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FIS and PayPal Set Pace for Cardless Cash in the United States
February 12th, 2016
Key facts FIS and PayPal collaborate on technology that gives consumers access to their bank accounts with one touch from their smartphones at more than 2,000 ATMs today nationwide. FIS Cardless Cash makes getting cash more secure for consumers ...
PwC Legal continues with its investment plans with new senior hires
February 11th, 2016
PwC Legal has today announced the following senior hires: David Farmer joins PwC Legal’s Pensions team this month, from DLA Piper, where he was a partner for the last three years. David has significant experience in advising employers and ...
The five fears stalking the global banking industry
February 10th, 2016
China, emerging markets, the eurozone, oil and commodities all pose a threat to the banking sector this year Banking shares have come under pressure this week as investors express fears that the sector will be badly hit by a global ...
ESMA, National Securities Regulators and ECB to exchange information
February 9th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Central Bank (ECB) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will allow the exchange of information and cooperation to help both authorities in fulfilling their respective mandates. This ...
Visa Puts Consumers in Charge of Security
February 9th, 2016
Visa Consumer Transaction Controls to Allow Consumers to Direct How, Where, and When Their Credit and Debit Accounts Can Be Used Visa Inc. (NYSE:V), a global leader in payments, is introducing a new service to help Visa issuers empower consumers ...
Why We Won’t Have a “Lehman Moment” in the 2016 Crash
February 5th, 2016
What the central banks cannot do is create productive places to invest the credit they’ve generated in such excess, or force qualified borrowers to swallow more unproductive debt. One way to lose a war is to focus on preparing ...
Visa Opens its Global Network with Launch of Visa Developer
February 5th, 2016
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) announced the launch of Visa Developer, a milestone that transforms the world’s largest retail payments network to an open platform that will drive innovation in payments and commerce. For the first time in the company’s nearly 60 ...
SEC fined brokerage firm for violated anti-money laundering rules
February 5th, 2016
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that a Miami-based brokerage firm agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges that it violated anti-money laundering rules by allowing foreign entities to buy and sell securities without verifying the identities ...
EU Commission presents Action Plan to strengthen the fight against terrorist financing
February 3rd, 2016
The European Commission is presenting an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism. The recent terrorist attacks in the European Union and beyond demonstrate the need for a strong coordinated European response to combatting terrorism. ...
Bank of America is going big on blockchain
February 1st, 2016
Bank of America is trying to steal a march on the latest developments in the technology behind digital currency bitcoin by loading up on blockchain-related patents. Blockchain works like a huge, decentralized ledger for the digital currency bitcoin which ...
