Category: Fintech

November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS and MIT Media Lab to unlock advanced technologies for financial industry

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced it has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This collaboration will also help to strengthen Singapore’s talent pool in the FinTech industry, by providing Singapore-based industry professionals and researchers with opportunities to work alongside MIT researchers. Financial institutions and FinTech players…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ebury continues growth expansion with new office in Toronto Canada

Ebury, a fintech specialist for corporate global transaction services, today announced their first office opening outside of Europe in Toronto Canada, to be led by Matthew Acton-Davis as Country Manager. This first Canadian office has been set up to support demand for international currency payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management and import finance solutions…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

China and Australia to cooperate on fintech

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that they 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 broader Australia-China trade and investment relationship. China is Australia's largest two-way trading partner…

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October 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESCA and ADGM's FSRA promote cooperation in FinTech

The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entered into an MOU today to enhance cooperation and to foster financial innovation, thus meeting the needs of UAE-based capital markets. The MOU was signed by H.E. Dr. Obaid Saif Al Zaabi, Acting CEO…

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BetBuddy acquired by Playtech
October 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech acquires gaming analytics solution provider BetBuddy

Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced the acquisition of BetBuddy, which provides gambling analytics solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Playtech stated that its strategy is to acquire complementary technology which extends its software and services offering to the gambling industry’s leading operators. The integration of BetBuddy’s behavioural identification…

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October 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC expands network of fintech cooperation agreements to Switzerland

On 18 October 2017, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Swiss Financial Markets Authority (FINMA) entered a new agreement to cooperate on innovation in the financial sector. The agreement aims to encourage innovation in financial services in Switzerland and Australia, and to support financial services innovators in meeting legal requirements when operating…

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October 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FTAHK partners with FinTech associations in Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan

The FinTech Association of Hong Kong (FTAHK) announced that it has signed three separate Memoranda of Understanding with the Singapore FinTech Association, the Swiss Finance + Technology Association and the Taiwan FinTech Industry Development Association. These were completed during the HongKong FinTech week that is currently underway. All three associations have the goal of collaborating…

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October 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EquiChain to build Cryptographic Securities Exchange

EquiChain, the London-based FinTech specialising in blockchain technology for capital markets, announced that it has been accepted into the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Regulatory Laboratory (RegLab) programme to develop and test its latest FinTech innovation. In doing so, paving the way to become a key part of the financial market infrastructure of the United…

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