Mastercard fined €570.6m
January 23rd, 2019
The European Commission has fined the card scheme Mastercard €570 566 000 for limiting the possibility for merchants to benefit from better conditions offered by banks established elsewhere in the Single Market, in breach of EU antitrust rules. Commissioner ...
Front-End Developer
January 21st, 2019
Duties & Responsibilities We are currently seeking a Front-End Developer who will be responsible for developing web-based products and websites and working closely with the product managers and the marketing team to create internal and external applications. Work with ...
European stocks fall as traders kicked off Monday’s session; Traders await “Plan B” for Brexit
January 21st, 2019
European stocks traded lower on Monday, after fresh data from China showed its economy grew at its slowest pace since 1990. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index sank around 0.4 percent as traders kicked off Monday’s session, with most sectors ...
International trade in services: EU surplus up to over €190 bn
January 18th, 2019
The European Union (EU) surplus in trade in services, which had fallen between 2013 and 2016, increased to €191.8 bn in 2017. This is the result of EU exports of services to the rest of the world rising by ...
EU is gearing up for Union wide regulation for crypto assets
January 17th, 2019
The European Union posits that ICOs and crypto assets present substantial risks. Hence the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is looking to establish an EU-wide regulation. The EU has long been preoccupied with crypto and blockchain. However, now ...
More wealthy Europeans are leaving the U.K., movers say
January 17th, 2019
With the Brexit deadline less than 75 days away, the increasing likelihood of a no-deal split is pushing wealthy Europeans who have made their homes in the U.K. to call it a day and get the movers in. Anthony ...
Dollar pauses, pound steadies after May wins no-confidence vote
January 17th, 2019
The dollar took a breather on Thursday following its recent strong gains against key rivals, while sterling steadied after British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government won a no-confidence vote in parliament. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against ...
This country draws Japanese Bitcoin miners seeking profit
January 16th, 2019
A combination of cheap electricity and cold weather has started to draw a growing number of Japanese bitcoin miners to Mongolia, a country sandwiched between China to the south and Russia to the north. Amid falling mining revenues in ...
HSBC settles $250 billion on blockchain
January 16th, 2019
According to a press release sent by HSBC Bank to the Financial Times and published in the newspaper on 15th of January, it settles $250 billion of Forex trades on the blockchain during 2018. HSBC, an international banking giant, uses ...
Pound rises after ‘meaningful’ Brexit vote
January 16th, 2019
The pound has risen after MPs voted to reject Theresa May’s Brexit deal by 230 votes. The vote opens up a range of outcomes, including no deal, a renegotiation of Mrs May’s deal, or a second referendum. Sterling rose ...
