NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Sybenetix, a leading surveillance provider that combines behavioral analytics and cognitive computing with financial markets expertise. Nasdaq entered into an agreement to acquire Sybenetix on July 25, 2017. The deal will further expand Nasdaq’s position in the surveillance [...]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Ant Financial has been named #6 in Fortune’s third annual Change the World list, which highlights companies that are “making measurable progress addressing important social problems…as a core part of their business strategy.” Ant, a first-time entrant and the highest ranked Asia-headquartered company on the list, was recognized [...]
NEW YORK and TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) and Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual development and foster cooperation between the two companies. The memorandum also paves the way for both sides to work closely together in expanding their [...]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced it has successfully deployed machine learning technology across its entire Nasdaq Nordic markets—Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland—– to bolster its market surveillance efforts. Nasdaq’s SMARTS, in collaboration with the Nasdaq Nordic Market Surveillance team, has implemented machine learning within its surveillance technology to analyze abnormal [...]
HANGZHOU, China and CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting today, Chinese tourists in South Africa will have more opportunities to pay via smartphone as Alipay, the world’s largest online and mobile payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”, “Ant”), partners with Zapper, the fast-growing mobile payment, customer insights [...]
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq extends market leadership in Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) initial public offerings (IPOs) with 90 SPAC IPOs. Since the adoption of new listing rules in 2011, Nasdaq has consistently been the exchange of choice for SPACs, attracting 96% of all SPAC IPOs listing on a national exchange. [...]
MIAMI, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Hminers ( www.hminers.com ) looks all set to script an unprecedented success story in the worldwide industry for cryptocurrencies. The company’s three mining rigs are quickly emerging as the most preferred option amongst thousands of bitcoin miners around the world. The most extraordinary feature of these mining rigs is their ability [...]
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, Nasdaq announced its first in a series of original shows on Watch, Facebook’s new platform for shows. The new show, Cultural Capital, brings viewers behind the scenes of some of the most innovative companies and gain an inside look at their inspiring workspaces and diverse culture. The first episode featuring The RealReal is now [...]
MIAMI, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Hminers continues to strengthen their position in the rapidly growing global industry for cryptocurrencies, with their advanced range of mining rigs. Within a relatively short lifespan in the highly competitive market, three extremely efficient mining rigs from the company have received a promising response from several users. These users [...]
NEW YORK and LONDON, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced the availability of proprietary U.S. equity feeds from Equinix’s London International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center — LD4 — located in Slough, U.K. As part of Nasdaq’s efforts to bring U.S proprietary equities data to a larger audience, Nasdaq now offers [...]