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European stocks decline as U.S.-China trade tensions intensify
April 4th, 2018
European stocks got caught in the crossfire of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China again on Wednesday, heading for their steepest drop in almost two weeks. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell 0.7 percent after China said it ...
iSignthis announced extension of the agreement with XM to include eKYC for China via Paydentity
March 21st, 2018
Highlights: Paydentity service deployed to XM.com on a fully commercial basis for Chinese eKYC Extends Scope of Paydentity™ eKYC from EU+UK to now include China. Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX ...
China’s mobile payments skyrocket in 2017
February 21st, 2018
China’s mobile payments in 2017 totaled 81 trillion yuan, or US$12.77 trillion, as of October according to a report from the Xinhua news agency this week. The volume crushed the total for the whole of 2016, which came in ...
Russia and China could set international gold price based on physical gold trading
December 4th, 2017
Since Russia, China, India, Brazil & South Africa are all either large producers or consumers of gold, or both, it is highly likely that the BRICS bloc they constitute could focus its cross-border gold trading network on trading physical ...
China and Australia to cooperate on fintech
November 6th, 2017
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (‘CSRC’) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) have entered into an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The Information Sharing Co-operation Agreement further underlines the significance of the ...
Oil prices rises on tighter U.S. market, strong China imports
October 13th, 2017
Oil prices rose on Friday as both U.S. crude production and inventories declined, pointing towards a tightening market. Strong Chinese oil import data also supported crude prices, traders said. With the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) leading ...
Bitcoin shows that can survive and thrive without China
September 28th, 2017
Bitcoin traders have got a couple of things right lately. The digital currency can survive and thrive without China. And government regulation is positive, not negative, for the future of Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. It adds credibility to ...
Here’s why the crackdown on bitcoin in China is ‘not a real problem’ for the digital currency
September 20th, 2017
The cryptocurrency market appears to be unconcerned about a Chinese crackdown on bitcoin, the largest digital coin by market cap. On Thursday reports that Chinese regulators would require exchanges to shut down bitcoin trading triggered a sell-off of nearly ...
Top China Bitcoin exchange to stop trading
September 15th, 2017
One of China’s biggest Bitcoin exchanges has said it will stop trading, after a government warning over virtual currencies. BTCC said it would stop buying and selling on 30 September in response to tightening regulation. It comes after authorities ...
China Is Said to Ban Bitcoin Exchanges While Allowing OTC Trades
September 11th, 2017
China plans to ban trading of bitcoin and other virtual currencies on domestic exchanges, dealing another blow to the $150 billion cryptocurrency market after the country outlawed initial coin offerings last week. The ban will only apply to trading ...