Saturday, September 19, 2026

International Finance

Category : Fintech

Fintech

The Swiss are offering fintech opportunities

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya The European nation is fast developing into a fintech startup hub Though internationally Switzerland is known for its watches, chocolates and secure banks, it is fast developing into a fintech startup hub. So much so that it is giving tough competition to the leaders —London, Berlin, New York and Singapore. Here are...
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Real cost of data management

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Assessing the hidden costs of data management in an asset management firm October 15, 2015: The desire to pursue new, sophisticated investment strategies generates conflicting objectives. All firms wish to increase their business agility and shorten time to market. This must be weighed against the need to manage a growing body of complex data that...
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Second half of 2015 promises to be exciting

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
2014 and the beginning of 2015 was a time of ups and downs for the financial markets. Experts from FBS Brokerage Company believe that the second half of the year promises to be positive for trading September 30, 2015: The entire 2015, despite some cautious forecasts of economic development, promises to bring many new opportunities...
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Crystals and investor worries as we go from seasonal weakness to strength

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Risks regarding China and the Fed may be receding a bit for now but there remains plenty to keep an eye on including the risk of an “accident” flowing from slower emerging market growth and the plunge in commodities  Introduction Back in April this year when shares were riding high, it seemed the worry list...
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UK FinTech firm Hello Soda expands to USA

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
It seeks to revolutionise the financial services and fraud detection markets September 22, 2015: UK FinTech company, Hello Soda announced its expansion into the United States with the opening of a New York office and recruitment of two new heads of sales. The US office and hiring of experienced new recruits, Layton Brooks and Oliver Peckham, will...
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Data management getting attention at executive level

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The economic benefits of a managed data service for asset managers September 21, 2015: As the investment environment has changed, drivers of data management have evolved accordingly. In the pre-2008 environment, data management within asset management firms comprised centralised operational teams, focusing on: Data timeliness for key business processes Data quality and accuracy Cost management...
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Lycamoney choses Saxo payments for its international money remittance business

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Lycamoney to gain competitive edge with this partnership September 17, 2015: Saxo Payments, the global transactions services provider, has been chosen by Lycamoney Financial Services Ltd, for its new International Money Remittance business, LycaRemit.  As a member of the Saxo Payments Banking Marketplace, LycaRemit will benefit from low FX charges and real-time payments, giving it...
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Oman wants to increase success rate of SMEs

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Over 50% fail within five years, which is a drag on efforts by the Gulf nation to diversify its oil & gas based economy IFM Correspondent September 15, 2015: The two-day Oman SME Summit in Muscat got off to a rousing start with a welcome speech and special address by His Highness Al Sayyid Dr. Adham...
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