Bitcoin is rising again, this time above the $7,000 level. While the "people's currency" was on the low tide for about a month, swinging from $6,000 to $6,700 level most of the time, now, the digital currency is rising again. The common news is that Bitcoin is rising and there is an upward movement in…
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UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company 2dots Limited t/a 8infx. 2dots Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
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BrandShield, the AI-powered cyber intelligence company battling online brand abuse and scams, has just announced its partnership with AmaZix, the community management and engagement firm for crypto startups. As part of this partnership, AmaZix will provide BrandShield’s anti-phishing solution to all of its customers in the fight against fraud in crypto-communities. The BrandShield solution includes…
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INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) has announced that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd, is one of the first general clearing members to join the London Metal Exchange's (LME) newly created LMEprecious service, following its launch last year. The LME, along with the World Gold Council and a group of industry participants, created LMEprecious to…
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Distribution 360, the latest European study from Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), has revealed growing opportunities for asset managers selling in Europe. Despite increased complexity and disruptions in the region’s fund markets, Europe’s pool of accessible assets has reached €3.4 trillion. Broadridge Distribution 360 offers asset managers an independent guide to the European fund landscape,…
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London based online brokerage leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) and financial connectivity solutions provider PrimeXM have announced a new strategic collaboration and technology partnership. The parties stated that this partnership will deliver unique capabilities and solutions for traders and institutional clients globally and allows both organizations to expand their unique value proposition and further bolster…
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The Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC), a group comprising the CIOs of the 16 largest credit unions in Canada, just announced that it has joined enterprise software firm R3’s global blockchain ecosystem. Representing over $125B in assets, LCUC fosters innovation and technology to the benefit of the whole Canadian credit union system. It will join…
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Nayax, a cashless payment solutions and management platform for unattended retail company, has just announced the opening of a new office within Europe, Nayax Europe UAB. Nayax Europe will be situated in Lithuania, the issuing country of the required operating license for the EEA zone and will be hiring a professional staff. LeapRate reported earlier…
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NEX Data, which delivers independent market intelligence and price information for OTC Data, and JBOND, the electronic platform for trading in Japanese Repurchase agreements, announced today that they have launched the JBOND NEX Repo Index to measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds. The first Japanese repo index, it was launched in…
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McKay Brothers International (MBI) announced that it has reduced latency on the select London Metal Exchange (LME) data it redistributes via the wireless Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. The reduction reflects MBI’s adoption of the new LMEsource multicast feed and the deployment of FPGA feed handlers. The median improvement from these changes is 400 microseconds,…
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