JP Morgan Chase to acquire MCX’s fintech payments to help expand Chase Pay
Mar 13, 2017 06:44 am UTC| Fintech
JP Morgan Chase announced that it has agreed to acquire MCXs fintech payments in order to help expand Chase Pay, which is the mobile and digital wallet for Chase customers. According to the release, the transaction is...
Fintech firm Currencycloud raises $25M from Google Ventures and existing investors
Mar 13, 2017 04:58 am UTC| Fintech
Currencycloud, a London-based fintech company, has raised $25 million in Series D funding with a new investment from GV (formerlyGoogle Ventures) and additional funding from the existing investors Notion Capital,Sapphire...
ISO launches fintech Technical Advisory Group
Mar 10, 2017 06:03 am UTC| Fintech
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the launch of fintech Technical Advisory Group (TAG), a new global committee, which is aimed at driving technology and data standards in the financial...
UK, Japan financial regulators announce Exchange of Letters for fintech cooperation
Mar 10, 2017 04:55 am UTC| Fintech
UKs Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) announced that they have exchanged letters on a Co-operation Framework to support innovative fintech companies in both the...
Singapore and Dubai sign Cooperation Agreement to foster fintech entrepreneurship
Mar 08, 2017 12:17 pm UTC| Fintech
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has signed a Cooperation Agreement (CA) with Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in a move to foster the fintech entrepreneurship and support innovation in financial...
PayPal Europe, FNR, University of Luxembourg sign MoU to set up fintech chair
Mar 08, 2017 08:33 am UTC| Fintech
The Government of Luxembourg announced that PayPal Europe, the National Research Fund (FNR) and the University of Luxembourg have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the creation of a PEARL chair of the FNR in...
Why 'digital gold' won't ever kill off the real thing
Mar 08, 2017 04:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Fintech
In investment terms, a safe haven is exactly what it sounds like: a place of relative safety when times are tough. Traditionally, safe haven assets have been physical, such as gold and silver, the US dollar and the Swiss...
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