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fintech

The fintech sector in Asia Pacific is booming

05/05/2016(0)
The fintech sector in Asia Pacific is booming, according to Accenture’s ‘Fintech and the evolving landscape’ report. The study found that fintech investment in the region more than quadrupled ... Read More
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Craig Wright Says He Will Prove He Is Bitcoin Creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’

04/05/2016(0)
One day after Australian businessman Craig S. Wright declared he created the virtual currency bitcoin, he says he plans to prove it. After many bitcoin experts expressed skepticism about Mr. Wright’s claims, ... Read More
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‘Panama Papers’ Database Will Soon Go Public, Allowing Online Search Of More Than 200,000 Offshore Entities

27/04/2016(0)
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) said Tuesday that the Panama Papers, a massive trove of documents about offshore companies and the people who established them, will be ... Read More
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Xiaomi partners with UnionPay in online payments service

27/04/2016(0)
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is rolling out its own mobile payment service on the Chinese mainland in collaboration with China UnionPay, which had earlier partnered with Apple and Samsung ... Read More
china

China’s biggest tax reform for 20 years set to buoy growth

22/04/2016(0)
China’s biggest tax overhaul in more than two decades starts on May 1, with changes set to reduce the burden on services companies and encourage factories to upgrade and innovate. ... Read More
Swiss National Bank

The Swiss National Bank announced that the Swiss Interbank Clearing payment system goes into operation

21/04/2016(0)
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) welcomes the successful operational start-up of the technically overhauled Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) payment system by SIX Interbank Clearing Ltd on the settlement day ... Read More
saudi

Saudi $10 Billion Financial District Is Missing One Thing: Banks

20/04/2016(0)
Saudi Arabia’s $10 billion financial hub in Riyadh will have gleaming towers connected by sky bridges, cutting-edge climate technology and a monorail that can circle the whole area in ... Read More
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ICE informs that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China approved to participate in IBA’s gold auction

13/04/2016(0)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of ... Read More
blockchain

Blockchain won’t kill banks: Brock Pierce

12/04/2016(0)
Blockchain – the technology that underpins the cryptocurrency bitcoin – is unlikely to kill banks despite warnings from top industry executives, the chair of a bitcoin non-profit organization told ... Read More
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Italy Forms $5.7 Billion Fund to Shake Off Doubts in Banks

12/04/2016(0)
Fund to help weakened banks sell shares and unload bad loans Atlante fund managed by Quaestio Capital investment firm Italian officials and bank executives agreed to create a multibillion-euro ... Read More
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