Andrew Samu

Vitalik Buterin is not as outspoken as Elon Musk or a host of other celebrities who have joined the cryptocurrency and NFT bandwagon.

Retail Investors – Easy Pickings?

December 8, 2021

Just as Reddit users drove prices of GameStop and Robinhood stock, the same is the case in crypto. Today, Matt Damon is the face of Crypto.com. Not to mention Kim Kardashian…

Why ION MarketFactory is focussed on Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA)

December 2, 2021

MarketFactory and TradeFeedr's partnership will allow market participants across the sell-side, buy-side, regional banks, hedge funds, brokers and central banks to connect, analyse their trading data and collaborate. The entire foreign exchange market will gain the most from our partnership.” Trading Cost Analysis TCA

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Why you should sell your Coinbase stock

November 29, 2021

Coinbase have had lower than anticipated sales and marketing expenses in Q3, the report continues. They anticipate that sales and marketing expenses will be approximately 10% of net revenue for full-year 2021. Compared to what the firm spends on technology and development, marketing is less than 7% of that amount today, let alone of the net revenue.

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Supercharge at Money2020

November 23, 2021

Supercharge is one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Europe, according to Financial Times (FT1000) and Deloitte (Fast50). Supporting customers from their hubs in Amsterdam, Budapest and London, their digital experts are united in the pursuit of discovering and building better futures.

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Bitcoin ETFs bring regulated crypto to global banking

November 15, 2021

ETFs have been the buzzword for both the finance and crypto industries in the last quarter of 2021. Australia’s contribution has been the BetaShares ETF (a fund investing in global crypto-linked companies) launching in early November and delivering over $40m in trades on the ASX debut.

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What About DeFi? With Celo and Chainlink at #SgFinTechFest

November 8, 2021

It’s been a vigorous first day at the #SgFinTechFest. The Festival has already over-exceeded expectations after the first day. While stablecoins haven’t come up quite as much as at other FinTech events, crypto was out in full force. Moderated by Morgan Beller, General Partner of NFX, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink and Rene Reinsberg, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Celo met to discuss all things DeFi.

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The 6th Singapore FinTech Festival kicks off to a global audience from 8 to 12 November 2021

November 7, 2021

The sixth (6th) edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) kicks off from 8 to 12 November. As the world’s largest FinTech event, this platform provides a unique opportunity for the global FinTech, innovation and business communities to connect, collaborate and network.

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From the CFTC to ‘CryptoDad’

October 28, 2021

‘CryptoDad’ was discussed in an interview between Scott O’Mallia, Chief Executive Officer of the International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA) and J. Christopher Giancarlo, Senior Counsel, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and former Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) Chairman. The conference forms part of the ISDA Regional Events program.

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Why is First banking on Diem and Celo?

October 26, 2021

Ran’s company, First, works with two leading platforms – Diem and Celo. Diem needs little introduction. Previously you may have come across it as Facebook’s Libra.

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HSBC Reports Earnings, Announces Share Buyback

October 25, 2021

HSBC reported its revenue was down 3% from 2020 to $37.6bn, last year the bank made over $50bn in revenue. HSBC also expects adjusted costs of approximately $32bn for 2021 and 2022, meaning they have a chance to beat the Cost:Income ratio that Barclays have generated.

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What is happening at Singapore Fintech Festival this year?

October 22, 2021

Over three days, the Festival will bring together global knowledge sharing from leading academics, practitioners and thought leaders across 45 reimagined sessions covering designing, building and ensuring sustainable financial services for Web 3.0.

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Elevandi Appoints Board Of Directors as Singapore Fintech Festival nears

October 19, 2021

The appointment of the board members is seen as key to fulfilling Elevandi’s mission of fostering a dialogue between the public and private sectors to allow for the growth and positive impact of FinTech in the new digital economy.

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Empowering Finance with the Agricultural Bank of China

October 15, 2021

China’s ‘Big Four’ banks include the Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, the China Construction Bank, the Bank of China and the Agricultural Bank of China. Together they have a reported combined asset value of $17.321 trillion.

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Customers, Regulation and China with Standard Chartered

October 14, 2021

Standard Chartered or StanChart is not a bank that is shy about it’s aspirations when it comes to China. Many of the speakers at this year’s Sibos have talked about China as well. Apart from CBDCs, digital transformation and the generous plethora of leaders involved in this years’ event, the Regulator and the Customer were also talking points.

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Two Currencies One Nation with Invest Hong Kong

October 13, 2021

“There’s a very strong regulatory framework, one that is attracting businesses from around the world to do listings or secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.” Andrew shares.

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