Fintech company FastPay announces new strategic investment from Citi Ventures
Sep 15, 2016 12:12 pm UTC| Fintech
FastPay, a leading fintech firm that provides lending and financial workflow solutions to digital businesses, has announced a newest strategic investment from Citi Ventures. According to the official release, the...
Global X Funds launches Fintech Thematic ETF
Sep 15, 2016 11:21 am UTC| Fintech
New York-based Global X Funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provider, has announced the launch of three thematic technology ETFs Global X FinTech Thematic ETF, Global X Robotics Artificial Intelligence Thematic ETF and...
Japan fintech startup focuses on hedge funds with equity-research
Sep 13, 2016 06:31 am UTC| Fintech
Japan-based fintech venture Nowcast Inc. has announced that it will begin providing automated earnings estimates of consumer goods to hedge funds by analyzing millions of transactions at retail stores, according to the...
MAS and FINMA sign fintech cooperation agreement
Sep 12, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) have collaborated and signed a cooperation agreement in a move to foster greater cooperation on fintech. According...
ETA announces fintech event at Boston MIT Media Lab
Sep 12, 2016 07:08 am UTC| Fintech
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), leading trade association for the payments industry, has announced TRANSACT Tech, a one-day fintech event to be held in Boston on 13th September 2016. According to the...
CBA partners with Barclays, to open space at Barclay’s Fintech innovation lab in London
Sep 09, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Fintech
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced that it had partnered with banking giant Barclays and has planned toopenits space at Barclays fintech innovation lab in London. According to the reports by ZDNet,...
Innovate Finance brings East Coast FinTech programme in New York
Sep 08, 2016 09:24 am UTC| Fintech
UK fintech agency Innovate Finance has announced the launch of its East Coast FinTech programme in New York that aims to foster greater ties between the UK and US fintech communities. According to the official release,...
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