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Deloitte trashed the hype around the $US180 billion fintech industry

24/05/2016(0)
Deloitte just trashed the hype around the online lending industry. The accountancy and consultancy practice has done a deep dive on the online lending industry and its conclusions should ... Read More
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What is Bitcoin?

24/05/2016(0)
The open source, peer-to-peer digital currency is far removed from traditional banking – so what exactly is bitcoin and how do you use it? Bitcoin is a type of ... Read More
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MAS directs Swiss Bank “BSI Bank” to shut down in Singapore

24/05/2016(0)
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has served BSI Bank Limited (BSI Bank) notice of intention to withdraw its status as a merchant bank in ... Read More
Metrobank

Forex Brokers in Philipines try to stop Metrobank from closing their accounts

23/05/2016(0)
AMID a clampdown by banks on ties with money changers and remittance firms, a group representing local foreign exchange dealers is pushing back and challenging what it describes as ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank May Punish Employees for Personal Trade With Firm

20/05/2016(0)
Bank: ‘transaction may have involved unacceptable conflicts’ Auditors estimate employees gained about $37 million, WSJ says Deutsche Bank AG halted bonus payments to a group of employees while examining ... Read More
DBS-Bank

DBS Bank enables SMEs to apply for an account via video conferencing

18/05/2016(0)
DBS Bank in Hong Kong is saving small businesses the hassle of going to a bank branch to open a new account by introducing a video conferencing service for ... Read More
Nordea

Nordea offers to fintech startups the chance to accelerate their business

16/05/2016(0)
There will be a new chance for startups to accelerate their ideas this autumn. The first Nordea Accelerator programme ran successfully during winter 2015-2016 where twelve selected startups developed ... Read More
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1-in-5 in person Visa-processed card payments now contactless

11/05/2016(0)
Visa Europe has put out another batch of contactless payments metrics, showing that one-in-five in-person card transactions it processes are now tap and pay. The card giant says that ... Read More
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Lifting sanctions on Iran opens up business opportunities

09/05/2016(0)
Economic sanctions have cost Iran an estimated $120 billion (€105 billion) since 2012, primarily in lost oil and gas revenues. That equates to about 30 per cent of the ... Read More
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US tax havens – the new Switzerland

09/05/2016(0)
America is a magnet for offshore wealth, notably South Dakota, which has guaranteed secrecy In an old discount store hugging a corner in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the ... Read More
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