December 29, 2017 BY Mariela Naydenova

Ripple hits new all-time high

Ripple, XRP, hit $1,30 on Thursday, December 28th, when it was around $0.25 per coin in December, earlier this month. The new all time high only signals the happy Ripple investors, who, unlike Bitcoin investors, seem to be on a roll this month. According to Business Insider, Ripple has increased its value with 71% this…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX appoints new Exchange Council, Andrey Zvyozdochkin elected chairman

The Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board announced that it has approved 25 new members of the Exchange Council. The new Council is comprised of senior executives from Moscow Exchange (MOEX)'s largest market participants by volume traded, as well as heads of industry self-regulatory organisations, asset management companies, investment banks and the Bank of Russia. The newly…

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December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Best jobs for workers who want to get ahead in 2018

Whether you are new to the workforce or looking to make a career change in the New Year, CareerBuilder, a global, end-to-end human capital solutions company owned by Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), has released a list of jobs that can give you the building blocks to jump-start your career and get ahead. The study looks at…

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RoboMarkets yacht
December 28, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

RoboForex rebrands to RoboMarkets as crypto trading focus increases

Limassol, Cyprus based Retail FX broker RoboForex has announced that it is rebranding under the new name RoboMarkets. Alongside the brand name change, the company has changed its corporate name from RoboForex (CY) Ltd to Robomarkets Ltd, which is now the official holder of the company's CySEC CIF license. The group also operates offshore Retail FX…

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December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MeaWallet delivers contactless payment solution to Swedbank

MeaWallet A/S, part of Invuo Technologies AB (former Seamless Distribution AB), announced that it has signed an agreement with the Swedbank Support OÜ for delivery of MeaWallet's technology for contactless card payments on the Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian market. The HCE technology with MasterCard MDES support will be delivered as a managed service, integrating MeaWallet´s…

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BIS announces key appointments in Singapore and Switzerland
December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cheetah Mobile announces changes to the Board of Directors

Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE: CMCM), a mobile Internet company, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed each of Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao and Mr. Michael Lingye Zuo as an independent director, effective December 28, 2017. Mr. Michael Jinbo Yao will also join the corporate governance and nominating committee of the Board, effective the…

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NSD and Interfax launch Single Disclosure Window product
December 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

National Settlement Depository begins assigning Financial Instrument Short Names

National Settlement Depository (NSD), acting in compliance with ISO 18774, announced that it has started assigning FISNs (Financial Instrument Short Names) to securities and related financial instruments. ISO 18774 is an international standard which establishes a universal approach to reflecting the short descriptions of financial instruments based on unified rules and format. FISN is one…

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