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Aug 21, 2018
The emerging field of AI can help to drive a healthier and fairer economy, according to UK Digital Secretary Jeremy Wright During his opening speech at London Tech
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Aug 21, 2018
The web is often blamed for the death of the high street but online businesses will be given a chance to set up shops in a new Amazon-backed
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Aug 21, 2018
Quickly turning an epic Wimbledon tennis match into a short highlights package is no easy task - but the lives of broadcasting teams is getting easier as AI
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Aug 21, 2018
The largest electric hybrid aircraft ever to be flown had its first successful test flight yesterday evening at Camarillo Airport, California. The public test of the six-seater Ampaire
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Aug 21, 2018
The number of billion-dollar tech companies has tripled across Europe as it continues to rival the likes of the US and China, according to new research. The Titans
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Aug 21, 2018
For all the time, money and resources being poured by businesses into sophisticated software tools to minimise exposure to an information security breach, the basic principle of fostering
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Aug 21, 2018
The number of patents filed for blockchain technologies reached a peak of 2,666 globally between 2016 and 2017. Over half (59.6%) of all such patents - which represent the
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Aug 21, 2018
Introducing smart charging infrastructure for electric vehicles could reduce the need to build extra storage into the National Grid - saving the UK power network £1.16bn a year,
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Aug 21, 2018
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has praised the UK technology industry for bringing in more than £130bn to the economy each year. The outgoing leader also announced £153m
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Aug 21, 2018
The UK government has bound by law its target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, Prime Minister Theresa May announced on 12 June. Britain is the first
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Aug 08, 2018
The UK's largest retail electric vehicle charging network is to be built after Tesco and Volkswagen teamed up. The nation's largest fuel retailer and the world's biggest vehicle
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Aug 08, 2018
It's said that influences can come from anywhere - and a closer look at today's and upcoming inventions show technology inspired by films. Numerous directors have made prescient
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Aug 08, 2018
Autonomous travel remains a pipe dream for most but the UK is aiming to change that with self-driving buses and taxis set to arrive in London and Edinburgh
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Aug 08, 2018
"It's time to give a s*** about women's health," says Shardi Nahavandi, CEO and co-founder of femtech start-up Sura. The Sura app gives women a personal contraception plan
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Aug 08, 2018
Sacha Romanovitch is the first woman to run a big City accountancy firm - and now she's shared her insight on how to create a better operating system
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Aug 08, 2018
Physical therapy equipment has remained unchanged for decades - but now a tech start-up has created a mobile video game for stroke rehabilitation. GripAble hopes to "gamify" treatment
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Aug 08, 2018
Digital healthcare company Babylon has created a virtual doctor app that means initial health consultations can be held by speaking to a smartphone or voice assistant bot It
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Aug 08, 2018
The fastest-growing businesses in the UK all have one thing in common - they have digital strategies ingrained in their DNA. But how can established companies beat the
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Aug 08, 2018
First came the horse and cart, then it was the automobile - and now we should be preparing ourselves for a future of drones. Whether it's for delivering
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Aug 08, 2018
Scalable Press began as a schoolyard project when teen entrepreneur Raymond Lei sold personalised t-shirts to his high school friends. After securing a deal with his school tennis
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Aug 08, 2018
Energy industry leaders have joined forces in a bid to make hydrogen a key power source in the North West of England and bring down the region's carbon
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Aug 08, 2018
Embracing the latest technology will be the New Year's resolution for many businesses in 2019 - and finding digital transformation examples can provide the inspiration they need. As customers
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Aug 08, 2018
The UK's competition watchdog has launched an investigation into the funeral industry after it highlighted "serious concerns" with price hikes that affect the most vulnerable. The Competition and
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Aug 08, 2018
From Microsoft and Channel 4 to Trainline and Mumsnet, wherever we look there are numerous female role models in technology. Now, some of the leading names in the industry
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Aug 08, 2018
The world's first drone standards are being introduced today in a bid to provide assurance on the safety, security and "etiquette" of their use. International Standards Organisation (ISO)
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Aug 08, 2018
Period cramps and hormonal contraceptives are some of the female healthcare challenges the industry has largely failed to overcome - but a new wave of femtech start-ups are
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Aug 08, 2018
As the world makes a wholesale shift towards renewables, it presents numerous opportunities for scientists and businesses working on new technologies - but there are also plenty of
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Aug 08, 2018
From training surgeons to helping patients nearing the end of their lives tick off items on their bucket list, the use of AR and VR in healthcare could
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Aug 08, 2018
The UK Health Secretary's chief tech advisor has called for an update to technology in the NHS. Hadley Beeman, who works under MP Matt Hancock, believes public healthcare
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Aug 08, 2018
As customers demand an increasingly online experience, physical retail outlets have suffered - with an ever-growing number of high street shop closures in 2018. Investigating the downward spiral,
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Jul 20, 2018
Financial Engines, America's independent investment advisor, and Hellman & Friedman, a private equity investment firm, announced the successful completion of the acquisition of Financial Engines by funds affiliated with Hellman & Friedman.
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Jul 20, 2018
Emerald Asset Management and 1251 Capital Group announced t that they have agreed to form a partnership between Emerald and 1251 to position Emerald for future growth by enhancing the Emerald team and its line-up of investment products.
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Jul 20, 2018
Cognizant has announced a successful modernized implementation of business processes and core banking systems for Bank Julius Baer in its Asia Pacific region as part of a comprehensive digital transformation.
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Jul 20, 2018
Switzerland-based Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) has agreed to acquire London-based investment management firm, ACPI Investments, for an undisclosed sum.
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Jul 20, 2018
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong's de facto central bank and currency board, has released the open application programming interface (API) Framework for the country's banking sector.
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Jul 19, 2018
European independent fund platform MFEX Mutual Funds Exchange has acquired Ahorro Best Funds, an investor platform operated by Spain's Ahorro Corporación Financiera (ACF), for an undisclosed sum.
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Jul 19, 2018
Morgan Stanley's net revenues surged 12% to $10.6bn for the second quarter ended 30 June 2018, compared to the $9.5bn reported in the same period last year.
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Jul 18, 2018
Genstar Capital has agreed to purchase a majority equity interest in US-based Cetera Financial Group for an undisclosed sum.
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Jul 18, 2018
Bank of America has reported net income of $6.8bn, an increase of 33%, for the second quarter of 2018, compared to $5.1bn for the same period last year.
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Jul 17, 2018
Santander Bank's Business Banking clients are being introduced to a new Bank Operating System, in a move that will deliver a superior digital experience for customers that is as configurable and personalized as it is fast and easy-to-use.
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Jul 17, 2018
Temenos, the banking software company, has signed a multi-year deal with global financial services company Northern Trust.
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Jul 17, 2018
Citi has introduced new payments service for institutional clients with real-time payments visibility and management.
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Jul 17, 2018
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed measures to improve competition in the investment platform market.
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Jul 16, 2018
UK-based asset manager Montanaro Asset Management, has implemented Charles River's Investment Book of Record (IBOR), which provides portfolio managers and traders with up to date position and cash information and removes manual reconciliation.
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Jul 16, 2018
Diebold Nixdorf has collaborated Mastercard to provide to offer an industry-defining, managed solution for the banking and retail sectors.
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Jul 15, 2018
Sberbank and Tinkoff Bank have launched a joint transfer service that uses mobile phone numbers.
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Jul 13, 2018
Accuity, a subsidiary of RELX Group, has acquired US-based Safe Banking Systems (SBS) for an undisclosed sum.
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Jul 13, 2018
West Texas State Bank will deploy Baker Hill's loan origination software - Baker Hill NextGen Loan Origination to standardize and streamline its consumer, commercial lending processes.
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Jul 13, 2018
Citi's Treasury and Trade Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with HighRadius, a software company specializing in cloud-based integrated receivables to launch Citi Smart Match.
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Jul 13, 2018
US-based Guggenheim Securities has agreed to acquire financial services firm Millstein & Co. for an undisclosed price.
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Jul 12, 2018
British fintech company FNZ Group has agreed to acquire investment platform ebase from Germany-based comdirect bank for an undisclosed price.
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Jul 11, 2018
Exchange technology provider Cinnober has collaborated with cryptocurrency security specialist BitGo to provide technology solutions to cryptocurrency exchanges.
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Jul 11, 2018
ACI Worldwide, a global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, and PAX, a provider of secure electronic payment terminal solutions, have entered into a non-exclusive global agreement to offer additional payment terminal options for merchants worldwide.
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Jul 11, 2018
Natixis Investment Managers has signed an agreement to acquire a minority stake in WCM Investment Management (WCM) and become their exclusive third-party distributor, subject to limited exclusions.
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Jul 11, 2018
TokenPay Swiss has acquired a stake of 9.9% in WEG Bank along with options to buy another 90%, subject to customary regulatory approval.
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Jul 11, 2018
Mastercard announced that it is partnering with Florida Capital Bank to facilitate efficient and near real-time disbursements of funds to all branded debit cards in the US by integrating Mastercard Send.
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Jul 11, 2018
Cynergy Capital has agreed to acquire Bank of Cyprus' (BOC) wholly-owned subsidiary Bank of Cyprus UK (BOC UK) and its subsidiary Bank of Cyprus Financial Services (BOC FS) for £103m.
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Jul 11, 2018
Canada-based Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has agreed to acquire Greystone Capital Management (GCMI), parent firm of institutional asset manager Greystone Managed Investments, for C$792m ($603.20m).
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Jul 10, 2018
Citizens Financial Group has launched Citizens Access, a nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank in the US.
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Jul 10, 2018
Minnesota-based Citizens Alliance Bank has selected financial technology solutions provider Computer Services (CSI) as its new digital banking technology provider.
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Jul 10, 2018
FinTech software firm Strands has collaborated with Mastercard to offer an integrated platform for issuing banks.
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Jul 10, 2018
EQT Partners has agreed to acquire Saxo Payments Banking Circle, a cross-border payments infrastructure platform, for an undisclosed price from Danish investment banking company Saxo Bank and other minority owners.
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Jul 09, 2018
TriCo Bancshares announced that it has completed its previously-announced merger with FNB Bancorp as of 6 July 2018.
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Jul 09, 2018
Scotiabank has completed its $2.2bn (C$2.9bn) acquisition of Spanish lender Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria's stake of 68.19% in Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Chile (BBVA Chile).
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Jul 08, 2018
UnionPay International and the Bulgarian National Card Scheme signed a Memorandum of Understanding Agreement (MOU) with an aim to launch a project for enabling POS and ATM terminals in Bulgaria to accept the former's chip card and support its contactless payment service.
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Jul 08, 2018
IBM and Italian bank Banca Carige have launched a $500m joint venture (JV), which will focus on advancing bank's digital capabilities.
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Jul 06, 2018
Wells Fargo has agreed to divest its majority stake in The Rock Creek Group to its management for an undisclosed sum.
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Jul 06, 2018
myPOS Europe, a card payments provider to small and medium-sized businesses has joined forces with Faster Payments Service to offer even faster and better money transfers to its customers.
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Jul 06, 2018
myPOS Europe, a card payments provider to small and medium-sized businesses, announced that its customers can now access Faster Payments in an effort to offer better money transfers.
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Jul 06, 2018
The Western Union and Russia's Post Bank have expanded their offering for digital international money transfers by allowing customers to use Post Bank's mobile banking app to send Western Union Money Transfers directly into billions of bank accounts in more than 50 countries.
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Jul 06, 2018
The Western Union and Russia's Post Bank have expanded their offering for digital international money transfers by enabling customers to use Post Bank's mobile banking app to send Western Union Money Transfers directly into billions of bank accounts in more than 50 countries.
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Jul 06, 2018
Russian conglomerate Sistema has sold its 28.63% stake in MTS Bank to Mobile TeleSystems for RUB8.27bn ($130m).
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Jul 05, 2018
The modefinance has unveiled new predictive solution for financial institutions, investments funds, corporates and Fintech companies.
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Jul 05, 2018
Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), the corporate banking technology provider from Intellect Design Arena, and Banco Santander, the euro zone's largest bank by market capitalisation, have agreed a deal to implement iGTB's Intellect Payments Services Hub (IPSH)- bringing next-generation payments capabilities to its corporate clients.
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Jul 05, 2018
UK-based software firm Gresham Technologies has acquired Luxembourg-based B2 Group, a provider of cash and payments solutions, for an undisclosed price.
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Jul 04, 2018
The UK's proposed Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) has proposed a new directory for financial services workers to make it easier for people to be confident they can find the right people to deal with.
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Jul 04, 2018
Libya's Jumhouria Bank has signed a deal for SmartStream Technologies' Corona solution for handling intra-day reconciliations management across cash, cards, branch, central bank and payment transactions.
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Jul 04, 2018
PayPal Holdings has announced the closing of its consumer credit receivables transaction with Synchrony.
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Jul 04, 2018
Financial technology firm Airwallex has secured $80m funding to advance the production of its smart cross-border payment technology.
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Jul 04, 2018
France-based Societe Generale has agreed to acquire the equity markets and commodities business (EMC) of Commerzbank for an undisclosed price.
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Jul 03, 2018
Scotiabank, via its Colombian subsidiary Scotiabank Colpatria, has completed the acquisition of Citibank Colombia's consumer and small and medium enterprise (SME) businesses.
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Jul 03, 2018
Groupe BPCE has become the first banking group in France to provide instant payment to its customers with Natixis Payments.
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Jul 03, 2018
Pacific Premier Bancorp, the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank, has completed the acquisition of Grandpoint Capital, the holding company of Grandpoint Bank, a California-chartered banking corporation headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
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Jul 03, 2018
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) has introduced fingerprint and facial recognition features in addition to an embedded token to its CashPro Mobile app.
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Jul 02, 2018
US private equity investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. has completed a previously announced acquisition of Piraeus Bank Romania from Greece-based Piraeus Bank following the receipt of necessary approvals from the National Bank of Romania.
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Jul 02, 2018
The UK's New Payment System Operator (NPSO) said that it has taken on regulatory responsibility for cheque paper and cheque image clearing systems.
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Jul 02, 2018
Nordea, a Nordic financial services group, has signed an agreement to acquire Norway-based online bank, Gjensidige Bank, in a deal valued at NOK5.5bn (€578m).
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Jul 02, 2018
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has secured approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to increase its stake in the IDBI Bank from 10% to 51%.
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Jun 29, 2018
Chase has announced that its all-mobile bank, Finn by Chase is now available nationwide to iOS users, offering millions of consumers a fully digital banking experience that helps them spend smarter and save better.
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Jun 29, 2018
The trade.io has introduced high-level security systems and practices for its upcoming cryptocurrency exchange.
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Jun 29, 2018
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) review on retail banking sector has showed that some customers are paying significantly more for their current accounts, via unarranged overdraft charges and fees.
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Jun 29, 2018
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) review on retail banking sector has showed that some customers are paying significantly more for their current accounts, via unarranged overdraft charges and fees.
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Jun 27, 2018
Uphold, a global digital money platform, has reached an agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange member JNK Securities.
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Jun 27, 2018
Natixis Investment Managers has expanded its private debt capabilities with the acquisition of UK-based credit specialist, MV Credit.
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Jun 26, 2018
Forcht Bancorp has reached an agreement to purchase Watch Hill Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio, by acquiring all the outstanding shares of MW Bancorp, the holding company for Watch Hill Bank.
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Jun 26, 2018
SIX Exchange Regulation, which monitors and enforces the exchange obligations of listed companies, sanctioned Banque Cantonale de Genève (BCGE), Geneva, for violations of the regulations on regular reporting obligations with a fine in the amount of CHF 30,000 in a sanction notice.
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Jun 26, 2018
The UK government's Department for International Trade (DIT) is backing GMEX Group in the establishment of a new exchange trading ecosystem in Mauritius.
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Jun 25, 2018
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has decided to demerge its wealth management and mortgage broking businesses, as part of its effort to focus more on its core banking businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
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Jun 22, 2018
MetaBank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meta Financial Group has signed an agreement to continue their relationship with Global Cash Card and will begin to support Wisely by ADP.
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Jun 22, 2018
MYbank, an online private commercial bank in China with a focus on SME financing, has announced the launch of the Star Plan to open up its proven AI, computing and risk management capabilities to financial institutions in China.
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