Bitcoin investors should be braced for – but not put off by – “much greater government scrutiny,” warns the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations. The warning from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, comes on the day Coinbase, the biggest…
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Banking Circle Enhances Frictionless Cross Border Payments With Purpose-Built, Cloud-Based Payments Platform
Banking Circle, the financial infrastructure provider, today announces that it is now completely cloud-based, with all aspects of its infrastructure hosted within Microsoft Azure. This includes its purpose built, cloud-first, cross border payments platform, which delivers greater speed, enhanced functionality, and a more intuitive user…
Why Are Private Fund Structures So Attractive To HNWI And Family Offices?
Family offices, high net worth individuals and wealthy families are increasingly considering private fund structures to hold their investments. While ‘standard’ investment structures like hedge or private equity funds can be ideal for some investors, some HNW investors are looking for options with more flexibility. There are several reasons why…
Fraud in Trade Finance
Trade finance involves cross border transactions, both financial and physical, along with diverse players, languages, jurisdictions and other variables. This makes it attractive to fraudsters and financial criminals. Therefore, it is the duty of every responsible trade finance provider to take necessary steps to mitigate the risk of fraud. At…
Activist Investors Piling Into Social Media Frenzies Playing With Fire?
Social media-led activist investors are playing a potentially costly game, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations. The warning from Nigel Green, the chief executive and founder of deVere Group, comes as the video games retailer published its first earnings report since it…
Bolero International Launches World’s First
Bolero International, the leading cloud-based trade finance digitisation experts, announce today the launch of Galileo TPaaS for Banks, the industry’s first white-labelled trade portal-as-a-service solution for financial institutions. Leveraging the power of the Bolero network, the solution’s multi-banking capabilities enable a bank’s trade clients to bank in a…