SIX Swiss Exchange Joins Xyt Hub for Tick Data Distribution and Analytics
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Data
big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, announced today that SIX Swiss Exchange has joined the xyt hub to provide high quality tick data to its trading participants, enabling them to develop, evaluate and backtest new trading and execution strategies while providing greater transparency over trading activity.
Eddy Travia to Speak at ICO Event London
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain
On October 11, Eddy Travia, CEO and Co-founder of the London-listed Coinsilium Group Limited, will speak at ICO Event London. He will tell about crowdsales from the investor’s perspective: how to identify promising ICOs and invest with minimal risk.
Time Getting Closer to IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Security and Compliance
Time is getting closer for IFINSEC Financial Sector IT Security Conference and Exhibition (www.ifinsec.com) that will be held on 14-15 November 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. IFINSEC is a global, niche and dedicated conference focusing on IT Security technologies and solutions for financial industry. Sponsorship and delegate registrations are open.
Smartkarma Expands into Europe to Bring Innovation and Transparent Pricing to European Investment Research, Addressing MiFID II Concerns
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Smartkarma, Asia’s largest provider of independent investment research, today announced the opening of its new UK office to serve as a hub to build out its independent research analyst community in Europe and support its buy-side investor clientele. Arzish Baaquie, who joined the firm in 2014 and previously led the Special Situations offering, is spearheading the growth of Smartkarma in the UK and will build a team based in Baker Street, London.
More than Half of Financial Executives are Still Not Confident About MiFIDII
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Compliance
Research from TeleWare, a leading communication technology business, reveals that just 42 per cent of senior decision makers are confident in their firm’s knowledge of MiFID II requirements. Although only 99 days away, worryingly more than half (54 per cent) believe more education is needed on details of the European directive.
PSR to Publish Progress Report on Payment Scams in November
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Last year, the consumer group Which? asked us to look into authorised push payment (APP) scams – where people are tricked into making payments to a fraudster. We published our initial findings in December 2016, and said we’d publish an update on further work in the second half of this year. This is an important programme of work, and we know there’s great interest in it as the anniversary of Which?’s original request approaches.
Infosys Finacle Partners with ToneTag to Offer Sound-based Contactless Payments
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), today announced a partnership with ToneTag, a provider of near-field communications, payments and location based services using sound waves.
Blockchain Fintech Firm, MicroMoney Starts a Private Presale for Early Birds
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain
MicroMoney, a global fintech blockchain company and lending services provider, announces a private presale for its token-generating event for the early birds among funds and big contributors. This presale started on September 15th, 2017.
Lending App MicroMoney to Raise $30Mln Through an ICO in October
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Data
MicroMoney, a fintech institution from Eastern Asia, announces today its Initial Coin Offering set to launch on 18 October, 2017. The visionary company has big plans to transform the economy in emerging markets.
SAP to Acquire Gigya, Market Leader in Customer Identity and Access Management
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Replacing Legacy Payment Processors for Retailers: Crypto Improvement Fund, With Its Unique Model, Announces ICO
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Investment Management
The Canadian Crypto Improvement Fund (CIF) has announced the launch of its innovative project, finding a way to get businesses involved in an untapped market worth over 150 billion dollars. The company has introduced the CIF asset, which offers all-in-one functionality as a business incentive, marketing tool, and customer loyalty program. The platform has announced the crowdsale of its digital asset, CIF which starts on October 1st, 2017. The...
NEC and Hortonworks Expand Partnership to Deliver a Distributed Processing Platform for Big Data
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Data
Study: Sixty-seven Percent of Central Banks are Experimenting with Blockchain Technology
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Infrastructure
Interest in enterprise blockchains and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has grown significantly in the past few years, with at least 115 DLT startups now employing more than two thousand people and many large corporations and public sector institutions focusing on DLT, says the first Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), supported by VISA and professional services firm Ernst and Young (EY...
Competition and Markets Authority Approves Cardtronics' Acquisition of DirectCash Payments Inc. UK Operations
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Payments
Cardtronics plc (Nasdaq:CATM), the world's largest ATM owner / operator, today announced the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the company's previously completed acquisition of the DirectCash Payments Inc. (DCPayments) UK operations.
Nasdaq Welcomes Secoo Holding Limited to The Nasdaq Global Market
- 7 years 9 months ago
- Foreign Exchange
Secoo Holding Limited (Nasdaq:SECO), Asia's largest online integrated upscale products and services platform, rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today in celebration of its initial public offering (IPO) on The Nasdaq Global Market.
