2020-11-28 12:38 |
True innovations are a serious problem for traditional financial institutions, but fintech and crypto startups have the solution. origin »
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Digital banking solution Cryptoenter allows financial institutions to offer a full range of DeFi services without any extra blockchain infrastructure. The platform already has 15,000 active users and recently received a prestigious award at the IBM Think 2020 event.
2020-11-26 03:02 | |
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It will come as no surprise that big technology and finance co-operations are considering cryptocurrencies behind the scenes. As we’ve seen before, many of these traditional fintech institutions have changed their company policies to accommodate digital currencies, either through investing or expanding their company’s structures to allow for the inclusion of cryptocurrency usage. The continuation […]
2020-11-16 19:43 | |
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Revolut, the mobile-only trading app, has announced that it would be utilizing Fireblocks's technology to offer a new range of crypto services. Fireblocks is popular for helping big institutions to shift cryptocurrencies between exchanges.
2020-10-10 22:49 | |
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Major fintech firm Circle has partnered with BCB Group to help it improve its infrastructure for efficient use of USD Coin for payouts, settlements, etc.
2020-8-6 17:02 | |
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June 25, 2020 – FinTech platform YouHodler announced today the signing of a partnership with Elliptic, the leading provider of cryptoasset risk management solutions for financial institutions and crypto businesses.
2020-6-25 14:05 | |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly increased the adoption of emerging technologies. Since the world was challenged by this virus, innovations by the FinTech community ranging from blockchain tech to cloud infrastructure have been accelerated.
2020-5-29 18:31 | |
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Ripple, the San Francisco-based distributed ledger technology (DLT) company in charge of the XRP altcoin, has announced that three more fintech startups in South Korea have joined RippleNet, according to a blog post on February 25, 2020.
2020-2-27 22:00 | |
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It seems Ripple is pretty serious about pushing XRP adoption in a massive way. The San Francisco based fintech firm announced a $200 million funding on Thursday for the same. Ripple intends to redefine cross-border payments by onboarding banks, financial institutions, and third-party payment operators.
2019-12-20 16:30 | |
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SolarisBank has recently announced that it is has created a new unit called Solaris Digital Assets in order to offer crypto-custody services to clients. The German fintech company has been backed by recognized investors such as BBVA or Visa.
2019-12-11 20:51 | |
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Philippines-based bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange PDAX (Philippine Digital Asset Exchange), which opened up to the public this past summer, announced it has formed a partnership with one of the leading financial institutions in the country, Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), through their fintech subsidiary, UBX.
2019-12-2 08:25 | |
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Blockchain technology is continually finding itself in different use cases, and the municipal Shanghai government is setting out to improve the use of this fintech for global trade. The collaboration is between the authorities and financial institutions, establishing an alliance that will improve the operations for trade finance. According to reports by The Block and […]
2019-11-8 00:36 | |
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International Fintech Innovation Conference [IFIC] “Unlocking the New Economy” was held in Grand Hilton Hotel Seoul, Korea. Peter King, CBO of BitMart Exchange, delivered a speech regarding “How to establish a premiere exchange in Asia – Pacific Rregion”.
2019-10-16 10:00 | |
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The second edition of the FinTech Conference Shift Money will be held on 18th and 19th November 2019. in Lauba in Zagreb, Croatia. The focus of the conference will be on the future of money, which includes all changes and trends in the industry in which banks and other classic financial institutions have so far […] The post FinTech experts from around the world, coming to Zagreb for the 2nd Shift Money Conference appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-10-16 09:30 | |
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Financial inclusion has always been one of the benefits of cryptocurrencies, promising to serve the unbanked and underbanked, those ignored by legacy institutions in both the west and in the developing world.
2019-10-9 18:59 | |
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Ripple has teamed up with Finastra, extending the list of Fintech companies that are using Ripple’s blockchain technology for payment solutions to support faster cross-border payments. This collaboration will enable Finastra’s vast customer base to connect and transact with 200 financial institutions on RippleNet.
2019-10-9 13:00 | |
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Circle Internet Financial, a leading fintech company offering institutions and individuals a platform to trade cryptos and raise capital, is looking to hire a general partner to help raise and deploy a new $100 million venture fund in collaboration with SeedInvest, according to reports on August 23, 2019.
2019-8-24 19:00 | |
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Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer [CTO], David Schwartz was a part of the Future of Fintech 2019 event hosted by CBInsights, where the CTO re-affirmed the community and the host, Jeff Roberts, about xRapid.
2019-6-30 15:30 | |
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Ripple, a leading FinTech company that enables cross-border settlement, recently announced that the firm has expanded its operations to Brazil, the largest country in South America. The announcement also gave insight into the growth of its payment settlement network.
2019-6-12 21:17 | |
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Vienna, 5th of June 2019 – Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda will launch the Bitpanda Global Exchange, a global cryptocurrency exchange for experienced traders, professionals, and institutions. The Bitpanda platform will also get its own ecosystem token through an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO).
2019-6-8 13:03 | |
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Thailand’s Largest Bank Backtracks On Plan To Use Ripple XRP One of Thailand's largest financial institution decides not to move forward with plans to integrate XRP into its line of products. American fintech Ripple Labs' suite of financial products have, however, been adopted by several other leading institutions.
2019-6-7 22:41 | |
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Vienna, 5th of June 2019 – Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda will launch the Bitpanda Global Exchange, a global cryptocurrency exchange for experienced traders, professionals and institutions. The Bitpanda platform will also get its own ecosystem token through an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO).
2019-6-8 21:26 | |
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Vienna, 5th of June 2019 – Vienna-based fintech Bitpanda will launch the Bitpanda Global Exchange, a global cryptocurrency exchange for experienced traders, professionals, and institutions. The Bitpanda platform will also get its own ecosystem token through an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO).
2019-6-7 18:52 | |
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Coinspeaker Bitpanda Goes Global: Announcing the Bitpanda Global Exchange and the IEO for the Ecosystem Token BESTVienna-based fintech Bitpanda will launch the Bitpanda Global Exchange, a global cryptocurrency exchange for experienced traders, professionals and institutions.
2019-6-6 14:45 | |
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As blockchain technology becomes increasingly popular, there are many financial institutions that have started to experiment, hoping to see if the fintech can benefit them. One of the longest-running tests has been with the Dutch Central Bank, which created its own distributed ledger technology (DLT) prototypes to evaluate for the last three years. Reports from […]
2019-5-2 14:12 | |
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Digital Asset, a fintech firm that created the DAML smart contracts language who also claims to deliver flexible infrastructure that enables regulated financial institutions to share processes and data securely, has joined forces with VMWare Blockchain to enable the latter to integrate the former’s DAML smart contracts into its platform, according to a press releaseRead MoreRead More.
2019-4-13 13:00 | |
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CryptoNinjas Digatrade, an OTC digital asset trade desk for institutions and financial technology company, recently announced the acquisition of Securter, which is developing a proprietary, patent-pending credit card payment platform as part of its multi-prong approach to become a fintech innovation-driven company.
2019-4-11 01:59 | |
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A recent report shows that the fintech industry in Switzerland continues to grow, while traditional financial institutions are reporting a decline
2019-4-2 01:25 | |
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As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.
2019-3-20 18:42 | |
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CoinSpeaker Growing Evidence for Institutional Interest in Crypto and Hope for Positive ChangeKonstantin Rabin, fintech expert and crypto enthusiast, unveils what hides behind the trend of growing interest in crypto by private and public institutions, explaining what perspectives this could bring to the whole industry.
2019-3-13 17:49 | |
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Winklevoss brother’s crypto exchange Gemini has recently partnered with the financial and infotech services arm of British Telecom in a deal that will open the doors to thousands of exchanges, brokers and fintech institutions.
2019-2-28 12:00 | |
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CoinSpeaker BigTech vs. FinTech: Whom Financial Institutions Should Fear More? While banks are afraid of the competition with FinTech startups, they forget about BigTech companies that can be really serious rivals for them, according to experts from Financial Stability Board.
2019-2-18 17:22 | |
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At Mt Pelerin, we believe that an evolution of banking is long overdue. With the global enthusiasm for FinTech and the ever growing success of blockchain technologies, we now have all the right tools to make this evolution happen.
2019-2-17 16:47 | |
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European blockchain technology companies had a record year in terms of VC investment in 2018, although overshadowed by funding going into financial technology (fintech) companies. According to Innovate Finance’s ‘2018 FinTech VC Investment Landscape‘ report , the European blockchain and cryptocurrency industry witnessed a series of significant deals, but notably just four deals amounted to over $300 million.
2019-2-12 18:30 | |
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The CEO of SWIFT revealed today that the institution is working on a proof-of-concept for integrating blockchain start-up’s R3 trade finance platform with SWIFT’s GPI framework. Proof-of-Concept Blockchain Integration The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) is a global banking payments network.
2019-1-30 20:00 | |
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San Francisco based Ripple has been quietly working away with a focus on expanding its network of partners and increasing the usage and adoption of its native token, XRP. The latest initiative is a RippleNet accelerator program that offers financial incentives to institutions that help promote the Ripple payments system.
2019-1-28 12:00 | |
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One of Europe’s leading banks has signed on with one of the leading companies for distributed ledger payments. ING Bank, one of the Netherlands’ largest financial institutions, has signed a deal with R3 to license the Corda Enterprise platform.
2019-1-23 20:42 | |
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Ripple has been making moves to expand its network of XRP-supporting Fintech institutions across the world. One recent move could help the company establish its presence in the land of the Red Dragon.
2019-1-19 11:37 | |
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Ryan Zagone, Ripple’s director of regulatory relations just spoke at Washington, DC’s Fintech Week, and he addressed something that is on a lot of people’s mind in the cryptocurrency space. He said that the uncertainty surrounding cryptocurrency regulations is what’s keeping major financial institutions around the world from using XRP.
2019-1-17 11:32 | |
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According to a brand new report released in relation to the UK banking industry, it appears as though many established financial institutions (within the region) view Fintech startups as a threat to their existing customer market.
2018-12-27 19:19 | |
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A former institutional trader says everyday retail traders are losing money because they do not get the same market conditions as financial institutions #SPONSORED
2018-12-20 13:00 | |
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A common narrative in today’s financial world is that crypto holders are often unable to execute trades without paying large amounts of commissions and fees.
2018-12-12 21:00 | |
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As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking.
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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A group of leading cryptocurrency and financial institutions recently collaborated to form a body that would establish a Code of Conduct guideline for the virtual currency industry. ADAM: Code of Conduct for the Cryptocurrency Market According to a press release published on Business Wire, ten leading cryptocurrency and fintech firms came together on Tuesday (November […] The post Top Cryptocurrency Firms Create Code of Conduct Guidelines for the Market appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2018-11-28 18:42 | |
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In a bid to foster regulatory compliance and ensure digital assets market participants operate in strict adherence to standards, ten highly reputed financial institutions and fintech firms have launched the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM).
2018-11-28 06:00 | |
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The blockchain technology and adoption is on the rise and the rate at which it is grasping everyone’s attention is just shocking. Due to its widespread applications, especially in the Fintech space, it has become hard to ignore for the traditional banking institutions.
2018-11-21 17:03 | |
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Ripple’s CEO, Brad Garlinghouse, recently sat down for a chat with IMF’s Deputy General Counsel Ross Leckow. The conversation took place at Monday’s Singapore Fintech Festival. In the dialogue, the two exchanged ideas on the opportunities that blockchain technology and digital assets provide for the financial institutions in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region.
2018-11-13 11:31 | |
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CEO Brad Garlinghouse sat down with IMF’s Deputy General Counsel Ross Leckow for a fireside chat on Monday afternoon at the Singapore Fintech Festival. They engaged in a far-reaching dialogue on the opportunities blockchain and digital asset technology presents for financial institutions in ASEAN, given the the region’s unique regulatory frameworks.
2018-11-13 04:04 | |
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Traditional fiat institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges alike have been troubled by theft, slow transaction speeds and data security. For crypto holders, a lack of asset usability with existing solutions has caused widespread annoyance and kept potential adopters away.
2018-11-1 20:30 | |
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Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first.
2018-10-6 16:37 | |
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The priorities of Bitcoiners are starting to shift in the wrong direction, and represent an actual existential threat to the success of a censorship resistant and resilient system.
Monero price has rallied for five consecutive weeks and is trading at levels last seen in April 2022. Monero (XMR), the largest privacy-focused cryptocurrency, was seen trading at $220.70 on Thursday Jan. 23, up by 113% from its lowest level…
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The following is a guest article from Matthew Niemerg, co-founder of Aleph Zero. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a landmark ruling yesterday that could fundamentally reshape how cryptocurrency protocols are regulated.