Category: Forex

Board of Directors
September 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

The World Federation of Exchanges elects eight Board Directors

At the 57th General Assembly in Bangkok today, the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, elected eight Directors of the Board.​ The Directors of the Board are as follows: Chairman Wu Qing, Shanghai Stock Exchange - Chairman, WFE (1-year term) Mr Gilson Finkelsztain, CEO,…

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September 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BNP Paribas AM acquires a majority stake in Gambit Financial Solutions

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced that is adding state-of-the-art digital-advisory services to support and enhance the digitalisation of its distributors through the acquisition of a majority stake in Gambit Financial Solutions (Gambit), in line with its objective to further expand its innovative offerings. Gambit, a well-established Belgian Fintech, has developed a unique capability…

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September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Huntington Bancshares names Jana Litsey as New General Counsel

American bank holding company Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN) today announced that Jana Litsey is joining the company as general counsel, following the retirement of Richard "Dick" Cheap at the end of the year after 19 years of service to the Bank, all as general counsel. Litsey, an industry veteran, will join Huntington from Bank…

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September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Capital One joins Snowflake’s Series D funding round

Snowflake Computing announced that Capital One Growth Ventures, the venture investing arm of Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF), has joined its latest round of growth funding, bringing Snowflake’s Series D round to a total of $105 million. The Series D round was announced in April of 2017, led by ICONIQ Capital and accompanied by Madrona Venture…

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September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Visa appoints former Bank of England executive Charlotte Hogg as CEO of European Operations

Multinational financial services corporation Visa (NYSE:V) announced today it has appointed Charlotte Hogg as the new executive vice president and chief executive officer for its European operations, effective October 1, 2017. Ms. Hogg will report to Visa’s chief executive officer, Al Kelly, and Visa Europe Limited (VEL) board chairman, Gary Hoffman. Ms. Hogg will join the…

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SEC charges nine hackers and traders in Edgar hacking case
September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Equifax announces cybersecurity incident involving consumer information

Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) has announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company's investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017. The company has found no evidence of unauthorized…

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