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Jan 30
End of the World Investor Week

The fourth edition of World Investor Week, an initiative of IOSCO (the International Organization of Securities Commissions), was held from 5 to 11 October 2020. The aim of the week was to promote the education and protection of investors. The various initiatives taken by the supervisory authorities in these two critical areas were at the […]

Jan 30
Interest in crowdfunding on the rise

This press release is not available in English. Please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

Jan 30
Key Economic Events and Reports of the Week Ahead

The Fed held a meeting this week and signaled that it will conduct monetary policy tightening much faster than its peers and faster than market participants expected. Now rumors are centering around a possible Fed rate hike at the next meeting by 50 bp.Next week the decision on the interest rate will be made by […]

Jan 30
PayPal stablecoin: What it could mean for payments

PayPal confirmed on Jan. 8 it is “exploring a stablecoin” that could be called PayPal Coin after a developer found evidence of such a stablecoin within the source code of the company’s iPhone app. PayPal senior vice president of crypto and digital currencies Jose Fernandez da Ponte said at the time that if the company […]

Jan 30
Synchrony Financial matches profit expectations but NII beats, purchase volume rises to a record

Synchrony Financial SYF, -6.75% reported Friday fourth-quarter profit that matched expectations while net interest income rose above forecasts, boosted by by record purchase volume and loan growth across all sales platforms. The consumer financial services company’s stock was still inactive in premarket trading. Net income rose to $803 million, or $1.48 a share, from $728 […]

Jan 30
China pilots nationwide blockchain development over real-world use cases

Some of the key areas of blockchain development include manufacturing, energy, government data sharing and services, law enforcement, taxation, criminal trials, inspection, and cross-border finance. 190 Total views 3 Total shares The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced the commencement of an in-house effort to expedite blockchain development and innovation across 15 zones and 164 […]