Category : Fintech

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...

This will bring in higher conversion rate February 3, 2016: Airlines across the globe stand to gain hundreds of millions in new and incremental revenues through 2016 if they adopt robust payment solutions that make it simple for passengers to purchase tickets and ancillary products directly from their smartphones, digital wallets and wearable devices, according...

Members can provide bank transfer capabilities in its own name February 2, 2016: Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, is strengthening the reach of the Saxo Payments Banking Circle with the addition of six new currencies. Responding to customer demand, Banking Circle transfers can now be carried out in United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED),...

OPEC’s controversial strategy to protect market share instead of supporting the oil price is likely to change in 2016 Sean Evers February 1, 2016: A gloomy outlook descended on global oil markets as the Brent crude price slid below $30/bl in January, but the play book in 2016 is far from certain. The math surrounding...