August 11, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Paysafe reports Affiliate data display problems

Digital payment solutions provider Paysafe Group Plc (LSE:PAYS) has reported that it is currently experiencing a data display issue within its Affiliate reporting feature. As a result, incorrect data is being displayed or in some cases, no data at all for Paysafe partners looking at their accounts. Paysafe did note that actual affiliate tracking is not affected…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns on clone firm of Piper Jaffray

Today the UK Financial Conduct Authority put out details of the cloned firm Piper Jaffray. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. The clone firm are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Allied Irish Bank's coffee break took longer than expected today

Allied Irish Bank (AIB) shared that "technical issues" have led to problems with some online, mobile and branch transactions. The bank took to Twitter at around 12:00 local time to warn about the problem, telling customers that they could still withdraw cash from ATMs and make purchases online and instore with their AIB cards. Update on…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats, Nasdaq and NYSE unite to strengthen U.S. Equity Markets

The three major exchange groups, financial exchanges operator Bats Global Markets Inc (BATS:BATS), Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), (collectively called ‘the exchanges’) have worked together to harmonize key functions of the U.S equity markets to increase resiliency during times of extreme volatility. In the coming weeks the exchanges will file with the Securities…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alibaba's revenue beat estimates with an increase of 59% YoY

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and they are better than ever. What were the highlights this time: Revenue was RMB32,154 million (US$4,838 million), an increase of 59% year-over-year. China retail marketplaces revenue was RMB23,383 million (US$3,518 million), an increase of 49% yearover-year; and…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bitcoin's Jered Kenna partners with TradeZero to create the first digital currency dark pool trading

Bitcoin pioneer Jered Kenna has teamed up with online broker dealer TradeZero to create the world's first dark pool exchange for Bitcoin and hopefully other digital currencies. Dark pools are the name given to private exchanges or forums for trading securities, which facilitate very large orders without impacting the market and creating adverse price movements. The…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Raphaels Bank to join Faster Payments

Raphaels Bank is to begin offering Faster Payments services to UK fintech companies as it becomes the first new bank to connect directly to the scheme since its inception in 2008. The 230-year old bank is the 12th direct participant of the Faster Payments Scheme, which is creating new access arrangements to open up the…

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August 11, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes the world’s first green corporate Masala bond

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has listed the world’s first green corporate Masala bond from NTPC Limited (NTPC), India’s largest energy conglomerate. NTPC raised Rs. 20 billion (USD 300 million) from issuance of this five-year green bond with a coupon rate of 7.375% per annum. Established in 1975, NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an installed capacity…

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