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Australia a Risk Market

'No matter how correct our fundamental insights are,

we must get the price movement right in order to achieve material,

rather than purely intellectual, reward.'

- Warrior Trading.

That stalling equity look.

No get out of gaol card for Aussie dollar.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 07:43
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Financial IT
Cash is King – but Digital Payments are Coming for the Throne

Even with a high banked population and a multitude of electronic payment options available, the average South African still use cash for daily purchases and payments with an estimated 78-80% of transactions being in cash.

Anton van der Merwe, the recently-appointed COO of Ukheshe Technologies, a fintech enablement partner that works with financial institutions to grow in the rapidly-expanding digital space, says that for these reasons alone, the opportunities for digital payments are set to boom.

Tuesday, August 10, 2021 - 07:33
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Financial IT
First Sentier Investors Integrate with Flowlinx via FlexTrade’s FlexTRADER EMS for Access to Liquidity Data in Emerging Markets

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, and First Sentier Investors, a global asset management group focused on providing high quality, long-term investment capabilities to clients, today announced that the Flowlinx liquidity is available via FlexTRADER EMS. 

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 18:18
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Financial IT
Kroo Secures £17.7M in Series A Fuding to Build a Social, Sustainable Bank

·       UK fintech Kroo has raised £17.7m from lead investor Rudy Karsan and others in a Series A funding round

·       Kroo is building a truly social bank that helps users reduce anxiety around finances and champion social causes and was named Best Newcomer in the 2021 British Bank Awards

·       Kroo will use the funding to support its mobilisation phase, grow its team and secure a full banking license.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 18:11
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Financial IT
Tap Into your Liquid Gold Reserves at Mulberry Bank Auctions

Scotch Whisky Cask Auctions achieve record prices!

There are many fortunate souls among us who have purchased or inherited casks of whisky, had them stored in dusty warehouses for years, and then find ourselves with the quandary of what to do with them. Often, we haven’t paid huge amounts for the cask in the first place, buying them before the whisky boom of the last decade, but are aware that whisky has in many circumstances become more valuable than gold.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 15:09
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Financial IT
Broadridge Onboards UBS onto Distributed Ledger Repo Platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc, a global fintech leader, today announced that UBS has joined its transformative distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 13:28
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InRoads Credit Union Selects Scienaptic’s AI-Powered Credit Decisioning Platform

Leading global AI-powered credit decision platform provider, Scienaptic AI announced that InRoads Credit Union has chosen to implement the company’s AI-powered platform to enhance its credit decisioning and underwriting capabilities for new and prospective members.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 13:18
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Financial IT
LedgerEdge Selects Eventus Systems to Meet Global Trade Surveillance Needs for New DLT-based Corporate Bond Trading Platform

Validus platform gains further traction in fixed income

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, announced today that LedgerEdge, the new global corporate bond trading platform built on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has selected Validus as the real-time trade surveillance platform for all of its markets upon their launch.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 12:27
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Financial IT
Blockchain Companies hit $30.4B in Total Funding, a 44% Increase in a Year

The increasing number of organizations accepting cryptocurrency and the growing interest in blockchain technology continue driving the entire sector's impressive growth. However, recent years have also witnessed a surge in the number of venture capitalists pouring money into blockchain companies.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 11:59
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Financial IT
Atom Bank Reaches Key Income and Trading Milestones in Q1 2022

Atom bank, the Durham based Fintech, has made significant progress in the first quarter of its 2022 financial year passing several important income milestones. The Q1 results vindicate Atom’s business model and support a strong trajectory towards sustainable profitability.

During the 3 months April to June 2021, Atom reached £3bn of mortgage completions, passed £1bn of deposits into its Instant Saver product, grew total customer deposits 16% to £2.5bn and delivered its first month of operating profit.

Monday, August 9, 2021 - 11:40
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