Tuesday, Mar 24, 2026

International Finance

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Fintech

IT, mobile to drive growth in retail

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
For retailers, factors like reduced time to market, less inaccuracies, no manual latency will be the differentiators Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 26, 2015: A couple of months ago, Tesco hit the headlines when it opened the world’s first virtual supermarket store in South Korea’s Seoul subway station. The pillars and platform screen doors of the...
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Fintech

WhoTrades turnover in Latin America touches $10 billion in 6 months

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The client base stands at 8,500 people and is doubling each month May 26, 2015: International Finance Magazine has recognized licensed US brokerage WhoTrades as the fastest growing brokerage in Latin America in 2015. After six months of working in the region, the company’s turnover reached USD 10 bn, while its client base, which currently...
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Fintech

Digital Realty expands Singapore data center platform

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Second data center to address growing demand for data center infrastructure needs in Asia-Pacific May 25, 2015: Digital Realty Trust, a leading global provider of data center and colocation solutions, announced its second data center facility in Singapore. Depending upon ultimate customer configuration, density, and scope, Digital Realty expects to invest upwards of S$200 million in new data...
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FinanceWealth Management

The power of 3

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The key points behind the success of ATIG Investment & Securities May 22, 2015: ATIG was founded in Istanbul, Turkey in 2012 for providing FX, precious metals, CFDs, stock certificates, Istanbul Futures and and Options Market (V?OP) and all kinds of domestic and International online financial products. As ATIG Investment & Securities, we have grown...
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Fintech

Email marketing still the preferred choice

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Generates better ROI when compared to other channels Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 21, 2015: In today’s day and age, there are many tools and ways to market your product and company. The advent of social media has obviously made marketing much more dynamic. In this context, it is but natural to think that the era...
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Economy

‘Focus on EU referendum and get it over with’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Industry believes decisive UK election result will help only once all hurdles to growth are overcome quickly Peter Taberner May 18, 2015: Britain is still raising its eyebrows, after David Cameron’s Conservative Party won an outright majority in the general election, after five years in Downing Street as part of a coalition government. It was...
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Business Leaders

Counting on corporate support

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The important role that corporates play in the mentoring process and the mutual benefits Jonathan Freeman May 15, 2015: Mosaic’s mentoring programmes create opportunities for young people growing up in our most deprived communities. At the heart of this is a vision for all young people to be supported to realise their potential. With the...
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Economy

London secures £200 mn for extension to Northern Line

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The UK’s first ever CPI-linked Sterling bond will contribute to the cost of the new project May 12, 2015: A £1billion infrastructure project that will link Battersea to the London Underground is another step closer due to a pioneering new method of financing agreed between the GLA and Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking. On May 11,...
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Business Leaders

Web posts can make or break your career

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Recruiters are increasingly gauging the suitability of candidates by looking up their posts on social media Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya May 7, 2015: That LinkedIn and Facebook are used by companies to hunt for the right candidate is well known. But now more and more firms are going beyond and using other social media platforms, like...
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Fintech

‘Investment on solutions must yield highest ROI’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Robert Hazboun, Managing Director at ICSFS, tells IFM that technology is increasingly becoming a differentiator for banks due to tough competition and the tight economic climate May 05, 2015 When you started in the 70s, how did you convince companies about the advantages of embracing technology? Robert Hazboun MD,ICSFS International Computer Systems (London) Ltd., or...
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