Rowena Harris-Doughty Monex
February 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Rowena Harris-Doughty leaves Destek for CMO role at Spot FX dealer Monex Europe

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Rowena Harris-Doughty has left her role as Marketing Director at Retail FX broker Destek Markets, to become Marketing Manager at deliverable spot FX dealer Monex Europe. Not to be confused with either Monex Group Inc. (TYO:8698), the publicly traded Japanese FX broker or Indonesia-based PT Monex Investindo Futures, Monex Europe is…

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February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Worldpay launches DataEdge for Financial Institutions

Today, Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP), announced the release of DataEdge for Financial Institutions (FIs), a data insights and analytics tool powered by Worldpay's Vivid Data Engine™. DataEdge for FIs is an advanced reporting solution that gives banking professionals convenient and immediate access to credit and debit card portfolios through a single dashboard. Through…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv appoints Harry F. DiSimone to Board of Directors

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced the appointment of Harry F. DiSimone to its board of directors. DiSimone, 63, founded and has served as president of Commerce Advisors, Inc., a consulting and advisory services firm founded in 2008 for the retail financial services and payments industries. From 2010…

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ATFX teams up with major payment providers for LATAM and the Middle East
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

OKMerchant Payment Solutions reduces credit card transaction charges for merchants

Established over a decade ago, OKMerchant Payment Solutions is a Brooklyn, New York-based credit card processing platform which is an independent office of Card Connect a First Data Corporation that helps businesses of all sizes reduce and/or eliminate maintenance and transaction charges when they accept credit or debit card payments from their customers. My goal…

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US oil index is prime
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Why the next oil boom will be fueled by blockchain

Big Oil is due for a disruption. The world's most important industry has been carrying on without any significant changes in its day to day routine for far too long. But now, the new tech on the block has its sights set on the multi-trillion-dollar oil and gas sector. It's official: Blockchain technology has infiltrated…

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ANZ ends its $3 billion share buy-back program
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ appoints Kevin Corbally as Chief Risk Officer

ANZ today announced the appointment of Kevin Corbally as Chief Risk Officer, reporting to Chief Executive Officer Shayne Elliott. Mr Corbally joined ANZ in 2009 and is currently Group General Manager Internal Audit after having previously held senior institutional banking and credit management roles. Prior to joining ANZ, he was Managing Director and Head of…

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EU launches €400M investment fund to enable AI and Blockchain projects
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IPC collaborates with GreenKey Technologies to bring AI-based speech recognition solution

IPC, a global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, and GreenKey Technologies, creator of patented voice software with integrated speech recognition designed specifically for the financial markets, today announced that they have just signed an agreement for a significant collaboration between the firms. The agreement brings to market…

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fca fines
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Self-regulatory body CryptoUK welcomes UK government Digital Currencies inquiry

CryptoUK is the first self-regulatory trade association for the UK cryptocurrency industry, established to promote higher standards of conduct, and has just informed that it has welcomed the UK government Digital Currencies inquiry. The inquiry will cover the role of digital currencies in the UK, including the opportunities and risks that digital currencies may bring…

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Crypto “bot” trading hurting market reputation and individual investors
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FMA opens applications for personalised robo-advice

The New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has announced that it is now open for applications from providers seeking to offer personalised financial advice to consumers through digital tools and platforms (so-called robo-advice). Digital advice is automated financial advice generated by computer program using algorithms which is usually delivered through a website or a software…

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