European Commission tells public, private sectors to hike investments in AI by €20bn by end-2020
The Commission itself is increasing its investment to €1.5 billion for the period 2018-2020 under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
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Japanese authorities keep issuing business improvement orders against cryptocurrency firms
The latest virtual currency business to be sanctioned is Everybody’s Bitcoin Inc.
Nordea’s digital savings adviser Nora shows promising results
Nordea says 70% of its customers in Sweden who started to save through Nora have not previously saved with the bank.
Interactive Brokers enhances 3D Volatility Surface webtool
The webtool, which was introduced to the TWS platform several months ago, becomes more precise.
“Stabilizing the economy of 22 countries”- Top 5 claims of cryptocurrency scammers
Whereas April 1st is well behind us, cryptocurrency fraudsters continue to celebrate “Fool’s day” over and over again.
Monex is all about audio, as broker gets cozy with Voicy and Amazon’s Alexa
Traders get to access Monex news and information via Amazon’s virtual assistant and innovative voice media Voicy.
CFTC secures default order against Tallinex as broker does not reply to complaint
Tallinex has failed to appear or otherwise defend, and the time allowed by law for answering has expired.
Russian govt criticizes cryptocurrency bill
Although the Russian government said it formally supports the bill, it outlined numerous problematic aspects in the document that should be corrected before the second reading.
Former Deutsche Bank trader seeks to prove detachment from LIBOR-rigging conspiracy
The fact that Matthew Connolly left his employment at Deutsche Bank in March 2008 is set to prove he was unable to further the conspiracy.
SEC suspends trading in IBITX Software securities due to cryptocurrency platform operation
The suspension commences at 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 23, 2018 and is set to end at 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2018.
UK Takeover Panel gives SS&C until May 4th to state firm intentions about Fidessa
SS&C must, by 5.00pm on May 4, 2018, either announce a firm intention to make an offer for Fidessa or announce that it does not intend to make an offer for Fidessa.
Former Yukom’s CEO Lee Elbaz pleads “not guilty” in binary options fraud case
Elbaz pleads “not guilty” to count 1 (conspiracy to commit wire fraud) and counts 2-4 (wire fraud).
Bank of England confirms implementation of SONIA reforms
SONIA now captures a broader scope of overnight unsecured deposits, by including bilaterally negotiated transactions alongside brokered transactions.
Insurance, taxes, hosting: FinanceFeeds looks at the first claims against Global Brokerage
Although there has been no order by the Court to file claims in the bankruptcy case of Global Brokerage, some companies and individuals have acted proactively.
Monex Boom Securities launches Hong Kong Futures trading service
The broker enables its clients to trade futures contracts on the Hong Kong Futures Exchange through its “eFutures” trading system.
Acquisitions of City Forex, CardOne Banking bolster FairFX’s results in Q1 2018
International Payments and Prepaid Currency Card units drive FairFX’s turnover up in Q1 2018.
Tennis lessons, limited resources, no coverage from Barclays: ex-FX trader faces dull reality
With five months left until the start of the trial against ex-Barclays FX trader Christopher Ashton, he encounters US Court’s stark opposition to keeping his counsel.
Swissquote revamps navigation on Advanced Trader mobile app
The latest version of the mobile solution for iOS devices also offers an education section with video tutorials.
High Court orders closure of special administration of Alpari (UK)
The appointments of the Special Administrators will cease to have effect upon the registration of the final progress report, the High Court ordered on April 19, 2018.
