FinTech

Swedbank

Swedbank acquires PayEx

11/05/2017(0)
Swedbank AB, a Nordic-Baltic banking group based in Stockholm, Sweden, has issued a press release to announce the acquisition of PayEx, a fullservice payment provider in the Nordic region. ... Read More
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Mobile payments via fingerprint, iris scan, and selfie will hit $2B this year

11/05/2017(0)
Fingerprint and selfie pay are on the rise: The number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly $2 billion this year, up from $600 million in ... Read More
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DFSA host seminar on FinTech in the Middle East

10/05/2017(0)
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) hosted an outreach session on the opportunities financial technology (FinTech) presents in the Middle East. The seminar was held jointly with the FinTech ... Read More
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Thomson Reuters and S&P Global enter strategic transcript data agreement

10/05/2017(0)
A strategic data agreement between Thomson Reuters and S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) will deliver the industry’s most comprehensive transcript data service to financial services professionals. Under the agreement, S&P ... Read More
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EBRD joins SWIFT’s Know Your Customer Registry

09/05/2017(0)
In a move to facilitate global and local financial flows and ensure their transparency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has signed up to use SWIFT’s Know Your ... Read More
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Paysafe released Management Statement

09/05/2017(0)
Paysafe Group plc (LSE: PAYS, “Paysafe” or the “Group”), a leading global payment provider, issues the following Interim Management Statement covering the first three months of the financial year ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank and other European companies to establish a pan-industry platform

09/05/2017(0)
– “Master key” planned for online activities and public authorities – Initiative seeks to provide competitive, European response to international platform economy – German federal ministries welcome initiative Leading ... Read More
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China’s insurer to launch $1 billion fintech and health care fund

08/05/2017(0)
Ping An Insurance Group, China’s largest insurer by market value, is launching its first overseas fund to invest in financial technology (fintech) and health care tech worldwide. Headed by ... Read More
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Mobile payments on the rise across GCC, officials say

05/05/2017(0)
Online payments, including mobile payments and e-commerce, are set to become a crucial part of the digitisation wave currently sweeping across the GCC, according to a number of industry ... Read More
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Western Union reports revenue of $1.3 billion for Q1 2017

04/05/2017(0)
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) today reported first quarter financial results and affirmed its outlook for 2017, which was previously provided on February 9, 2017. In the first ... Read More
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