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Cashwerkz Introduces a New Fintech Platform
3.9.2019
The march of Fintech has been a relentless one over the past few years, and if one looked closely, then it becomes quite clear that it is going to continue for the foreseeable future. Fintech is all set to become one of the biggest industries in the world, and investors are investing hundreds...
High-Level Indian Panel Working on Far-Reaching Reforms in Country’s Fintech Sector
3.9.2019
The Fintech sector has become one of the fast-growing sectors globally, and it has become an important sector in India as well, which remains one of the biggest economies in the world. The government of India has pushed the usage of Fintech solutions for the everyday transaction and came up with...
Fitch Ratings Says Singapore’s Big 3 Banks are in No Danger from Newly Launched Digital Banks
3.9.2019
The development of technology and the wider Fintech sector is believed by many to be one of the biggest threats to traditional banks in many years and for a good reason. Moreover, the establishment of digital-only banks is often viewed as a potential threat and with easy availability of smartphones...
HSBC Targets China Trade With Yuan-Demoninated Blockchain Letter of Credit
3.9.2019
HSBC has carried out the first blockchain-based letter of credit transaction denominated in Chinese yuan
Indian IT Giant Tech Mahindra to Launch Blockchain Finance Management
3.9.2019
Tech Mahindra partnered with DLT startup Adjoint to launch a blockchain financial management and insurance solution
HSBC Completes First Blockchain Letter of Credit Transaction in Yuan
2.9.2019
HSBC conducted the first blockchain-based yuan-denominated letter of credit transaction using R3’s Corda-powered Voltron platform
SoftBank’s Brightstar and Wirecard Ink Cooperation Agreement
2.9.2019
The growth in Fintech has been nothing short of extraordinary over the past half a decade or so, and it is going to continue for the foreseeable. The development of technology and the wide use of smartphones as well as the internet made it possible for the Fintech industry to grow at a breakneck...
Discuss the Future of Blockchain, Finance, and Business at Hard Fork Summit
2.9.2019
Hard Fork Summit by TNW is back for its second edition. For three days in October, digital leaders in finance, regulation, and blockchain will come together to do business and discuss a new era of fintech and decentralized business models. Hosted in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the program includes...
Kedaara Capital Considering Investment in Indian Eyewear Startup Lenskart
2.9.2019
The Indian startup space has grown at a breakneck pace over the past decade or so, and a handful of companies have come up that have grown into high growth unicorns. Those firms are involved in a range of businesses, and there is a hope that more startups will eventually join that coveted club....
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
Amanie Advisors Support Ether’s Compliance With Islamic Finance Law
31.8.2019
Islamic finance and Sharia advisory firm Amanie Advisors put forward Ether’s compliance with Islamic religious law
India Announces Multiple Mega-Mergers of State-Owned Banks in Latest Attempt to Spur Growth
31.8.2019
India is one of the handfuls of nations in which publicly owned banks still make up the major chunk of the financial system and while it has its merits, it has its demerits as well. In recent years, some of the biggest public sector banks in the country have been encircled with bad loans...
Analysts Project Tough Times Ahead for Banks After Gloomy Bank of America Forecasts
30.8.2019
More often than not troubles in the banking sector do not only ever stay restricted with one bank, unless of course, the issue is specific to the bank. For instance, if a bank loses its way due to risky investments, then it might not affect the whole sector, but when the issue becomes a structural...
Vendors of Microsoft Products Bags Massive $7.6 Billion Contract from the US Government
30.8.2019
Over the years, tech companies and vendors have become some of the most powerful entities in the world due to the very nature of the services that they can provide. The sort of products that some of the biggest tech companies in the world have come up with are now not only used in households...
Yuan Weakness Forces Tesla To Raise the Prices of Its Cars in China
30.8.2019
It has been a bit an up and down year for Tesla so far as the company recovered from an abysmal start to the year by eventually posting record deliveries in the second quarter. However, the challenges that the company has been facing over the course of the past quarters have proven to be highly...
Crypto Lending Platforms Prepare to Assail the Banking System
30.8.2019
The battle lines have been drawn and the troops assembled. On the one side stands the combined might of the banking cartels, centuries of deeply entrenched financial infrastructure supporting them. And on the other side stands a handful of crypto companies armed with little more than a passionate...
Amazon in Discussions to Invest in Indonesian Ride-Hailing Company, Gojek
29.8.2019
Ever since Uber first burst into the scene with its ride-hailing service and expanded into different countries, many other ride-hailing services have come up in different parts of the world. Over the years, the Indonesian ride-hailing service Gojek has managed to grow into one of the nation’s most...
Fintech Company Salaryo Inc Raises $5.5 Million To Start Coworking Membership Service
29.8.2019
Over the past decade, plenty of highly innovative startups have come into existence, which provides services to a wide range of industries and has created enormous value for its customers. One of those is the Fintech startup Salaryo Inc, which provides specific services to startups and freelancers....
Insurance Service Rolled Out by Tesla in California
29.8.2019
Over the past half a decade or so, Tesla has emerged as one of the world’s most innovative companies, and its electric cars are now included among the most important advancements that have happened in the history of car manufacturing. However, the company is still trying to be consistently...
Goldman Sachs States That There is More Pain in Store for Indian Economy
29.8.2019
The global economy is currently in the middle of turmoil due to a wide range of factors. Two of the world’s biggest economies, the United States and China, are locked in a bruising trade war, while Europe’s biggest economy, Germany has experienced a downturn. However, among all that it is perhaps...