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World Federation of Exchanges

The World Federation of Exchanges publishes position paper on FinTech in the market infrastructure space

12/01/2018(0)
The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published a position paper summarising the WFE’s current views ... Read More
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Two leading MENA Fintech hubs signed region’s first FinTech agreement

08/01/2018(0)
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) have entered into a Fintech cooperation agreement, marking a significant ... Read More
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Study: UK consumers more likely to use proximity mobile payments than US counterparts

27/12/2017(0)
The future of mobile payments appears more bright in the U.K. than the U.S. thanks to consumers’ familiarity with contactless payments, according to a report from Auriemma Consulting Group. ... Read More
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Biometric mobile payments to hit 1T transactions, $51B in revenue by 2022

06/12/2017(0)
Biometric transactions may soon replace cash payments: By 2022, mobile biometric solutions will authenticate more than 1 trillion transactions annually, driving the market to $50.6 billion in annual revenue ... Read More
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Latest Mastercard Start Path Program Includes Blockchain, Digital Identity and Healthcare Fintechs

01/12/2017(0)
Mastercard announced its largest and most diverse class to enter the Mastercard Start Path program – the company’s global effort to support later-stage fintech and tech startups. The 11 ... Read More
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R3 And Microsoft Expand Partnership With Deeper Tech Integration

23/11/2017(0)
R3 and Microsoft Corp. have expanded their strategic partnership to further accelerate adoption of R3’s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure. Having worked together since April 2016, the ... Read More
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European Association for Biometrics conference: easing the digital journey

21/11/2017(0)
Customers are impatient and friction leads to lost sales – a key takeaway from last week’s seminar on the use of “Biometrics in Banking and Payments” organised by the ... Read More
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Log into bank’s app via a selfie

07/11/2017(0)
OCBC Bank’s retail and business banking customers can now log into the bank’s app via a selfie, if they use Apple iPhone X. The bank says it’s the first ... Read More
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China and Australia to cooperate on fintech

06/11/2017(0)
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (‘CSRC’) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) have entered into an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The ... Read More
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Visa released real-time payments platform in Europe

03/11/2017(0)
Visa has announced the European launch of Visa Direct – a real-time payments platform that allows companies to leverage Visa’s global reach and scale to transform domestic and cross-border ... Read More
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