Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

151 results about this entity

Period: 31 Aug 2004 - 09 Dec 2024

Tradition launches spot FX trading platform

Tradition has launched ParFX, a spot forex trading platform with the backing of 11 major banks, including Barclays and UBS.

Tsys power outage hits Canadian Visa cardholders

A power outage at payments processor Tsys caused Visa's network in Canada to go down Monday, leaving customers throughout the country unable to use their cards.

RBC signs for Microsoft Surface tech

Microsoft has signed up the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to the latest version of its multi-touch tabletop screen Surface technology.

RBC goes contactless for Vancouver Olympics

Canada's RBC Royal Bank is set to introduce a pre-paid Visa contactless card shaped like a Coca-Cola bottle at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Canada fixed income sees e-trading surge

In the midst of the global financial crisis, Canada's largest and most active institutional fixed-income traders led a long-awaited move into electronic trading, according to research from Greenwich Associates.

TD takes Yieldbroker stake

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has acquired a stake in Sydney-based electronic trading outfit Yieldbroker. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Pay Linx suspends CEO; says running out of cash

Canadian payments processor Pay Linx Financial has suspended its CEO Ian McNeill after he demanded repayment of a loan. The company says that in the absence of additional funding it only has enough cash to last until Friday.

RBC Dexia to create 260 jobs at new Malaysian hub

Custodian RBC Dexia has opened a new operational hub in Malaysia and will create 260 back office and IT jobs at the facility by the end of 2009.

RBC trials SMS payments service

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) is trialling a mobile person-to-person payments service that lets customers send and receive money instantly using SMS text messages.

RBC and UBS take stakes in Yieldbroker

RBC Capital Markets and UBS have acquired equity stakes in Sydney-based electronic trading outfit Yieldbroker. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Citi hires Lippert to overhaul IT operations

Citi has hired Marty Lippert, formerly of the Royal Bank of Canada, as its new chief information officer, as it bids to turn around its business and develop a new integrated technology infrastructure.

RBC Direct Investing taps blogs for investment management

RBC Direct Investing - the online trading arm of Royal Bank of Canada - is tapping social media with the introduction of a "community" that will provide investors with access to blogs and discussion forums that are relevant to their trading strategies.