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Saxo Bank continues MENA region build-out with key management appointments

23/08/2016(0)
Saxo Bank, the online investment and trading specialist, announces today two senior appointments as it continues to grow and invest in its retail and institutional functions across the Middle ... Read More
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Financial technology: Money finds new paths

12/08/2016(0)
Africa may be slowest to embrace fintech, but the continent is ripe for disruption. WHAT IT MEANS: Australia’s progress a benchmark for Africa. Africa’s unbanked are an opportunity for ... Read More
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Asia mostly lower as oil retreats further; BOK keeps rates steady

11/08/2016(0)
Asia markets were mostly lower on Thursday following U.S. losses, with sentiment likely driven by Wednesday’s oil price falls and anticipation of another data deluge from China on Friday. ... Read More
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Banks and tech firms apply blockchain to trade finance

10/08/2016(0)
An HSBC (HSBA.L) (0005.HK) and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAC.N) venture and financial technology firm R3 said separately on Wednesday that they had created ways of using blockchain ... Read More
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Greek police arrest 24 in crackdown on tax-dodging cashless gadgets

09/08/2016(0)
Greek authorities said on Monday they had arrested 24 people in a crackdown on about 1,000 small businesses suspected of dodging capital controls and value-added tax by using cashless ... Read More
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New global tax rules are ‘just a sticking plaster’

05/08/2016(0)
New international rules to tackle global tax avoidance will not work properly until tax secrecy is swept away, a report released by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on ... Read More
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UnionPay International accelerates the localization of its overseas business

21/07/2016(0)
UnionPay International is accelerating the localization of its overseas business by enlarging card-issuing scale abroad, and by supporting overseas cardholders’ card-using in the local market, China as well as ... Read More
bitcoin

Brexit, banks fueling bitcoin’s resurgence

19/07/2016(0)
The bitcoin renaissance seems to be at hand, with investors using the virtual currency to weather turbulent financial markets and banks striking partnerships to explore the system’s underlying technology. ... Read More
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Italy may trigger collapse of European economy

11/07/2016(0)
No emergency measures of either the European Central Bank or any other central banks can rescue the European banking system that currently stands on the verge of collapse. The ... Read More
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British pound plunged to fresh 31-year lows

06/07/2016(0)
The British pound plunged to fresh 31-year lows on Wednesday, swamped by continued fears over the U.K. leadership vacuum and the country’s potential exit from the European Union (EU). ... Read More
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