UK TRADING PLATFORM CRYPTO FACILITIES LAUNCHES ETHEREUM FUTURES
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Facilities, a world-leading cryptocurrency trading platform, today announced the launch of futures for Ethereum. The new derivatives contract will start trading at 4pm UK time today. The first Ethereum futures to be offered by a regulated firm, the products will enable market participants to take a long or short position in the cryptocurrency, allowing them to broaden investment opportunities and manage risks more effectively.
Adyen partners with Retail Pro International to deliver industry-leading in-store experiences
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Adyen, the payments platform of choice for the world’s leading companies, has partnered with Retail Pro International to help retailers provide the ultimate in-store experience for customers. The partnership will be rolled out across markets in Europe, Singapore and Australia, to deliver a unified retail experience for customers across all channels.
Expansion of Traydstream's C-Level Continues
- 8 years 2 months ago
- People Moves
Trade finance software firm Traydstream has announced the executive appointment of Shishir Vyas as the firm's Chief Client Experience & Digitisation Officer. As the fintech continues to expand its core offering to banks and corporates of automating the critical processes that underpin trade finance, the appointment signals the next stage in the company’s progress from pilots to commercial mandates.
Japan now regulates blockchain digital currency
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Exchanges are required to obtain licensing as a payment institution in Japan to operate their business (see previous article covered by Bitlegal for background information). This is a short note that Japanese FSA has a Fintech Support Desk to assist with any enquiries for licensing. In addition, the FSA has signed fintech cooperation agreements with Singapore MAS and UK FCA. This should make the process easier for market entry. A UK firm or...
Virtual cards give major boost to commercial cards sector
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
RBR observes strong growth in spending on European commercial cards as a result of increasing use of virtual cards for travel-related and B2B payments According to RBR’s Commercial Cards in Europe 2018, there were 58 million commercial cards in Europe in 2016, up 6% on the previous year. Commercial cards represent just 4% of all cards and with many businesses not yet offering commercial cards, there is much opportunity for expansion. Commercial...
JHC to source market data from VMS
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Wealth Management
Wealth management fintech firm, JHC Systems (JHC) has announced today that it has partnered with US fintech firm Vertical Management Systems (VMS) to provide customers with high quality and efficient market data.
Metamako enters security market, launching low-latency firewall solution
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Security
Metamako, the acknowledged leader in the low-latency, FPGA-enabled network solutions space, has now entered the security space with the announcement of its MetaProtect™ Firewall solution.
Mastercard and Cinkciarz trademark dispute grinds on
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Cinkciarz.pl wins against MasterCard. The company refuted MasterCard's objections against the registration of the Cinkciarz.pl company trademarks. In Europe alone Cinkciarz.pl has won every one of the 12 proceedings in which a decision has been made. MasterCard objected to the registration of overlapping circles in the word-graphic trademarks consisting of logo of Cinkciarz.pl. The objections alleged that the graphic design was similar to a...
HDB Financial Services signs up with Nucleus Software
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Banking
Nucleus Software, a leading lending and transaction banking solutions provider, today announced that HDB Financial Services Limited(HDBFS), one of the leading Non-Banking Financial company (NBFC) in India, has selected their lending analytics solution to help them leverage the insights provided by their data and make faster and more informed lending decisions.
Visa and PayPal extend collaboration pact to Canada
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Payments
Visa and PayPal today announced an extension of their strategic partnership to Canada that will see them work collaboratively to accelerate the adoption of secure, reliable and convenient digital and mobile payments for consumers and merchants in Canada.
Convercent Releases GDPR Capabilities for Ethics Cloud Platform
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Cloud, Security
Convercent, the leading provider of ethics and compliance software, today announced new platform capabilities designed to help global customers achieve compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements via the Convercent Ethics Cloud platform.
Appian Recognizes AppMarket Winners at Appian World 2018
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Appian announced the 2018 AppMarket Award winners at its annual user conference, Appian World, in Miami Beach, FL. Organizations were asked to submit solutions that further enhance the development of enterprise applications on the Appian Platform. The winners were selected based on three key areas; creativity, innovation and effectiveness.
Blockchain Regulations, ICOs, Mining and Other Issues at the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Sydney will become a blockchain capital on May 29, as the Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Australia with top experts will take place. The event will gather trusted and respected blockchain leaders from the biggest corporations, who will answer questions regarding digital coins and initial coin offering. Topics:
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague: the main blockchain event of the Czech Republic is here again
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Cryptocurrencies
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague, the fourth annual event dedicated to the blockchain, cryptocurrencies and ICO, will be held on May 17. This is one of the largest platforms in Europe for the exchange of experience and search for potential partners.
Numerix Deploys Oneview Trading and Risk Apps on OpenFin
- 8 years 2 months ago
- Infrastructure
Numerix, the leading provider of risk technology, and OpenFin, the operating system powering digital transformation across financial desktops globally, today announced the details of a new partnership.
