In 2020 BMO, which has total assets of $1.04 trillion, opened up the possibility of obtaining a securities license in Japan by establishing a Tokyo Representative office. Rob Yeung, Country Head of International & Head of Global Equities and Financing Solutions at BMO Capital Markets, said the firm is "excited" about its growth potential in…
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To begin with, only trading access to bitcoin will be provided, although Coinbase said they will continue to progress the platform integration and roll out functionality in phases to interested clients. Joseph Chalom, Global Head of Strategic Ecosystem Partnerships at BlackRock, said: "Our institutional clients are increasingly interested in gaining exposure to digital asset markets…
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Here are three concrete ways in which KYC can improve the user experience for customers and businesses alike. 1. KYC prevents financial partnerships with money-launderers Without proper customer identity checks, this can unwittingly result in a company entering into a financial exchange with criminals that have obtained the money through illegitimate means. This exposes the…
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The United States is the largest consumer of crude oil in the world. Spurred by strong demand in the US and global supply shortage, oil prices have reached a new high. On 26th October, Brent crude was selling at $86 a barrel, and US oil was up by 0.7% to $83.96. According to Goldman Sachs,…
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Miguel Gamino, Executive Vice President, Enterprise Partnerships and Head of Global Cities and City Possible, commented: Cities need to think about how to adapt to a digital world in a way that leverages technology to bring more people into the digital economy. Partners like Citi allow us to continue to expand the range of solutions…
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The Visa Installments Solution provides the technology for issuers and acquirers within the Visa network to offer BNPL functionality to their shoppers. Julian Potter, Visa's Group Country Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific, said: There is overwhelming demand in Australia for BNPL financing through consumers' existing, trusted financial institution. We're proud to work…
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FXSpotStream Co-Founder and CEO Alan Schwarz said: We have grown tremendously since our launch in 2011 becoming the 3rd largest FX Service by volume with an ADV this year at USD48.5billion. At the same time, we have placed great importance on the speed and quality of our market data distribution. Our aim is to provide…
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Leveraged gross client income for H1 FY2022 is anticipated to be around £127 million, compared to £174 million the previous year. Meanwhile, leveraged net trading revenue for the period is expected to be approximately £100 million — half of the £200 million figure previously reported. However, non-leveraged trading revenue is expected to fall to £24…
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Catherine Clay, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Data and Access Solutions, said: For many years I have admired Bo's impressive track record of success and industry leadership and I'm thrilled to have him join the team. Cboe's expansive Data and Access Solutions offering is an integral part of the company's global vision and we…
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The company teamed up with numerous financial institutions to help build the infrastructure, including Citi, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, DekaBank, dwpbank, Goldman Sachs, DZ Bank, Raiffeisen Bank International, and Vontobel. In addition, D7 is being built in collaboration with technology partners Digital Asset, Microsoft, R3, and VMware. Member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse,…
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