Category: Fintech

Wolters Kluwer Ustocktrade
December 07, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Ustocktrade selects Wolters Kluwer’s GainsKeeper Brokerage solution for cost basis reporting

Risk and compliance solutions provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that Ustocktrade Securities, Inc. (USTS), the first alternative trading system designed exclusively for retail investors, has selected Wolters Kluwer’s GainsKeeper Brokerage solution for cost basis reporting. The solution uses a suite of smart tools that helps firms calculate, track and report cost basis, adjusted for corporate…

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December 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dubai Financial Services Authority signs FinTech agreements with Hong Kong authorities

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) deepened ties with regulators in Hong Kong today signing two cooperation agreements to enhance collaboration in financial technology (FinTech) innovation. The agreements reinforce the existing strong relationship between the authorities in the two markets, which cooperate in the regulation of the financial services sector and FinTech businesses. The DFSA…

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November 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dubai and Australia seal agreement on fintech cooperation

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and ASIC today signed a Cooperation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support and understand financial innovation in each jurisdiction. The DFSA regulates the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Dubai has recently set up a number of initiatives aimed at encouraging fintech innovation, including the 'FinTech Hive'…

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November 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MAS and MIT Media Lab to unlock advanced technologies for financial industry

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced it has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This collaboration will also help to strengthen Singapore’s talent pool in the FinTech industry, by providing Singapore-based industry professionals and researchers with opportunities to work alongside MIT researchers. Financial institutions and FinTech players…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ebury continues growth expansion with new office in Toronto Canada

Ebury, a fintech specialist for corporate global transaction services, today announced their first office opening outside of Europe in Toronto Canada, to be led by Matthew Acton-Davis as Country Manager. This first Canadian office has been set up to support demand for international currency payments and collections, foreign exchange risk management and import finance solutions…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

China and Australia to cooperate on fintech

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced that they have entered into an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The Information Sharing Co-operation Agreement further underlines the significance of the broader Australia-China trade and investment relationship. China is Australia's largest two-way trading partner…

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October 30, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESCA and ADGM's FSRA promote cooperation in FinTech

The Emirates Securities and Commodities Authority (ESCA) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entered into an MOU today to enhance cooperation and to foster financial innovation, thus meeting the needs of UAE-based capital markets. The MOU was signed by H.E. Dr. Obaid Saif Al Zaabi, Acting CEO…

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BetBuddy acquired by Playtech
October 27, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech acquires gaming analytics solution provider BetBuddy

Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced the acquisition of BetBuddy, which provides gambling analytics solutions. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Playtech stated that its strategy is to acquire complementary technology which extends its software and services offering to the gambling industry’s leading operators. The integration of BetBuddy’s behavioural identification…

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