Category : Fintech

Firms clearly have good cause to be concerned about external threats to their data, but many are overlooking the threat from within Jens Puhle March 16, 2016: With a seemingly never ending series of high profile hacks and data breaches filling the headlines over the last year, data security has never been a higher priority....

Interview with Jacob Zachariah Karuvelil, Executive Vice-President – Global Professional Services & Global Support at Path Solutions March 16, 2016: To know more about the latest version of iMAL Islamic Banking System, implementation and ongoing support, IFM spoke with industry veteran Jacob Zachariah Karuvelil, Executive Vice-President – Global Professional Services & Global Support at Path...

Global payments firm brings tailored payment & FX solutions to Spanish businesses March 15, 2016: AFEX, one of the world’s largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in Madrid. Strategically located in Spain’s financial centre and growing commercial hub, the office will serve Spanish...

However, the hike is likely to be limited as supply continues to outpace demand IFM Correspondent March 10, 2016: After more than a year, oil companies have something to smile about. Prices have finally started heading northwards to touch $40 per barrel after plunging below $27 in February. In February, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Venezuela and...

Breaking point in paper gold? Clint Siegner  March 9, 2016: Gold officially entered a bull market in last week’s trading with prices gaining more than 20% from their December lows. The silver price also put on some very nice gains, but the price needs to reach about $16.40 before watchers can make the same claim....

A report by Google and Accel Partners states that Indian SaaS firms will be valued at $50 billion by 2025 March 4, 2016: A joint report released by Google and Accel Partners on Friday outlines the growth opportunity for Indian SaaS (Software as a Service) startups in the global market over the next 10 years....

Cyber attacks continue to increase in scope, frequency and severity Tim Evershed February 25, 2016: Infidelity website Ashley Madison hit the news headlines for all the wrong reasons recently when hackers successfully stole and then released the personal, and very sensitive, information of 37 million of its users. In this case, the consequences of the...

Interview with Dmitriy Zaretskiy, General Manager, Iqoption Europe LTD February 19, 2016 IQ Option appeared as a broker in the arena of binary options trading only in 2013, but is already a leader in the industry. It’s an undisputed success. What factors contributed to this success? When I looked at the leading broker in early...

Real estate investment shaken-up by new Fintech platform with attractive investment opportunities in Europe February 17, 2016: BrickVest has announced the launch of its online direct real estate investment platform. The London based Fintech platform allows investors to invest as little as EUR 1,000 in institutional quality real estate that previously was only accessible to...