Emerging Markets
China’s Ping An Insurance Behind Launch of Hong Kong Banking Blockchain
Hong Kong's banking regulator and seven banks, including HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC , on Tuesday said they will jointly launch a trade finance platform in September using blockchain ...
Lloyd’s Platform Likely Can’t Be Used for Iran Insurance; U.S. Sanctions to Blame
New U.S. sanctions are likely to prevent the use of a Lloyd's of London IT platform for any Iran insurance, adding to difficulties for European insurers providing cover for the country. European ...
China’s Anbang Insurance Is Exploring Its First European Divestment
Anbang Insurance Group Co. is exploring a sale of Belgian insurer Fidea, people with knowledge of the matter said, in what would be the troubled Chinese insurer's first European divestment since it ...
Crypto Thefts Are Surging, Spurring More Coin Money-Laundering
Criminals are stealing more cryptocurrency from exchanges, and that's driving growth in a cottage industry of services that allows for money laundering of coins, according to a new report. In the ...
Citigroup’s Mexico Division Will Distribute Chubb Insurance, Surety Products
Chubb and Citigroup have sealed a distribution agreement involving the sale of insurance products in Mexico. The arrangement takes place through local divisions of each company: Citigroup's ...
Ukraine Warns Another Massive Hacker Attack Coming From Russia
Hackers from Russia are infecting Ukrainian companies with malicious software to create "back doors" for a large, coordinated attack, Ukraine's cyber police chief told Reuters on Tuesday. The hackers ...
Saudi Insurance Stocks See Huge Gains With End of Female Driver Ban
Saudi insurers posted significant gains on Sunday, on hopes that insurance volumes will rise as women began driving in Saudi Arabia, in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers. This lifted ...
Custody Protection, Regulation, Insurance Seen Paving Way for Shift to Cryptocurrencies
Hedge fund manager Kyle Samani embraces his job making multimillion-dollar bets on the wild market for cryptocurrencies, but he's long contended with a headache: ensuring his holdings aren't stolen. ...