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Emerging Payments Association: Trend Of Increased Global Use Of Digital Payment Technology To Be Accelerated

Date 30/06/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate a worldwide trend towards contactless payments, according to a new report from the Emerging Payments Association EU (EPA EU), which was commissioned by Luxembourg for Finance (LFF).

The EBRD And GPW Will Develop A Guide To ESG Integration For Companies And Investors

Date 30/06/2020

• The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) will cooperate to support Polish and CEE listed companies with ESG reporting
• Until 17 July 2020, the EBRD will collect submissions from consulting firms with experience related to environmental, social and governance to develop ESG Guidelines

Nasdaq Adds The Global Earthquake Model (GEM) To Its Risk Modelling Service - Provides New Earthquake Risk Models For Nasdaq Risk Modelling Service Clients

Date 30/06/2020

Today Nasdaq (NDAQ) announced that The Global Earthquake Model (GEM), a leading non-profit, public-private partnership for earthquake risk information, has become the latest catastrophe risk model provider to offer its range of models via the Nasdaq Risk Modelling service. The Colombia earthquake model will be the first of GEM’s models available through the service.

QuantHouse To Provide TSL Machine Learning Capabilities As Part Of The QuantFactory Cloud Backtesting Suite - Offering Full-Automation And Efficiencies For The Design, Testing, And Code-Writing Of Trading Strategies

Date 30/06/2020

QuantHouse, the global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products and part of Iress (IRE.ASX), today announced that Trading System Lab® (TSL) has added their machine learning capabilities as part of the QuantFactory cloud backtesting suite. 

Zenus Bank Becomes Visa Principal Member - Soon-To-Launch Zenus Bank Will Utilize Visa’s Scale And Global Acceptance To Issue Debit Cards For Its Clients.

Date 30/06/2020

Zenus Bank, the American digital bank is announcing today it is the first International Financial Entity to become a Principal Member of Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Wirecard

Date 30/06/2020

The FCA's primary objective all along has been to protect the interests and money of consumers who use Wirecard. 

SGX To Report FY2020 Results On 30 July

Date 30/06/2020

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reporting its results for Financial Year 2020 (FY2020) after the market closes on 30 July 2020. The announcement will be posted on www.sgx.com.

ASX Consults On CHESS Replacement Implementation Timetable Target Go-Live Of April 2022 Subject To User Feedback

Date 30/06/2020

Since announcing its intention to replace the CHESS system in 2016, ASX has worked with a broad community of stakeholders to progress the project. This has involved continuous interaction on functionality, technical requirements and operational readiness across the market.

Osaka Exchange: Publication Of Report Of The Working Group On Derivatives Holiday Trading

Date 30/06/2020

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) started discussions on the introduction of derivatives holiday trading with market participants from autumn 2019 in light of the fact that investor risk became an issue due to the lengthy market closure during the 10 consecutive holidays in April to May 2019. As a result of the discussions, it was confirmed that there is a certain demand for derivatives holiday trading and that such efforts are also significant toward strengthening the international competitiveness of Japan's capital markets. As such, in January 2020, OSE established a "Working Group on Derivatives Holiday Trading" consisting of market participants to discuss the implementation of derivatives holiday trading in further detail, and the working group has discussed the matter for about half a year.

Wirecard Complies With Monetary Authority Of Singapor Directions To Keep Customer Funds In Banks In Singapore

Date 30/06/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today that Wirecard entities in Singapore (“Wirecard”) have complied with MAS’ directions to hold customers’ funds in segregated accounts with banks in Singapore. MAS is closely monitoring the operations of Wirecard.