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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Perficient

MAY 17, 2022

Glen began his speech by stressing the enormous contributions financial services institutions, particularly “fintech unicorns,” have made to the UK; the UK is the leading European fintech hub and the second leading fintech country in the world (falling only behind the U.S.).

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Chris Skinner

MARCH 19, 2018

I had a chat with The Financial Times the other day, and provided lots of background as to why I don’t think cryptocurrencies are the choice of criminals.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

JPMorgan Chase isn’t the only bank that has been working on a cryptocurrency. When Citi kicked off the development in 2015, it code-named the cryptocurrency Citicoin, but never formally announced the project. That’s not to say Citi is abandoning blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrency.

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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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Bank Innovation

JUNE 14, 2019

Fintech executives sounded off on blockchain at CB Insights’ Future of Fintech conference this week. According to Henrique Dubugras, CEO and co-founder of Brex, blockchain is overhyped but cryptocurrencies are underrated. The corporate credit card startup is fresh off a $100 million funding round that has landed it a $2.6

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Chris Skinner

AUGUST 6, 2018

I spotted a chart the other day showing the millions of dollars lost on cryptocurrency platforms … Source: The Wall Street Journal Since 2011, there have been 56 cyberattacks directed at cryptocurrency exchanges, initial coin offerings and other digital-currency platforms around the world, according to Autonomous Research, bringing the total … (..)

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2020

In today’s top news, Wirecard files for insolvency, and New York proposes easing regulations for cryptocurrency licenses. New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has proposed a conditional licensing framework that promises to make it easier for cryptocurrency startups.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

EXCLUSIVE — The year of 2017 has been marked with more than a few good and not-so-good trends: but we’ll stick to fintech.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Today’s coverage includes the latest on how Visa views cryptocurrencies, and Expedia’s fresh plan to take on Airbnb. Visa Doesn’t View Cryptocurrency As a Business Threat. CEO Al Kelly said there has to be a market where cryptocurrency becomes “somewhat like a fiat currency in order for us to be comfortable.”.

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 19, 2017

When it comes to the innovations in finance that will impact the way future organizations are run, artificial intelligence and machine learning is likely to have a larger effect than bitcoin or cryptocurrency, a survey from investor communications company Mediant found.

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Chris Skinner

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The report is focused upon how blockchain is changing the financial services markets around the world, with the aim of establishing the position of major financial institutions with regards to cryptocurrencies and the use of blockchain … The post A third of banks expect to hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets appeared first on Chris (..)

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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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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

African FinTech Chipper Cash has landed a whale of an investor. Other services on Chipper’s expanded menu include investments, cryptocurrency trading and API payments solutions. Chipper, though, is just the latest African FinTech to attract the attention of investors. And the investments have kept coming in 2020.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Toward that end, and more mainstream use cases, getting the rails in place to speed and streamline transactions, regardless of the cryptocurrency used, remains key. As spotlighted in this space , Ternio said it has joined Visa’s Fast Track as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner.

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TheGuardian

JUNE 21, 2021

Losses almost double last year despite growing demand for crypto trading pushing up revenues 34% Losses at the British fintech firm Revolut nearly doubled last year, despite cashing in on the year-end cryptocurrency boom.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

London FinTech startup DAG Global is going after the first merchant bank license in the U.K. that serves cryptocurrency businesses, multiple reports indicated on Monday (Feb. For a number of cryptocurrency companies , lack of access to capital is a problem, and these firms turn to “shadowy middlemen” to meet their financial needs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

Madrid-based Santander, the world’s 16th-largest bank, is set to roll out PagoFX , a new FinTech spinout intended to compete with cross-border money transfer service provider TransferWise. Santander had been considering a FinTech payments platform but intended to launch using a blockchain technology developed by Ripple, creator of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

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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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Cross River Bank, the partner bank for large fintech startups like Stripe and Affirm, is using The Clearing House’s real-time payments (RTP) network to enhance service to clients and boost its value proposition to future ones.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Since then, the financial technology (FinTech) company has expanded its portfolio to also offer business banking. While Revolut has emerged as one of the biggest players in the crowded FinTech sector, it has yet to make a profit. with an app and debit card, expanded into cryptocurrency trading with Paxos Trust Co.,

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Hot embers continue to glow in the fintech market that GonzoBanker mothership Cornerstone Advisors serves. According to CB Insights, US fintechs raised $14.6B Some perspective on how fast this fintech market is moving: Fintech Labs tracks 269 $1B+ valued fintech unicorns that have been founded in just the past two decades.

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Gonzobanker

JULY 9, 2021

The fintech market is smokin’ hot right now. Fintech is no different. Q1 2021 was the largest funding quarter on record, according to CB Insights , with fintechs raising $22.8 Banks and fintechs are in a heated mashup and seeking niches. Fifth Third Bank is acquiring healthcare fintech Provide.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

While the push began in March, BOK is bolstering its research functions to complete an experimental run for a cryptocurrency prior to the conclusion of next year. The central bank’s panel includes six people with IT and finance expertise, counting lawyers who have a FinTech focus and commercial law professors.

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ABA Community Banking

JANUARY 18, 2022

As more customers engage with cryptocurrency, they are increasingly looking to banks to help them safely hold these assets. The post Why ABA Invested in NYDIG: Supporting Banks as They Help Customers Access Cryptocurrency appeared first on ABA Banking Journal. Banks are responding to this new customer demand.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

MovieCoin aims to deploy blockchain, smart contract and cryptocurrency technologies in a wide range of use cases, all geared toward the global movies and entertainment market — one that Grand View Research recently estimated to be worth nearly $1.15 trillion by 2025.

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Ron Shevelin

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Debates concerning bank branches, AI, data, cryptocurrencies, and China will shape fintech in the coming decade.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Small business Banking-as-a-Service rises to the top in this week's roundup of the latest bank-FinTech collaborations and open banking initiatives. Two SMB BaaS companies secured new funding, while FinTech Wise says it is ushering in a new definition of open banking with its embedded banking functionality. StreetShares.

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American Banker

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Stripe, Circle and Ripple all made deals in recent days to boost scale for a form of cryptocurrency that has struggled to reach mainstream consumers and businesses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

We’ve launched this cryptocurrency trading facility in response to demand from our user base,” said TransferGo Founder and CEO Daumantas Dvilinskas. The idea behind the service is to provide customers with a familiar environment to invest in cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Indian cryptocurrency market is continuing to grow exponentially as crypto-centric bank UNICAS prepares to open with 34 branches, Cointelegraph writes. FinTech Cashaa in collaboration with India’s United Multistate Credit Cooperative Society. “Well, what I have heard.a UNICAS is a project of U.K.

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The Paypers

MARCH 16, 2022

Estonia-based crypto fintech Miracle Cash&More has announced launching its first physical cryptocurrency store in Amsterdam.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

European crypto exchange Eterbase has announced a hack, affecting hot wallets for six of its listed cryptocurrencies and allowing hackers to make off with $1.6 billion in assorted cryptocurrencies, CoinDesk reported. In other news, Hong Kong's Diginex has raised $20 million as a funding round from private investors, Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

FinTech TradeCore rolled out a platform that helps new financial institutions (FIs) launch quickly and easily, according to a Financial IT report. CEO Stefan Pajkovic founded the company to help emerging FinTechs find their way through the industry’s regulations and licensing requirements.

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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. consumers, 60% of crypto owners would use their bank to invest in cryptocurrencies. This is nonsense.

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