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IPC’s FX Hub to Enable Secure and Reliable Access to Hotspot’s Marketplace
October 21st, 2016
IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, and Hotspot, a leading institutional foreign exchange (FX) market owned and operated by Bats Global Markets, today announced that market participants can ...
DCU Becomes First Credit Union to Join Chamber of Digital Commerce
October 18th, 2016
Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the world’s leading trade association representing the blockchain industry. Its membership reflects DCU’s reputation as an early adopter of technology, which it earned as one of the ...
Saxo Bank appoints Chief Information Officer and member of its Executive Team
October 18th, 2016
Saxo Bank, the investment and trading specialist, has today announced the appointment of Ashok Kalyanswamy as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a member of its Executive Team. The appointment follows Ashley Latham’s decision to step down as CIO. Kalyanswamy ...
Thomson Reuters Launches TRAC to Combat Trade Based Money Laundering
October 12th, 2016
Thomson Reuters announces today the launch of TRAC, its new anti-money laundering solution to combat trade based money laundering (TBML) and drive transparency and efficiency across trade finance. TBML is the use of international trade as a channel for ...
MAS: Falcon Bank to Cease Operations due to serious failures in AML controls
October 11th, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it is withdrawing the merchant bank status of Falcon Private Bank Ltd, Singapore Branch (Falcon Bank) for serious failures in anti-money laundering (AML) controls and improper conduct by senior management ...
TechCrunch Creates a New Series on Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain Technology
October 10th, 2016
Bitcoin is probably the hottest invention of the last decade. At the current rate of growth, combined with its limitless potential, Bitcoin’s underlying blockchain technology may become the most disruptive revolutionary technological invention of this century. Irrespective of individual ...
Credit Suisse Paying $90 Million to settle charges
October 6th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Credit Suisse AG has agreed to pay a $90 million penalty and admit wrongdoing to settle charges that it misrepresented how it determined a key performance metric of its wealth management ...
Latin American Countries Are Warming Up To Bitcoin Loans
October 4th, 2016
Latin America is one of the regions on this planet where the financial situation grows more dire every day. This has attracted the attention of Bitcoin lending platforms, as they could make a huge impact on the market. Bitcoin loans ...
MAS to boost FinTech skills
October 3rd, 2016
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the five local polytechnics1 have agreed on a framework to review and enhance the polytechnics’ curricula in the next three years to prepare and equip their graduates with the skill sets necessary to ...
Startupbootcamp to open support program for fintech startups in Mumbai
September 30th, 2016
Leading startup accelerator Startupbootcamp will open its first program in India aiming to support 10 fintech startups in Mumbai. The accelerator will provide successful applicants with a US$16,830 grant and office space for at least three months as well as mentorship ...
