Daily Archives: 12/10/2016
Mobile Payments soar as Europe embraces new ways to pay
October 12th, 2016
The number of Europeans regularly using a mobile device for payments has tripled since 2015 (54% vs 18%) 74% of British consumers are ‘Mobile Payments users’ – people who manage their money or make payments using a mobile device ...
Wallingford Man Charged with Stealing Bitcoins in Dark Web Phishing Scheme
October 12th, 2016
Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL RICHO, 34, of Wallingford, was arrested ...
FFA UK reports Financial Fraud increase
October 12th, 2016
Financial fraud in the first half of 2016 increased by a quarter to £399.5 million, enabled by scams and online attacks, new figures published today (Wednesday 12 October 2016) by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) show. Banks’ security ...
FIA announces finalists in fintech innovator competition
October 12th, 2016
FIA announced five finalists for the Meet the Innovators competition at the Futures and Options Expo in Chicago on Oct. 18-20. The five companies were chosen from a pool of 18 fintech startup companies that will be featured at the Innovators Pavilion, a showcase ...
FCA fines Sonali Bank for serious anti-money laundering systems failings
October 12th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Sonali Bank (UK) Limited (SBUK) £3,250,600 and has imposed a restriction, preventing it from accepting deposits from new customers for 168 days. It has also fined the bank’s former money laundering reporting ...
Japan set to drop sales tax on buying virtual currency
October 12th, 2016
Japan looks to end sales-tax collection on purchases of virtual currencies in the spring, a move likely to propel the growth of bitcoin and others as alternatives to traditional money. The change would reduce costs for buyers and relieve operators of ...
ASX Updates its cash equities clearing and settlement code or practice
October 12th, 2016
ASX has updated its Cash Equities Clearing and Settlement Code of Practice (Code) to align with the set of Regulatory Expectations released today by the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR). The Regulatory Expectations provide a framework for ASX’s conduct ...
Emerging-Market Stocks Edge Higher As REITs Tumble
October 12th, 2016
The major asset classes dispensed a wide range of performances last week, based on a set of proxy ETFs. Although losses dominated the five trading days through Oct. 7, a handful of markets bucked the trend, led by equities ...
ECB reports income increased for Euro area household
October 12th, 2016
Loans to households increased in the second quarter of 2016 at a higher rate of 1.7% (after 1.5% in the first quarter). Household financial investment accelerated as well (2.3% after 2.0%). Household net worth increased at a higher rate ...
Price Trapped In A Complex Correction On USDJPY; More Weakness Could Be Around The Corner
October 12th, 2016
On the daily chart of USDJPY we are observing a nice impulsive decline taking place, with price now trading in one of its temporary corrective sub-waves, wave 4-circled. If that is the case, then current sideways price action ...
