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COVID-19 Volatility Hurts CFD Trading Strategies
While 2020 so far will been one to forget for investors, April as a stand-alone was actually historically one of the strongest months of all time. As this chart from Nasdaq below shows, more indices increased between 11% to 15%.
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eToro Brings Commission-Free Stocks Trading To Asia Pacific
Multi-asset investment platform eToro has announced that it will extend its commission-free stocks offering to clients in Asia-Pacific, effective immediately. The zero-commission offering for Asia Pacific clients applies to all stocks on its platform that are traded on the Nasdaq
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Data Science at the Heart of the Fintech Revolution
Data science, which involves developing methods of recording, storing and analyzing data to extract useful information and gain insights, has created a drastic change in the financial services industry. Considered as the core of fintech, data science and its allies
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Spark Systems’ S$15M Round Includes Investments from HSBC, Citi and OSK
Singapore based financial technology start-up Spark Systems announces the successful completion of the first close of Series BB funding round raising a total of S$15m (US$10.5m) from two Tier 1 global banks and a South East Asia focused investment firm.
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Singapore Based Deeptech Dathena Raises US$ 12M in Jungle Ventures Led Round
Singapore-based deep-tech company Dathena, a provider AI-powered data protection and privacy management for global enterprises, today announced that they have closed a $12 million Series A round led by Jungle Ventures, with the participation of Caphorn and SEEDS Capital, an
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Temasek Joins Libra Association — Facebook’s Global Digital Currency Project
The Libra Association, an independent member organization, announced the addition of three new members, Temasek, Paradigm and Slow Ventures. Libra is Facebook’s grand ambition in creating global payment system and financial infrastructure using digital currencies. In their media statement they
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Huawei Cloud is Giving Away US$200 Cash Coupons, Here’s How You Can Get It
Huawei Cloud announced a campaign recently where the cloud service provider will be offering US$ 200 cash coupons that can be redeemed for any purchase amount. This coupon is applicable when purchasing pay per use, monthly, and even yearly packages.
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Unlocking the Value in Payments Data With Technology and Partnerships
Over the years, banks have been creating exponentially growing mountains of data – much of it with huge potential value. However, despite their ability to create it, banks have not always been good at making the best use of it.
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Phemex to Launch First Ever Zero-Fee Trading Option as Crypto Market Heats up Ups
Traders of digital assets such as BTC and ETH have been thrown a bone by one of Asia’s leading exchanges. Singapore-based Phemex has rolled out zero-fee trading on its spot exchange. The move, which is accessible for a sub-$10 monthly
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MAS and AMTD Group Allocates S$6M Grant to Support Singaporean Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore FinTech Association (SFA), AMTD Group and AMTD Foundation (collectively, AMTD) today announced the launch of a S$6 million MAS-SFA-AMTD FinTech Solidarity Grant (the Grant) to support Singapore-based FinTech firms amid the challenging business
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