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Potential Bitcoin Rival Cardana Added To deVere Crypto Exchange

Date 17/02/2021

Cardana, seen as an increasingly dominant rival to Bitcoin, has been added to one of the world’s largest financial advisory and fintech organization’s cryptocurrency app.

Securities Commission Malaysia And Bursa Malaysia Announce Additional Temporary Relief Measures For Listed Issuers

Date 17/02/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today announced temporary relief measures for listed issuers in addition to those introduced in 2020 [1]. These additional measures will allow listed issuers more time to prepare their financial statements and put in place regularisation plans amid the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Global Payments Platform Adyen Selects DIFC For Its Regional Headquarters

Date 17/02/2021

• DIFC selected as Adyen’s regional headquarters to serve the Middle East
• Adyen has a market capitalisation of €66.4 billion and processed over €303.6 billion worth of transactions in 2020
• Adyen joins more than 2,500 active registered organisations and a FinTech community of more than 300 firms within the Centre

National Bank Of Bahrain (NBB) Partners With Backbase To Offer A First-In-Class Digital Onboarding Experience - Bahrain’s Leading Local Bank Adopts Backbase’s Engagement Banking Platform To Scale Up Its Innovation Capabilities And Deliver A User-Friendly Banking Experience Across Digital Channels

Date 17/02/2021

Bahrain’s leading local bank National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) announced the launch of its new digital banking platform, built in partnership with banking technology provider Backbase, to support with their digital transformation journey, empower its staff to further deliver improved customer experience, and provide a seamless digital onboarding experience for retail customers. The partnership has enabled NBB to expand its retail banking offering by providing an upgraded mobile experience to its customers and improving operational efficiency – all while enhancing its ability to innovate at speed and scale.

MCA FINANCE Chooses NeoXam To Support Its Growth

Date 17/02/2021

NeoXam, the leading technology company in the finance sector, today announces that MCA Finance has chosen the Nx Tracker3 technology to manage its Front and Middle Office activities. With this choice, MCA Finance obtains the most advanced standards in order placing automation via Fix and Swift standards.

Sonans Lists On Euronext Growth

Date 17/02/2021

The education provider Sonans has today been admitted to trading on Euronext Growth (ticker code: SOHO).

DXC Technology Signs Agreement With Temenos, Enabling Its Large Bank Customers To Reimagine Core Banking Transformation

Date 17/02/2021

• DXC Technology expands global relationship with Temenos to offer its global banking customers a modernization path leveraging Temenos cloud-native, modern technology
• Together, Temenos and DXC offer a viable cloud-native core banking solution based on the BIAN architecture enabling the world’s largest banks, including 15 of the top U.S. banks, to de-risk transformations, achieve time to market and reduce total cost of ownership 

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With European Commission Executive Vice-President And Commissioner For Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis

Date 17/02/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with European Commission Executive Vice-President and Commissioner for Trade, Valdis Dombrovskis. Secretary Yellen emphasized the importance of the transatlantic partnership and conveyed her intention to deepen U.S.-European cooperation on key policy challenges, including ending the pandemic, supporting a strong global economic recovery, fighting income inequality, and forcefully addressing the threat of climate change. The Secretary committed to re-engage actively in the ongoing OECD discussions on international taxation to forge a timely international accord, and to seek solutions to key bilateral trade issues.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Fears Chinese New Zealanders Are Under-Reporting Investment Scams

Date 16/02/2021

Chinese New Zealanders are being urged to beware of investment scams in the current economic climate, and to report any investment scams to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde

Date 16/02/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde. Secretary Yellen emphasized their shared priorities, including ending the pandemic, supporting a strong global economic recovery, maintaining financial stability, and forcefully addressing the threat of climate change. The Secretary commended the ECB’s swift and decisive policy response to the pandemic and discussed policy tools to foster growth and job creation in both Europe and the United States. The Secretary emphasized the importance of deepening transatlantic cooperation on economic and financial issues of mutual interest.