The word blockchain has been swirling around the public space for quite some time now. Bitcoin and the other 1,000 digital currencies have a total market capitalization of around $170 billion. Blockchain has disrupted a series of industries from the technology companies to the agriculture companies in Russia. So, it is interesting to understand the…
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This might be the sign that Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have finally arrived as real tradable commodities that are here to stay. And, that the ‘establishment’ is finally buying in. Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) has announced that it intends to launch Bitcoin Futures in the fourth quarter of 2017, pending all relevant regulatory…
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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 firm Levine & Levine Law Specialists. Levine & Levine Law Specialists is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from sources in Poland that the country's Ministry of Finance has decided to delay its plans to further limit the Retail FX and CFDs sector in the country. Poland was one of the first EU countries to rein in Retail FX trading, passing a law in July 2015 which set…
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BT today announced a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a move that reinforces its position as a driving force in cloud services and will help customers fully reap the benefits of AWS in the UK and around the globe. The announcement represents a significant milestone in the evolution of BT’s ‘Cloud of…
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Customer marketing and retention specialist Optimove announced that it has released Optimove 6.0, introducing a new customer lifecycle stage to its product: the visitor. Users can now automate targeted marketing campaigns for new visitors as precisely as they can for customers who have already made a purchase. Optimove claims that its new product will not…
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Glance Technologies Inc. (CNSX:GET) just announced that it intends to create a new cryptocurrency whereby customers can earn cryptocurrency every time they pay with the Glance Pay app. The Glance cryptocurrency may be used throughout the Glance Pay app and its affiliated applications, as well as outside of the Glance Pay platform. Users of the…
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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) family of SRI (Socially Responsible Investing) indices is being expanded to three indices with two additional Tel Bond Maala indices, which will be calculated alongside the “TA-Maala SRI” equity index In so doing, TASE joins a small and select international club of index providors that calculate SRI Bond Indices…
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Distributed ledger consortium R3 and 22 of its member banks have announced a cross-border payments platform built on top of the company's Corda technology. Centered around the concept of creating digitized versions of fiat currencies that can be exchanged and transferred between different parties, the effort has seen involvement from banks including Barclays, BBVA, CIBC…
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The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has today consulted on a comprehensive package of proposals to support the continued development of the growing funds industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).The proposals are wide-ranging and are designed to provide greater flexibility for investors and fund managers in the Centre. Ian Johnston, the Chief Executive…
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