Alpari and the Republic of Mauritius in cooperation talks LeapRate

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari and the Republic of Mauritius in cooperation talks

FX broker Alpari Limited has announced that a meeting took place in the Republic of Mauritius between government officials, the country's financial institutions and Alpari higher management to discuss priority areas of cooperation. In particular, Alpari held discussions with the Financial Services Promotion Agency (FSPA) which operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Financial…

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Paysafe launches EMV-enabled global omni-channel services through expanded partnership with Handpoint

Digital payment solutions provider Paysafe Group Plc (LON:PAYS) has expanded its long-term partnership with FinTech provider powering NextGen point of sale (POS) Handpoint, to offer EMV-ready mobile point of sale and online payment solutions to merchants and partners in Canada, the US and Europe. Through this partnership, Paysafe offers end-to-end frictionless payments online, in-store and…

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Colt to revamp Japanese network infrastructure

Telecommunications company Colt Group S.A. (LSE: COLT) has announced a major revamp of their advanced fibre-optic network, as well as extensive Layer 2 network expansion in Japan. This will enable high-bandwidth services with speeds ranging from 10Gbps up to 100Gbps on mass scale, with greater routes and diversity. The phased expansion of both available services and…

Refinitiv enables greater efficiencies and choice for fixed income traders on Eikon

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

RiskGrid’s App now available in App Studio via Thomson Reuters Eikon

RiskGrid Technologies, a new cloud-based risk management solution provider powered by industry-leading risk analytics from Algorithmics, has announced the launch of RiskGrid Lipper as a fully integrated app available in App Studio on business information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI)'s Eikon using fund data from Lipper. RiskGrid provides forward-looking risk analytics and stress-tests on top of Lipper mutual…

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Robert Brooks Ltd 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 firm Robert Brooks Ltd. Robert Brooks Ltd is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

October 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC accepts EU from NSW liquidator

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Sydney-based registered liquidator, Mr Clifford John Sanderson of Dissolve Pty Ltd as Trustee for the Dissolve Unit Trust, following an ASIC review of an external administration that found he failed to adequately and properly discharge his duties as a registered liquidator. Mr Sanderson has undertaken to: engage…

October 25, 2016 BY Mike Fox

BitPay introduces Copay bitcoin wallet integration based on Intel Technologies

Leading bitcoin payments company BitPay today announced the first bitcoin wallet with Intel hardware security integration. This new solution will allow Copay users to rest assured that their data is better protected even if their application code or associated computer is compromised. The Intel Software Guard Extensions integration offers hardware-level protection for the bitcoin wallet’s…

October 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

The French AMF warns the public about the Keystone Fund

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) is warning French investors about the Keystone Fund. This Luxembourg alternative investment fund (AIF), which takes the form of a UCITS, is not authorised for sale in France. Keystone Fund is a Luxembourg alternative investment fund (AIF) known as a Specialized Investment Fund (SIF) and has two sections: KEYSTONE REAL…

October 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on Telford and Bernstein 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 firm Telford and Bernstein. Telford and Bernstein is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…

October 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

OSC unveils OSC LaunchPad, a first for Canada

The Ontario Securities Commission has unveiled OSC LaunchPad, the first dedicated team by a securities regulator in Canada to help fintech businesses navigate securities law requirements and accelerate time-to-market. OSC LaunchPad will provide direct support to eligible new and early-stage fintech businesses that provide innovative services, products and applications of benefit to investors. The support…