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Capital.Com’s Client Trading Volumes Surpass USD1 Trillion In 2023 - Cyprus-Headquartered Fintech Secures Top Spot For 3rd Consecutive Year At The 2023 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Rankings

Date 07/05/2024

Capital.com, the high-growth global trading platform and fintech group, has today announced that total client trading volumes reached more than $1.2 trillion in 2023. This is a rise of 53% from a year earlier and marks the first time client trading volumes have breached the $1trn mark since the company's inception in 2016. This achievement speaks to Capital.com's ability to remain resilient and entrepreneurial even amid uncertainties across the wider market.

ICICI Bank Enables NRI Customers To Use International Mobile Number To Make UPI Payments In India

Date 07/05/2024

ICICI Bank today announced that it has enabled NRI customers to use their international mobile number to make UPI payments instantly in India, thereby significantly enhancing their convenience of making everyday payments. With this facility, the NRI customers of the Bank can make payments for their utility bills, merchant and e-commerce transactions with their international mobile number registered with their NRE / NRO bank account held with ICICI Bank in India. The Bank has made this service available through its mobile banking app, iMobile Pay. Earlier, NRIs had to register an Indian mobile number with their banks to make UPI payments.

GLEIF Confirms BNP Paribas As Latest Validation Agent In The Global LEI System - BNP Paribas Can Now Enhance Its Newly Onboarded Client Experience By Expediting LEI Issuance

Date 07/05/2024

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that BNP Paribas has become the latest global financial institution to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global LEI System.

Research By Fabrick Illuminates Embedded Finance Trends In Europe

Date 07/05/2024

• Forrester study commissioned by Fabrick highlights industry demand for comprehensive End-to-End payment solutions as a key selection criterion for 76% of decision-makers.
• European businesses show a strong intent to invest in advanced payment acceptance solutions, emphasising digital wallets and multi-country capabilities.
• Study confirms industry's shift towards sophisticated, integrated financial services and strong market validation for Fabrick’s strategic focus on End-to-End payment solutions.

Valérie Urbain Officially Becomes CEO Of The Euroclear Group

Date 07/05/2024

 Euroclear's shareholders overwhelmingly passed all resolutions at its 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 3 May 2024.

Global RegTech Consolidator Corlytics Acquires A Deloitte UK RegTech Platform

Date 07/05/2024

• Corlytics, the global leader in regulatory intelligence, content and automated policy compliance has acquired a digital RegTech platform from Deloitte UK
• The marriage of the two platforms is transformational, completing the cycle of regulatory assessment and implementation 
• Syncing up regulatory monitoring and policy management with controls, the addition of this Deloitte UK RegTech platform supports accurate implementation of regulatory change across the lifecycle
• Corlytics continues to invest heavily in innovation, with investments in R&D to date exceeding €65 million 

Dubai-Based Amwal Capital Partners Updates Tech To Drive Growth With Broadridge’s Investment Management Solutions

Date 07/05/2024

To drive new growth across its existing and future fund products, Amwal Capital Partners, an independent alternative investment firm based in Dubai, announces it has enhanced its portfolio and trade order management operations with the implementation of investment management technology from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR).

CME Group To Expand Expiries For Its Fastest Growing Energy Products - Tuesday And Thursday Weekly WTI Crude Oil Options To Launch July 22, 2024

Date 07/05/2024

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will expand its suite of short-term WTI Crude Oil options to include Tuesday and Thursday expiries, pending regulatory review. With the addition of these new contracts, which will begin trading on July 22, 2024, Weekly WTI Crude Oil option expiries will now be available every day of the business week, Monday through Friday.

Substantive Research Survey Reveals Impact Of FCA’s Research Payment Optionality

Date 07/05/2024

• More than 75% of surveyed asset managers are not likely to change their research process 
• More than 50% say the updates to MiFID II unbundling rules remove barriers to charging clients for research
• Around 50% anticipate that the market will shift to operating an equal mix of client-funded and P&L-funded research within the next 2 years

Danske Bank Invests In United Fintech And Joins Board To Digitally Support Its Forward ’28 Strategy

Date 07/05/2024

Joining United Fintech’s circle of institutional investors, Danske Bank takes a seat at the board of a leading industry-neutral Digital Transformation Platform alongside BNP Paribas and Citi to support the bank’s Forward ’28 strategy from a digital frontier. A move signalling that shared collaboration is the way ahead for financial services as global banking enters a new era of collective innovation.