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DIFC And MENA FinTech Association To Create Innovation Forum To Advance The Future Of Finance

Date 04/05/2021

DIFC and the non-profit organisation, MFTA, have signed a partnership to advance FinTech developments relevant to the region including Open Banking, RegTech, Payments and Digital Assets

UK Financial Conduct Authority To Require Pension Providers To Offer To Book Pension Wise Appointments For Consumers

Date 04/05/2021

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today proposed new rules to require pension providers to ‘nudge’ consumers to Pension Wise in order to benefit from guidance before they access their defined contribution pension savings. This includes booking an appointment with Pension Wise if the consumer wishes.

Former UK Pensions Minister Baroness Ros Altmann Joins Cushon

Date 04/05/2021

Cushon, the fintech provider of savings and pensions, today announces the appointment of former Pensions Minister, Baroness Ros Altmann, to its advisory board.

OboTech Acquisition SE Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchanges’ Regulated Market Since Today

Date 04/05/2021

As of today, OboTech Acquisition SE (ISIN: LU2334363566) has been listed on the Regulated Market (General Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company is a SPAC – a Special Purpose Acquisition Company. According to the issuer, its objective is to acquire an operating company with principal business operations in a member state of the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland in the real estate technology ("Proptech") and climate technology ("Climatech") sectors.

DGCX Sees INR Quanto And Silver Future Contracts Surge During April

Date 04/05/2021

During the month of April, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) registered a monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 179,554 contracts.

KATEK SE New In Frankfurt Stock Exchange's Prime Standard

Date 04/05/2021

KATEK SE (ISIN: DE000A2TSQH7) has been listed in the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today. The shares had an initial listing price of €27.90. The issue price was €23.00.

Volue Lists On Oslo Børs

Date 04/05/2021

Euronext today congratulates Volue on its transfer from Euronext Growth to Oslo Børs (ticker code: VOLUE).

Philippines’ PBCOM Goes Live With Temenos SaaS To Offer “Digital-First” Banking Services

Date 04/05/2021

• Powered by Temenos, PBCOMobile is the new mobile banking service of PBCOM, one of the largest Philippine commercial banks
• PBCOM was the first commercial bank in the Philippines approved to run its core banking system in the cloud
• Temenos SaaS creates a hyper-efficient cost model for PBCOM to rapidly launch PBCOMobile innovative “digital-first” products and services to customers 
• The PBCOMobile app offers self-service digital onboarding and origination to accelerate customer acquisition and drive sustainable business growth

SoftSolutions! Completes AWS Foundational Technical Review For nexRates Trading Software Platform - Fixed Income Trading Software And Smart Order Management Capabilities Now Available Via AWS

Date 04/05/2021

SoftSolutions!, the high performance multi-market Fixed Income trading technology provider, today announced the availability of the nexRates solution on Amazon Web Services (AWS), validated by a completed AWS Foundational Technical Review for the electronic Trading-as-a-Service platform.

Finnfund First Development Financier To Report Carbon Net-Negative Investment Portfolio

Date 04/05/2021

Finnish development financier and impact investor Finnfund today released data showing that its total investment portfolio has a net negative carbon balance. The figures for 2019 indicate that Finnfund’s investments removed 134,679 tCO2e more than they emitted. In 2019, Finnfund’s investment portfolio was EUR 617 million.