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US Federal Agencies Launch Joint Effort To Alert Online Daters And Social Media Users Of Romance Scams That Have Cost Americans Millions

Date 07/02/2022

Today, five federal agencies joined forces to remind the public about the ongoing dangers of romance scams. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have launched Dating or Defrauding?, a national awareness effort to alert the public to romance scams that target victims largely through dating apps or social media. The campaign is supported by USAGov/Outreach, a division of the U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Services.

ESMA Becomes Supervisor Of EU Data Reporting Service Providers

Date 07/02/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, on 1 January 2022 took on its new mandate as direct supervisor of the largest EU Data Reporting Service Providers (DRSPs). Its new role gives ESMA direct authorisation and supervisory powers over DRSPs, except for those entities that, due to more limited market impact, will continue to be supervised by their Member State authority.

The ESAs Recommend Actions To Ensure The EU’s Regulatory And Supervisory Framework Remains Fit-For-Purpose In The Digital Age

Date 07/02/2022

• The application of innovative technologies is facilitating changes to the structure of the EU financial sector. Value chains are evolving, the use of digital platforms is growing rapidly and new mixed-activity groups are emerging.
• The ESAs recommend a series of actions to the European Commission to strengthen EU financial services regulation and enhance supervisory capabilities in line with these developments.

BME Welcomes Atrys Health As It Moves From BME Growth To The Stock Exchange

Date 07/02/2022

• The company, valued at 620 million euros, joined the BME Growth market in 2016, carried out several capital increases and also relies on MARF for funding
• It is the first IPO of the year on the main market

Euronext Announces Volumes For January 2022

Date 07/02/2022

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced trading volumes for January 2022.

BME And Proxymity Launch A New Digital Proxy Voting Service For Shareholders’ Meetings

Date 07/02/2022

• Iberclear helps its Participant Entities and Issuers to comply with the new EU SRD II Directive, pertaining to the exercise of shareholders′ governance rights.
• Transparent and sustainable, the efficiency improvements alone provide a real-time benefit of up to 6 days on average when compared to the current processes.

Bitfinex Enables Credit Or Debit Card Purchases In Turkish Lira, Russian Ruble

Date 07/02/2022

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has announced the addition of Turkish Lira (TRY) and Russian Ruble (RUB) to the fiat options available for purchasing digital tokens on the platform using credit or debit cards.

ICE SONIA Hits Record Volume As Investors Manage UK Interest Rate Risk

Date 07/02/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that ICE SONIA Index futures and options, the benchmark contract to manage Sterling interest rate risk, hit a single day volume record of 916,964 contracts on February 3, the day the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee voted to increase U.K. interest rates from 0.25% to 0.5%.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SU26231RMFS9

Date 07/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 07.02.2022, 13-51 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 21.28) and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security SU26231RMFS9 were changed.

Fiserv To Accelerate Digital Banking Transformation For Clients With Acquisition Of Finxac - Finxact Digital Banking Technology To Accelerate Innovation Across The Payment And Financial Services Solutions Spectrum For FinTechs And Financial Institutions Of All Sizes

Date 07/02/2022

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Finxact, Inc., developer of the cloud-native banking solution that is powering digital transformation throughout the financial services sector. The transaction advances the Fiserv digital banking strategy, expanding the company’s leading account processing, digital, and payments solutions, and positioning Fiserv as the partner of choice for clients looking to scale, accelerate and expand the digital banking experiences they deliver to their customers. Fiserv was an early investor in Finxact and, under the terms of the agreement, Fiserv will acquire the remaining ownership interest for approximately $650 million.