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Worldline Signs Agreement With Banque Raiffeisen For Cloud-Based Instant Payments Processing In Luxembourg

Date 29/05/2024

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, has signed a contract with Banque Raiffeisen, making them Worldline's first client on its cloud-based instant payments solution in Luxembourg. Worldline already works closely with Banque Raiffeisen, providing services including Clearing and Settlement of SEPA Credit Transfers, Issuing Processing and ATM Acquiring.

HKEX Signs Cooperation Agreement With Shandong Government

Date 29/05/2024

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Wednesday) it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the People's Government of Shandong Province (Shandong Government) to strengthen cooperation and to support listings of companies from Shandong on Hong Kong’s equities market.

360T SUN Completes Strategic Integration With Lucera

Date 29/05/2024

360T’s Swaps User Network (SUN) has been integrated with Lucera, an industry leading technology service provider, as part of a strategic move that will open the platform up to existing Lucera users.

UK Startups Raise $3.6 Billion VC Funding During January-April 2024, Finds GlobalData

Date 29/05/2024

The UK witnessed the announcement of a total of 389 venture capital (VC) funding deals of worth $3.6 billion during January-April 2024. This is a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 21.4% in terms of deal volume and 32.8% in terms of value, according to GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.

MNI Indicators: MNI China Liquidity Index™ –Eases Further In May

Date 29/05/2024

Key Points – May Report

China’s interbank market liquidity condition eased again in May, as authorities ensured ample funds to support the economic recovery, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index showed.

IOSCO Concludes Its 49th Annual Meeting

Date 29/05/2024

• Notable progress on priorities around digital and sustainable finance and cooperation between financial market supervisors
• 400 participants at most senior level from 130 member jurisdictions involved in the regulation of more than 95% of the world’s capital markets
• New brand to embody ISOCO’s re-energised focus on its three core objectives of investor protection, market integrity and financial stability

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Market Manipulators Convicted In Landmark High Court Jury Trial

Date 29/05/2024

The Court of First Instance today convicted three individuals, Ms Sit Yi Ki, Ms Lam Wing Ki and Mr Tam Cheuk Hang of conspiracy to carry out false trading in the shares of Ching Lee Holdings Limited (Ching Lee) following an historic 22-day market manipulation trial by jury.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Direction Of Remaining Issues On Economic Value-Based Solvency Regulation

Date 29/05/2024

In preparation for the introduction of an economic value-based solvency regulation in fiscal year 2025, today the Financial Services Agency published "Remaining Issues and Responses on Economic Value-based Solvency Regulations".

Singapore Issues Environmental Crimes Money Laundering National Risk Assessment

Date 29/05/2024

Singapore published today an Environmental Crimes Money Laundering (ML) National Risk Assessment (NRA) which identifies the key threats and vulnerabilities in environmental crimes ML that Singapore is exposed to, and outlines mitigation measures which government agencies, financial institutions (“FIs”) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professionals (“DNFBPs”) can develop to address the risks. 

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Top Executives Visit Saudi Arabia And UAE To Foster Financial Services Collaboration

Date 29/05/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) Chief Executive Officer, Ms Julia Leung, and its Executive Director of Investment Products, Ms Christina Choi, will visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – the first official visit to the Middle East by the SFC’s top management.