $185 million invested in 2015, according to a report by professional services firm KPMG. This equates to an annual average growth rate of around ...
HSBC announced 2016 Results; $1.0bn share buy-back
February 21st, 2017
Strategic execution Completed a $2.5bn share buy-back following the sale of the Brazil business Further reduced our risk-weighted assets (‘RWAs’) during 2016 by $143bn as a result of extensive management actions, including the sale of operations in Brazil Generated ...
Deutsche Bank reports core capital ratio of 11.9% despite 2016 full year net loss of EUR 1.4 billion
February 3rd, 2017
John Cryan, CEO, said: “Our results for the year 2016 were heavily impacted by decisive management action taken to improve and modernise the bank, as well as by market turbulence for Deutsche Bank. We proved our resilience in a ...
Mastercard reports Fourth-quarter net income of $933 million
February 1st, 2017
Fourth-quarter net income of $933 million, including a special item, or $0.86 per diluted share Fourth-quarter net income of $940 million, excluding a special item,1 or $0.86 per diluted share Fourth-quarter net revenue increase of 9%, to $2.8 billion ...
Online investment advisor now offers human advice with its robo
February 1st, 2017
Betterment, the largest independent online investment advisor, announced the next evolution of the company with the release of a new service offering, expanding the company’s platform beyond a single digital product to a multi-plan advice offering that includes access ...
PayPal reports Q4 revenue increased 17% to $2.981 billion
January 27th, 2017
Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:PYPL) today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2016. Throughout 2016, PayPal deepened engagement on its platform, advanced its commitment to customer ...
Italian policymaker links bitcoin to mafia-controlled casino ops
January 26th, 2017
Bitcoin is giving Italian mobsters a legal way to enter the gambling industry. That was the bold claim made by Lucrezia Ricchiuti, who is convinced that the popular digital currency can be linked to casino operations runs by the ...
HSBC to close 62 branches this year
January 24th, 2017
HSBC is planning to close 62 branches across the UK this year leading to 180 job losses, the Press Association has reported. The move marks the end of “HSBC’s branch restructuring programme”, Antonio Simoes, chief executive of the banking ...
Daimler Financial Services acquires PayCash Europe SA
January 18th, 2017
PayCash Europe SA will become the electronic payment system for services provided by the Daimler Group under the new “ Mercedes pay” brand name “Mercedes pay” enables payments on-the-go with a smartphone Bodo Uebber, Member of the Board of ...
