Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2017

cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer wants to bridge the trading gap between two of the world’s largest bitcoin markets. Japan is the largest bitcoin trading market in the world, about 50% of it happens in there; the U.S. EXCLUSIVE — With its recent launch in the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is looking toward new technologies to keep a closer eye on the nation’s FinTech , blockchain and digital lending markets. Yet onlookers have noted that PBoC has been working diligently toward its own FinTech growth.

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Chris Skinner

JULY 29, 2019

I have this debate often: Why governments will fail to block the emergence of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin Can you have decentralised exchange without centralised control? How do governments regulate a networked world? Is the world being democratised through technology? A world without money A world without government? …

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 16, 2018

Coinsecure reported the loss of about 438 bitcoins, or about $3 million worth of the cryptocurrency, the Indian cryptocurrency platform reported. The hack was attributed to an employee who was extracting bitcoin for the platform’s customers, the company said in a statement last week, when the bitcoins were siphoned away during the process.

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MARCH 9, 2018

While the European Banking Authority has created a “roadmap” on how to regulate emerging FinTech services, the body is not keen on creating a unified approach to cryptocurrency regulation — at least not yet, Reuters reported.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

London FinTech startup DAG Global is going after the first merchant bank license in the U.K. Businesses managing cryptocurrencies have had a tough time maintaining relationships with legacy banks because of the perception that bitcoin-type transactions are connected to criminal behavior.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. As reported by Bloomberg , the regulator at the helm of Singapore’s financials has embraced an effort to “bring together” FinTech firms and banks there.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is presenting a legislation that proposes to regulate cryptocurrency to the Mexican Senate today, according to reports. The […].

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

Bitwala has rolled out digital currency banking services in Germany through a partnership with a regulated FinTech firm that has a banking license, CoinDesk reported. Google Trends found that the top search definition in both the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a Bloomberg report, was “what is bitcoin?”

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets – Perficient Blogs.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

That was a big takeaway this week from the Paris Fintech Forum, one of the biggest annual gatherings of its kind in Europe. On Tuesday and Wednesday, about 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, bankers, and regulators descended on the neo-classical Palais Brongniart, once home to the stock exchange. Last year, with Bitcoin […].

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release. Diokno, Philippines’ Central Bank (BSP) governor in the release.

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DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk. Yao was the head of China’s central bank digital currency initiative. .

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APRIL 5, 2019

People who want to use UnionBank of the Philippines ‘s (UBP’s) new bitcoin ATM will need to have an account with the bank. For now, only bitcoin is being offered. Unlike bitcoin, participating in the network doesn’t require terabytes of storage space. “We We see CODA as way more than just payments.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

Indian FinTech Cashaa and the country's United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society teamed up to launch what they say is the world's first cryptocurrency bank branch through a joint-venture bank called Unicas, according to a release. If the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The FinTech industry is undoubtedly a competitive one — never mind the cross-country rivalry. As digital currencies, like bitcoin, expand their reach and more people pay using their smartphone, there are concerns that the U.S. doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., To make sure the U.S.

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MAY 6, 2020

Irish bitcoin ATM operator Boinnex found itself facing roadblocks from Allied Irish Banks (AIB), which shut down its account and said it didn’t want to deal with an unregulated form like cryptocurrency, according to CoinDesk. And the government established a FinTech Foresight Group to try and embrace up and coming tech.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

PayPal has announced that it is jumping into the wild world of cryptocurrency , making it possible for wallet holders to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin in their PayPal accounts. The Mainstream Move To Tame The Wild West. And that, by all accounts, seems a pretty open question.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

CipherTrace Chief Executive Officer Dave Jevans told Reuters, “the regulators are still a couple of years behind because there are only a few countries that have really applied strong anti-money laundering [AML] laws.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The company noted that it still needs to gain approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, which issued regulations for crypto exchanges last summer. The partnership will enable Bithumb to further expand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

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Chris Skinner

JUNE 16, 2017

And unlike an IPO, there is little or no government regulation of an ICO. There’s a real madness in the crypto community today, with a wave of ICOs pushing BTC (bitcoin) and ETH prices upwards. “The first ICO was for Mastercoin in 2013. Ethereum raised money with an ICO in 2014. ICOs are now extremely popular.

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APRIL 29, 2020

Today, there remains a broad spectrum of positions that regulators and financial service providers hold when it comes to working with crypto businesses. As traditional banks decide whether to dip their toes into the industry or not, the gap has created an opportunity for FinTechs to step in. As Karalevi?ius

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

It’s been a varied week for bitcoin. First, some positive news: Bitcoin’s upward pricing trend continues, more or less. It opened this morning with a value of $742 and peaked at $744 (about as close as bitcoin has come to its year high since it hit $768 back in June). The reputation of bitcoin precedes it.

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JULY 21, 2020

Crypto enthusiasts proclaim that you can front the best-known players like bitcoin or the most obscure blockchain-backed currencies circulating the world and tap into the future of money. Even bitcoin is accepted by only a relative handful of digital retailers. Dhamodharan said that’s impossible to say from the outset.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The FinTech startup has already created several financial services products, including cryptocurrency and stock trading, savings wallets, junior accounts and rewards. The company added bitcoin, ether and litecoin in 2017. 11) that having a U.K.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

Local FinTech firms such as PeerSafe will be supplying technical support. million rupee fine (about $420,000) to Deutsche Bank for failing to follow Indian KYC and AML regulations, while French bank Société Générale agreed to pay $95 million to settle AML charges. In addition, Latvia’s financial regulator imposed a 1.2

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded following a price escalation of bitcoin and blockchain stocks triggered by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Oct. Two years ago, Chinese regulators banned cryptocurrency and trading exchanges. The Shanghai Stock Exchange said Monday (Oct.

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Gonzobanker

JANUARY 4, 2022

These fintech and banking trends should be on financial institutions’ radar in the year ahead. This list of top banking and fintech trends for 2022 won’t tell anyone anything they haven’t already heard about. Anyone who’s paid attention to the banking and fintech space in 2021 knows how hot embedded finance is. This is nonsense.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the Wild West of speculative trading that exists now. Favor has met with disfavor, and bitcoin now trades at $3,990 — a bit above nadirs around $3,400 and well off highs that neared $20,000.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Revolut first added bitcoin, ether and litecoin in 2017. The startup reminded people that cryptocurrencies are not regulated in the U.K. The FinTech partnered with Metropolitan Commercial Bank for FDIC backing of deposits up to $250,000. It aims to improve speed, scalability and flexibility for dApps.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2019

The Chilean government has revealed that it is looking to implement tougher regulations on cryptocurrencies and FinTech. Regulation of these platforms would mitigate some of the risks, such as money laundering and terrorist financing, and increase the legal certainty with which they operate.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . ” TaxBit will use the funding to speed up customer growth, and make its products better. ”

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Following relatively flat growth through the end of January (by cryptocurrency standards, anyway), bitcoin’s value spiked, breaking $1,000 to reach a high of $1,003.92 At the time of this writing, bitcoin sat tenuously at $1,000.73, up 1.36 bitcoin wallet and vault Xapo to operate in the country. in Thursday afternoon trading.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). In other news, soccer powerhouse Barcelona is teaming with Chiliz, a FinTech platform, with the intent of creating its own blockchain-based token for the team. In the U.S.,

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Can the unbanked benefit from bitcoin, or are they merely the experimental subjects of bitcoin adherents, lobbyists and scientists? This week’s Bitcoin Tracker takes a look at the recent bitcoin projects that are in the news and that are targeting the unbanked. Vogel also wanted to clarify regulations surrounding bitcoin.

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MAY 30, 2018

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it is working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to develop a regulatory sandbox for FinTech firms. “We A sandbox provides relief from certain regulatory requirements so FinTech startups can test products and government authorities can offer guidance.

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