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OFX previously known as OzForex says talks to be acquired by Western Union fail, shares slump

08/02/2016(0)
Australia’s OzForex Group Ltd said it has terminated talks to be acquired by Western Union after the U.S. money wiring giant failed to submit a binding proposal, sending its ... Read More
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Accenture Completes Acquisition of Formicary

04/02/2016(0)
Accenture Completes Acquisition of Formicary, Strengthening Systems Integration and Technology Consulting Capabilities in Trading Systems Transformation Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has completed its acquisition of Formicary, a leading provider of ... Read More
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Philips Shares Rally on Earnings

26/01/2016(0)
Dutch electronics firm says its operational performance continued to improve Shares in Royal Philips NV rallied Tuesday after the Dutch electronics company reported earnings that beat market expectations, giving ... Read More
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Visa’s contactless payments soar by 250pc in the UK, as firm reports record revenues in Europe

26/01/2016(0)
Cash is no longer king in the UK, where Visa Europe‘s contactless payments soared by 250 per cent last year. The electronic payments business said that people purchasing items by ... Read More
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Twitter to Revamp Leadership Under CEO Jack Dorsey

25/01/2016(0)
Alex Roetter, head of engineering, and Kevin Weil, product chief, are among the four executives who are leaving Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey is revamping his top ranks as he tries to ... Read More
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Euclid Opportunities invests in Digital Asset Holdings

25/01/2016(0)
ICAP plc (IAP.L), announced that it has invested in Digital Asset Holdings LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry. The investment was made through ... Read More
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PwC launches new global technology team to harness Bitcoin technology

22/01/2016(0)
PwC has recruited 15 leading technology specialists to exploit and commercialise blockchain, the technology that powers the crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The new Blockchain team will be based in PwC’s Belfast ... Read More
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45 leading banks sign up to SWIFT’s global payments innovation initiative

22/01/2016(0)
Major banks around the world take action to dramatically improve the customer experience in cross-border payments SWIFT announces that 45 leading banks have signed up to its global payments ... Read More
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ECB:Monetary policy decisions

21/01/2016(0)
At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and ... Read More
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Apple Eyes Launching Stores In India

21/01/2016(0)
Apple AAPL Inc. may finally take note of the world’s second largest telecom market–India. The company, which has for years ignored India and which currently sells its products here via a franchise ... Read More
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