OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
EU AI Act delay spares credit-scoring AI; Aug…
The EU's Digital Omnibus agreement of May 2026 postpones the AI Act's high-risk regime — including credit-scoring and insurance-pricing systems — to December 2, 2027, but leaves the August 2, 2026 application date alive for…
Gaming Meets Tokenization as MutiVerse Launches on KuCoin…
MultiVerse, AI powered decentralized ecosystem, will be launched on the Kucoin Win, a new section of the KuCoin exchange that proposes to combine entertainment with the token listing. KuCoin is one of the largest crypto…
The CFTC on Artificial Intelligence
In a new white paper on artificial intelligence (AI), the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) identifies its role in this technology. Of AI, the paper noted, “Approaches to AI have evolved. Early calculating machines gave…
Fintech Raises $111.8B in 2018, Up By 120…
KPMG has found that global fintech funding rose by 120 percent to $111.8B in 2018 from $50.8B in 2017, mainly driven by mega M&A and buyout deals such as Blackstone's $17B investment in Refinitiv in H2'18 and…
Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi: The National Day Is…
The National Day of the UAE will always be a source of inspiration and motivation for more hard work; greater productivity, creativity, and happiness; and considerable optimism for all UAE citizens. The National Day of…
Nigerian Stock Exchange Launches AI-Powered Chatbot for Retail…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched X-Bot, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Chatbot that responds directly and automatically to inquiries through Facebook Messenger. The bot is the first African securities exchange Chatbot designed to provide…
LabCFTC’s Purpose: Get Out of the Ivory Tower
[caption id="attachment_323617" align="alignleft" width="254"] [/caption] Though the head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Fintech office is working with cutting-edge technologies, he said one reason for the creation of the office…
What Are We Learning about Artificial Intelligence in…
Although it is still early days, it is already evident that the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services is potentially quite important and merits our attention. Through our Fintech working group, we are…