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Finastra | November 02, 2021

Finastra today announced the introduction of new anti-money laundering (AML) compliance capabilities integrated with its Fusion Global PAYplus core payments solution, via Fincom.co and the FusionFabric.cloud open developer platform. Banks can tap into the Fincom.co AML screening app to access real-time compliance screening functions in line with regulatory requirements, which only continue to increase in volume and diversity, lowering operational costs. Gideon Drori, CEO at Fincom...

Wall Street | January 13, 2020

U.S. stocks pushed higher after the open Monday, as global macro concerns eased and investors took on board positive company-specific news, including a flurry of midcap mergers and some upbeat earnings guidance. The S&P 500 index was trading 6 points, or 0.2%, higher by 0935 ET (1435 GMT), with the NASDAQ Composite up 33 points, or 0.4%. The Dow Jones gained 27 points, or 0.1%. Fears of major military action in the Middle East have dimmed, although the Iranian authorities are under pressure ...

Wall Street | March 03, 2020

U.S. stock markets fell sharply on Tuesday on worries that even a half percentage-point cut in interest rates might not be enough to stave off the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak and halt the worst sell-off in more than a decade. It was the Federal Reserve’s first emergency rate cut since the 2008 financial crisis, underscoring how grave the central bank views the fast-evolving situation. Stocks initially jumped more than 1% on the news, but gains soon petered out as analysts a...

Stripe | March 26, 2020

Stripe has led a $20 million Series A funding round in San Fransisco-based one-click payments startup Fast. Designed to overcome the problem of shopping card abandonment, Fast Checkout enables consumers to complete purchases with a single click on any browser, platform or device. The product, set to launch in the coming weeks, will complement Fast Login, the company's free-to-use one-click login tool. Fast says it will use the investment to accelerate the global rollout of Fast Checkout and ...