Woolworths Employees’ Credit Union Limited (WECU) extends partnership with Ultradata for an enhanced core...
Melbourne, November 27, 2018 Woolworths Employees' Credit Union Limited (WECU), an Australian mutual finance institution, has extended its partnership with Ultradata Australia Pty Ltd, a leading banking solutions supplier, after determining that Ultradata offered the...
JP Morgan’s Quorum blockchain opens new world of trading opportunities
By James Eyers
A blockchain platform built by global investment bank JP Morgan is being used to "tokenise" gold bars to allow sustainable miners to earn a premium on global markets, an indication of new trading...
The Power of Tech Stocks: How Falling Stocks Hurt the US Dollar and Risk...
US tech stocks have taken a battering over the last few months. Following a historic low in September 2018, the Dow Jones fell sharply as, to quote CNBC, investors started to “pivot out of...
Beneath the digital friendly facade, Singaporeans still reluctant to accept cashless payments
By Ronen Naishtein
Imagine this. A customer walks up to a food court in a neighbourhood mall.
Upon ordering, he is directed to a confusing array of payment schemes and systems available at the cashier. Without batting an...
Crypto Leaders Weigh In On Bitcoin Collapse, $3,000 Target Touted
by Nick Chong
While some industry savants expected crypto’s recent crash for months on end, many ‘common Joe’ investors were caught off-guard by this rapid bout of selling pressure. Aiming to clear the air surrounding this...
equensWorldline successfully launches TIPS Gateway service
Already in June 2017, equensWorldline announced that it would support TIPS by connecting its European and national Instant Payments Clearing and Settlement services to TIPS from the first day TIPS would be operational. TIPS is the...
UK-based tech company launches new initiative to help foster greater diversity in fintech
CompareNI.com, a leading financial comparison platform, has announced the launch of a new fintech scholarship for higher education students, but, somewhat controversially, it is only open to those studying something other than finance or...
New cryptocurrency answers FCA call for better regulation
A new cryptocurrency has been launched in response to the Financial Conduct Authority’s desire for a safer environment for consumers using crypto technologies.
Yesterday, Chris Woolard, the FCA director of strategy and competition cited peer-to-peer...
«Seven keys to success for private banker 4.0»
By Michael Welti
«Disrupt yourself» was the clarion call of German author Christoph Keese. In his book of the same name, he recommends that almost everyone should give their thoughts and actions a complete overhaul.
He urges us...
First contactless ATMs to appear in Russia
Russia is about to have its first contactless ATMs installed that will allow for currency transactions via smartphones, including in particular cash withdrawals and other operations using Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay...
