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MasterCard will approve purchases by scanning your face
July 3rd, 2015
This fall, MasterCard will start experimenting with a new program: approving online purchases with a facial scan. At checkout, you’ll be asked to hold up your phone and snap a photo. MasterCard‘s thinking? It’s easier than remembering a password. ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
Swissquote first Swiss bank to launch Apple Watch app
June 26th, 2015
Swissquote Bank, Switzerland’s leading online bank, today announced the launch of the first mobile banking and trading application developed by a Swiss bank for the much anticipated Apple Watch, ahead of its official Swiss release date, the 26th of ...
How EU data protection law could interfere with targeted ads
June 24th, 2015
The successor to the 20-year-old European data protection directive has inched closer to becoming law, having been approved by the Council of Ministers, which represents each of the 28 EU member states. This has led to howls of anguish from some ...
Legal Suit Sheds Light on Secret Trading Technology
June 23rd, 2015
Ashbury Heights accuses former data partner of misusing intellectual property A legal dispute in San Francisco is shedding light on the secret tools that some of the biggest quantitative hedge funds, including WorldQuant LLC and Two Sigma Investments LLC, ...
Nasdaq closes at record high
June 19th, 2015
Good news for anyone who bought tech stocks on March 10, 2000. You’re finally making money! The Nasdaq soared 1.3% Thursday to an intraday record of 5,143.32, topping the previous all-time high of 5,132.52 from more than 15 years ago. The ...
London Tech Week Seeks to Boost U.S. Investment in Startups
June 16th, 2015
London technology companies are starting a weeklong push to narrow the gap with Silicon Valley. Startups in the city attracted about $800 million of funding from U.S. investors alone last year, according to Mayor Boris Johnson’s office. As this ...
Top news of the day, June 02
June 2nd, 2015
Latest news: 1. European leaders and the head of the International Monetary Fund agreed to step up the intensity of talks over Greece’s fate after an extraordinary meeting in Berlin about ways to avert a default. The top-level huddle ...
Nasdaq Taking Apple, Microsoft to Shenzhen With Tech Stock ETF
May 22nd, 2015
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. is seeking to tempt Shenzhen stock investors with Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. amid a rally in Chinese technology shares that’s making the U.S. dot-com bubble look subdued. Nasdaq will start a exchange-traded fund in ...
Cloud demonstrates a silver lining for Financial Services organisations looking to improve supply chain collaboration
May 20th, 2015
A shift in thinking across the financial services sector, embracing the advantages of private cloud software delivery, has seen leading eProcurement software provider Wax Digital pick up six new clients in the sector in the last six months, including ...
