Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The People’s Republic of China will likely re-legalize cryptocurrency trading, ending its nation-wide ban on crypto exchanges from early September, as reported by cnLedger, a well-known source on cryptocurrency news in China.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

The price of bitcoin is down following a report that China may ban all cryptocurrency exchanges within its borders. On Friday, Chinese financial news outlet Caixin reported that the Chinese government is considering banning all exchanges between bitcoin, ether, and other cryptocurrencies, and the Chinese yuan.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 2, 2018

Taxes on cryptocurrency? Taxing cryptocurrency is a way for […]. That’s what regulators in Thailand are planning to institute. According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, after a cabinet meeting suggested that crypto traders could be charged with as much as 7% value added tax as well as up to 15% tax on capital gains.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The Acting Comptroller of the Currency of the United States, Keith Noreika, has stated that he is considering imposing a nationwide licensing program for cryptocurrency exchanges, similar to the licensing program recently enacted in Japan. Last week, Japan’s […].

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Communications Nikolai Nikiforov has announced that the Russian state will “quickly” issue its own cryptocurrency, called the “CryptoRuble,” as reported by the Russian publication AIF.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – When it comes to cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), it seems that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have their work cut out for them to balance technological innovation with protecting investors.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The Russian government is poised to launch the world’s first national cryptocurrency, the CryptoRuble, in the next few weeks, after which it will likely ban all other cryptocurrencies, effectively establishing a state monopoly over the Russian cryptocurrency market.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

It’s not surprising that the Japanese government tighten its grip on cryptocurrency exchanges following a major hack a few weeks ago. Today, the Japanese government said it will start an inspection on 15 unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 24, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— Cryptocurrencies are experiencing one of their highest points in recent weeks, after remarks made by former financial regulator Gary Gensler brought back concerns that certain tokens should really be considered securities.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Even after shutting down dozens of bitcoin exchanges and banning bitcoin executives from leaving its borders, the“mouthpiece” for the People’s Bank of China, Financial News, published an article declaring that Beijing should “accelerate the process of launching a digital currency after it curbed the risks of [en]cryptocurrencies.”

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2018

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer today announced its launch in Europe. bitFlyer, the first Bitcoin exchange to be regulated in Japan and the U.S., said it received a Payment Institution (PI) license to operate in the European Union.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The United States may have some of the world's best cryptographers working for the National Security Agency and other spy shops, but the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is crowdsourcing at least part of its effort to beat the algorithms that cloak information about certain cryptocurrencies. 1 have just taken effect. 1 have just taken effect.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

The volatility of cryptocurrencies and their existence in what’s often a grey area of regulatory compliance make businesses operating in this sector an unattractive target for traditional financial institutions. In a recent interview with PYMNTS, Bankera Co-founder Vytautas Karalevi?ius As Karalevi?ius

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Insights on Business

JULY 26, 2018

IBM RegTech Innovations. One of the best things about working at IBM—and in the RegTech field in particular—is meeting daily with the engineers and developers who are driving technological innovation in the financial industry. IBM driving innovation. Consider, for example, the blockchain space.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Blockchain-based payment system PumaPay has announced the launch of a new cryptobilling solution which has secured PCI (payment card industry) compliance. Lawmakers said that the reason for the exclusion was to prevent the disappearance of cryptocurrencies from the local economy and interfere with innovation.

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Perficient

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This mitigates the risk of customer service representatives providing incorrect information and ensures compliance with regulatory disclosures, ultimately enhancing the overall customer experience while reducing costs. The evolution of electronic trading provides a valuable case study to consider. Traditionally, trading was manual.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 7, 2017

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

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 30, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— While the debate over whether cryptocurrencies are actually currencies, securities, or somehow a mix of the two drags on, there’s another question crypto enthusiasts should ask: does it matter? The question of whether to consider cryptos securities flared to life again last week, after former U.S.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 4, 2018

South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, is laying the framework for regulating cryptocurrency by establishing a special unit to monitor developments in the space. The unit’s first task, according to a Finextra report, is to set up a proof of concept (PoC) for DLT-based interbank clearing and settlement.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The allure of blockchain was its potential to be a catch-all solution, but as innovators take a more practical approach to introducing the technology to the real world, its true opportunity may lie in addressing highly specialized, unique points of friction. trillion by 2025.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Several banks in Singapore have closed the accounts of an estimated 10 firms specializing in cryptocurrency and payments services.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 27, 2018

EXCLUSIVE - Technology services provider Synechron launched a regtech program focused on helping its financial services clients on regulatory compliance issues. The program, which Synechron refers to as its Regtech Accelerator Program, went live yesterday.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- Bank Innovation has released the agenda for its seventh annual fintech conference, and it is completely overhauled to enhance the event experience for attendees.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation? Each year, we poll the industry to find out.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Cryptocurrency and blockchain are becoming boring -- not just because the media has covered them so much (ahem!) but because large well-funded companies are using the technology to make the world more efficient. That's what they are supposed to do, after all. It was never supposed to be the Wild West, though the days of […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

And there is no shortage of interest in the region in that ability, with particular interest coming from the financial services sector, the cryptocurrency markets and in the healthcare vertical. The Latin American market isn’t going to slow down — not from an innovation standpoint, and not from a regulatory standpoint.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The funding will enable Elliptic to expand across Asia and collaborate with financial institutions for an increased understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Elliptic, founded in 2013, has become known for cryptocurrency platform tools that help find and block illicit transactions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Netki announced that it has upgraded its digital identity service so that cryptocurrency firms can meet AML recommendations by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for fighting money laundering. It is unknown who will be taking over the COO role in the company.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 26, 2017

The Israeli government is creating its own “digital shekel,” according to multiple reports. The move is apparently driven by the desire to reduce black market activity, which makes up 22% of the country’s GDP, the report says. Hand in hand with this is a move to reduce paper cash, a great deal of which is […].

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Facebook's cryptocurrency project on Tuesday (Dec. Along with the name change, the Diem Association also announced a bevy of top executive hires, filling a number of key compliance and legal positions. Goodbye Libra and hello Diem.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With it, financial institutions need to strengthen their compliance to mitigate the risk of running afoul of the law. It’s great to see the prioritization on innovation with this bill,” Wingert said, calling the AML regulatory changes important. Complex Compliance.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Regulation and compliance can be a tough space for many to wrap their heads around. Sunil Madhu , founder and CEO of Socure , joined Karen Webster to give context to some of the compliance concepts trending in the industry and also share his thoughts on what’s coming next down the regulatory pipeline. Compliance Decoded.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The global regulatory framework of cryptocurrencies and blockchain remains either fragmented, vague or simply nonexistent. Part of the initiative includes the SBA’s guidelines to the nation’s traditional financial services market on how to service these industry players while maintaining compliance.

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