Banco Santander, a major Spanish bank, announced on Friday its plan to buy a majority stake in fintech company Mercury TFS for 30 million euros…
Posts published in March 2020
NYDFS Wants Crypto Exchanges’ Corona Contingency Plans
As the Coronavirus outbreak is getting intense, the New York Department of Financial Services () has issued guidelines for the digital currency exchanges under its…
Paris Subsidiary Strengthens Aviva’s Presence
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has bought an office block in the business district of Paris for an undisclosed price. The…
Will Malaysia Become Fintech’s Next Global Hub?
Singapore, Sweden, the UK, the Netherlands, Canada–over the past several years, all of these countries have been increasingly identified as the world’s most prominent fintech…
Could the Coronavirus Be a Catalyst for Fintech?
It seems that this week was the week that the world truly With more than 138,580 cases worldwide, and more than 5,000 deaths, societies around the…
E*TRADE Reports 105% YoY Uptick in DARTs in February 2020
E*TRADE Financial Corporation has published its Monthly Activity Report for February 2020 this Friday, revealing an uptick in the Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) on…
The euro today traded with a negative bias against the US dollar extending its losing streak for the fourth straight session as the risk-off sentiment…
Can USD/JPY Maintain Recovery Above 105.55?
The US dollar versus the Japanese yen currency managed to get above the important weekly level of 105.55. Is this a sustainable recovery? Long-term perspective The strong depreciation that came about after…
OKCoin Supports Singapore Dollar Amid APAC Expansion
Cryptocurrency has added support for Singapore dollar, which brings the tally of supported fiat currencies to three. The SGD joins the already installed euro and…
CME Group’s Chicago Trading Floor to Close
As a precaution to reduce large gatherings contributing to the spread of coronavirus, US derivatives giant CME Group is set to close its trading floor…