safecharge results
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SafeCharge reports record Revenues in Q4-2017, December volumes top $1 billion

Payments services and technologies provider SafeCharge International Group Ltd (LON:SCH) has just provided the following pre-close trading update for the year ended 31 December 2017. The Group generated record revenues and transaction processing volumes in Q4, with the latter exceeding US$ 1 billion for the first time in December. This excellent Q4 performance followed a…

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asic bans
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC bans former Commonwealth Financial Planning adviser for 5 years

ASIC announced that it has banned Kimberley Holgate, of Wagga Wagga, NSW, from providing financial services for five years. Ms Holgate was an authorised representative of Commonwealth Financial Planning Limited (CFPL) from January 2014 to October 2015. ASIC found that Ms Holgate: engaged in conduct that was likely to mislead by cutting clients' signatures from…

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insider list management InsiderLog
January 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext's next acquisition: insider list management company InsiderLog

Very acquisitive financial markets operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) has made another acquisition, paying  €5.8 million for 80% of Stockholm based insider list management company InsiderLog. The deal to buy InsiderLog comes on the heels of other recent Euronext acquisitions in the second half of 2017, including buying the Irish Stock Exchange plc for €137 million, and Forex…

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January 17, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Back to School: Dash brings Blockchain scholarship to Arizona State University

It isn't just the corporate and finance worlds which are getting into digital currencies, and the technologies underpinning them. Arizona State University and Dash, a top digital currency for payments, have announced a partnership designed to accelerate research, development, and education in ways that advance blockchain transaction speed, efficiency, security, and expand its uses. The…

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FCA warning
January 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Prime Admin Services firm

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 Prime Admin Services. Prime Admin Services is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

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DFSA launches Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
January 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Barbican Insurance Group partners with FICO to enhance cyber underwriting

Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO today announced its partnership with Barbican Insurance Group, a multi-platform insurance group that underwrites business predominantly through its syndicates at Lloyd's of London, and which provides global cyber insurance coverage to its insureds. Barbican will use the FICO® Enterprise Security Score to measure the cybersecurity risk of insureds, and will…

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Spanish Stock Market BME Bolsa de Madrid
January 17, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MEFF to launch new FX Rolling Spot futures

MEFF (Mercado Español de Futuros Financieros) announced that it is to launch new FX futures contracts this year, called FX Rolling Spot Future (xRolling™), thus expanding the range of assets it currently offers its members and investors. The product will be a "perpetual" Future on the main pairs of currencies and with extended trading hours…

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