Andrew Samu

NFT Investments is the world’s first pure-play investment company focused exclusively on investing in NFTs to launch on a stock market in a major jurisdiction worldwide.

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BondIT Global joins BNY Mellon Accelerator Program to develop next-generation technology for Financial Advisors

April 7, 2021

“We look forward to working with BNY Mellon to develop new digital solutions for their clients. Being selected to this Accelerator is a testament to the relevance of our technology for the financial advisor community”

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How will accounting benefit from the adoption of Blockchain?

April 6, 2021

When Blockchain takes care of the other technicalities, the Auditors can look into the intricacies of those elements that require business knowledge.

COVID-19 Investment Banking

The Seven Most Influential Disruptors of Investment Banking in 2021 so Far

April 3, 2021

This March, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan, said in an interview with Bloomberg that “There’s a very good chance you’re going to have a gangbusters economy for the rest of this year and easily into 2022.”

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Refinitiv Launches Next-Generation Intelligent Content Management capability for Wealth Management Firms

April 1, 2021

Refinitiv announced the launch of House Views and Market Insights (HVMI), its next generation intelligent content management capability for wealth management firms

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Tech Nation selects Featurespace for inaugural program to drive international fintech growth

April 1, 2021

"The UK’s tech sector, driven by fast-growing tech scale-ups, is already growing six times faster than the rest of the UK economy combined – the UK tech start-up and scale-up ecosystem is valued at almost $600bn and the UK has produced 80 unicorns," said Gerard Grech, CEO of Tech Nation.

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Global payments platform Nium boosts payment capabilities in South Korea through partnership with SENTBE

April 1, 2021

South Korea has become an economic powerhouse, constantly ranking within the Top 10 when it comes to any global exporter and importer lists. With a focus on technological advancements, the country has also grown significantly in its adoption of cashless payments and often comes up top in the list.

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More than two thirds of UK businesses expect to increase their presence in Africa post-Brexit

March 31, 2021

A vital part of being able to capitalise on the opportunity in Africa is efficient cross-border payments. In terms of making trade with Africa more straightforward, more than half of (56%) respondents said having a payment platform that spans every African region would help with trading.

COVID-19 Investment Banking

‘Work from Home’ or not – the Question that Banks and Big Tech face in the Post-Covid Era

March 31, 2021

Many in Goldman Sachs think that the pressure to return to the office will be huge by mid-April, now only a few weeks away.

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Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, acquires Wirecard Turkey

March 30, 2021

Finch Capital, through Nomu Pay, a vehicle that invests in payment assets, has today reached an agreement to acquire Wirecard Ödeme Ve Elektronik Para Hizmetleri (Wirecard Turkey).

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IOSCO Technical Expert Group to undertake an assessment of the technical recommendations to be developed as part of the IFRS Foundation’s sustainability project

March 30, 2021

The IOSCO Technical Expert Group will be co-led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the US Securities and Exchange Commission and will comprise sustainability reporting technical specialists from within the STF and the leadership of IOSCO´s policy committee on issuer accounting, auditing and disclosures (Committee 1).

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Tide CEO: “The big banks have been dragging their feet on Open Banking. Time to incentivise them to speed up.”

March 30, 2021

According to the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) Annual Report, only 3m UK customers and businesses are using Open Banking-enabled products at the start of 2021, and account switching still remains low.

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How big is the inflation threat? by Kingswood

March 29, 2021

Inflation is set to pick up substantially over coming months as the rebound in oil prices from their collapse last year kicks in. However, the oil-effect will be temporary and central banks will be much more focused on underlying inflation.

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How much disruption will Bill Hwang’s Archegos cause Nomura and Credit Suisse?

March 29, 2021

Baidu, Tencent and Vipshop were some of the Chinese stocks hardest hit, dropping 18%, 33% and 31% respectively last week according to CNN. How much of those drops was down to the Archegos disruption is hard to quantify, but it certainly didn’t help.

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Ledgermatic Aims To Challenge Banks’ Crossborder Payment Stranglehold, White Paper Reveals

March 25, 2021

Ledgermatic promises a low-cost, cross border payment corridor and reduced banking touchpoints by up to 60%.

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Stock Markets in China look Bearish, should you worry?

March 25, 2021

Just over a year ago, Trump was talking about reaching some kind of understanding with China when we covered a story about his time at Davos. This week we saw the U.S., the EU, Canada and the UK sanction China for alleged human rights abuses. Things have definitely taken a dramatic turn.

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