The Germany based fintech start-up, Nextmarkets Gmbh has announced that it has obtained Category 3 Investment Service License in Malta that will enable to start its […]
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Swissquote Launches New Multi-Currency Credit Card for its Trading Account Users
Swissquote Group Holding SA (SWX: SQN), specializing in online financial and trading services has announced the launch of its Multi-Currency Credit Card for making payments in various currencies. The credit card offers payments in twelve-different currencies including US Dollar, British Pound and Swiss Franc.
Cinnober Taps Peter Lenardos As CFO
Cinnober, a leading exchange and real-time clearing technology provider based in Sweden, announced the appointment of Peter Lenardos as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) […]
Bitcoin Exchange Developer AlphaPoint Raises $15m From Mike Novogratz
AlphaPoint, a fintech company that develops white label exchange and asset digitization technology based on blockchain, has raised $15 million from Michael Novogratz, a former hedge fund manager […]
Fidelity National Information Services Appoints Ex-KKR and Ex-BNY Mellon Veterans to its Board of Director
International provider of financial services technology and outsourcing services, Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) or better known as FIS has announced changes in its board this Thursday. The company announced that Alexander Navab and Brian Shea have joined the company’s Board of Directors.
Feature Articles
Fintech Startups Tackling Regulations
The financial world continues to be shaken up by the growing number of fintech company that is solving some of the industries oldest problems. Muinmos is a unique software company that drastically reduces the compliance process. Their new Business Development Director, Jonas Nielsen is ready to tackle some of the hurdles of growing a Fintech company in an area that has yet to be disrupted.
Proposed Securities Fraud Bill Causes Controversy
A bill currently being debated by the House Financial Services Committee to help control securities fraud may do the opposite. The House Financial Services Committee held a hearing entitled “Ensuring Effectiveness, Fairness, and Transparency in Securities Law Enforcement” and the committee debated two bills specifically during the hearing. One bill was the “Due Process Restoration […]
Two Trading Related Bills Pass the House Financial Services Committee
The options market will see some changes and publicly traded companies can use “seasoned” broker dealers to dispense more information. Those changes will occur in the bills passed during the latest round of mark-up in the Financial Services Committee become law. The committee debated four bills– all of them passed- with two having a direct […]
Industry Thought Leadership
Equity Market Innovation Leads to Venue Proliferation
Several startups are planning to launch either new venues or order types, and even listing standards, to solve problems in US equity trading. At last month’s SIFMA Equity Market Structure conference, executives with the following three startups and one established exchange discussed their particular market innovations and how each one fits into the existing equity market […]
SEC Steers Pilot on Equity Trading Fee and Rebates Amid Headwinds
By Ivy Schmerken Diving into one of the more controversial issues in equity market structure, U.S. regulators are moving forward with the transaction-fee pilot that will force stock exchanges to lower the fee caps on rebates they pay to brokers and market makers. “I think the SEC is about to embark upon a productive time […]
Artificial Intelligence Gains Momentum: From Machine Learning to Deep Learning
Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from science fiction to digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri learning about our daily lives. A.I. applications are interpreting MRIs and will soon be operating self-driving cars. In personal finance, many of us interact with chat boxes on bank web sites. And in the investing world, robo-advisors are managing […]
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