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Worldline Launches AI-Powered Routing To Boost Payment Authorisation Rates

Date 16/07/2025

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, today announces the launch of its AI-powered routing solution, changing how businesses route payments globally. Following successful pilots, the solution has delivered increased authorisation rates by more than 2% in addition to the 3% improvement achieved with its rule-based routing.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Barclays £42 Million For Poor Handling Of Financial Crime Risks

Date 16/07/2025

The FCA has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of £42 million for separate instances of failings in its financial crime risk management – one relating to WealthTek and one relating to Stunt & Co.  Barclays Bank UK PLC will make a voluntary payment to WealthTek’s clients.

Key Takeaways From Milestone Fifth Shanghai Platinum Week

Date 16/07/2025

Valour Digital Securities Ltd Becomes New Crypto ETP Issuer At SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/07/2025

SIX welcomes Valour Digital Securities Limited as the 19th issuer of Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs) with crypto-assets as underlying. Valour Digital Securities Limited lists two products on the Blockchains Internet Computer (ICP) and Hedera (HBAR). With this launch, Valour Digital Securities Limited lifts the total number of listed crypto products to 451.

FESE: New Oliver Wyman Report Sets Out Recommendations On How To Address Liquidity Fragmentation In The EU

Date 16/07/2025

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) welcomes the release ‘The Liquidity Matrix: Addressing fragmentation in European equity markets’, an independent report written and produced by management consultancy Oliver Wyman. As the European Commission advances its work on the Savings and Investments Union (SIU), the report offers timely insights into how the European Union (EU) can strengthen its equity markets to support investment and long capital formation requirements.

DIFC Announces Enactment Of Amendments To Select DIFC Legislation Through DIFC Law Amendment Law

Date 16/07/2025

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial centre in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has enacted amendments to select legislation through DIFC Laws Amendment Law, Law No. 1 of 2005. This includes amendments to the Data Protection Law to provide additional protections and rights of action for Data Subjects in the DIFC. In addition, legislative amendments provide clarification to ensure DIFC Laws remain in line with international best practice. 

Avantis Investors By American Century Investments Becomes New ETF Issuer At SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 16/07/2025

Today, SIX welcomes Avantis Investors by American Century Investments as its latest issuer of Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). Their first product, the AVANTIS GL SM CAP VALUE ETF, brings the total number of ETFs available to investors on SIX Swiss Exchange to 2,017.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Tong Ho Yin For Nine Years And Fines Him $350,000

Date 16/07/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Tong Ho Yin, a former responsible officer (RO) of HF Asset Management Limited (HFAM), from returning to the industry for nine years from 16 July 2025 to 15 July 2034. The SFC also fined Tong $350,000.

Hong Kong’s AUM Grew 13% With 81% Increase In Fund Inflows: Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission's (2024 Survey On Asset And Wealth Management Business

Date 16/07/2025

Hong Kong rode a new wave of growth as a pre-eminent international asset and wealth management hub, notching a robust year-on-year gain of 13% in assets under management (AUM) and an 81% surge in net fund inflows last year, according to the Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey 2024 published today.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Increased Risk Profile Of KiwiSaver Funds 2021-2024

Date 16/07/2025

The FMA has observed a dramatic increase in the overall risk categorisation of KiwiSaver funds in recent years. The proportion of KiwiSaver invested in risk category 5 funds (high volatility) has quadrupled from around 10% in 2021 to more than 40% in 2024, with the proportion in risk category 3 funds (low to medium volatility) decreasing from 30% to 10% over the same period.