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Dorsey’s Crypto-Friendly Firm Square Joins Paycheck Protection Program
14.4.2020
Jack Dorsey’s Square Capital is among the first crypto-friendly firms to officially join the U.S. federal emergency lending program
US Gov't Opens Door for Fintechs to Become Lenders in COVID-19 Relief Plan
13.4.2020
Fintech lenders can finally join the ranks of traditional banks in relief efforts for small businesses hit by COVID-19
Fintech Lenders May Struggle to Qualify Under U.S. Gov't COVID-19 Relief Plan
10.4.2020
The U.S. government’s COVID-19 relief plan is not yet fintech-friendly, say experts
Coronavirus Forces Mexican Fintech Firms to Wait Longer for Licenses
8.4.2020
Almost 100 Mexican fintech companies will likely face a longer wait than expected after the nation’s top financial regulator announced a coronavirus pandemic-related slowdown in its operations.
Per media outlet El CEO, The National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) has extended certain...
SoftBank-Backed Fintech Firm Joins Chinese Conglomerate to Build Blockchain Platform
3.4.2020
OneConnect, the fintech wing of Ping An Insurance Group, is building a logistics-tracking blockchain platform with the China Merchants Port Group
Bank of France Launches Experiment Program on Central Bank Digital Currency
30.3.2020
France’s central bank officially announces a CBDC application program, inviting participants to submit their applications by May 2020
Canada’s New AML Rules Have Room for Improvement but a Good Start, Eh?
29.3.2020
Canada’s financial regulators tighten the reins on the crypto industry. Will those changes benefit the local market in the long run?
Indian Tech Giant Mahindra Speeds Up Cross Border Transactions with Blockchain
27.3.2020
Tech Mahindra and DBS Bank have sped up international financial transactions using R3’s blockchain-based Marco Polo platform
Russian Prime Minister Introduces Bill to Allow Fintech Sandboxes, Blockchain Included
24.3.2020
The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers
Fintech Giant Revolut Launches in the US, Initially Without Crypto Support
24.3.2020
Neobank Revolut launched today in the U.S. and will announce more information about cryptocurrency services in the coming weeks
Blockchain Salaries in China Dropped 37% in 2019: Report
23.3.2020
Salaries offered to blockchain professionals in China dropped 37% in 2019, according to a new report issued under the guidance of Tsinghua University
1.2 Million Italians Can Now Buy Bitcoin From Their Bank
21.3.2020
Buying bitcoin just got easier for Italians. The country’s mobile bank Hype has announced a partnership with fintech Conio, enabling customers to buy, sell, and securely store BTC from within their banking app. With over a million Italians choosing to bank with Hype, and 60,000 new customers...
Ripple Cements Asian Presence Through Partnership With Thai Fintech DeeMoney
19.3.2020
Thai fintech DeeMoney will now support remittances using Ripple’s cross-border blockchain network RippleNet
Fintech Think Tank Takes Legal Action Against Cardano Foundation
17.3.2020
London-based think tank Z/Yen has taken legal action against the foundation for allegedly terminating a 2017 agreement
Fintech in the United Kingdom After Brexit
12.3.2020
Post-Brexit world: The end of European citizens’ free movement into Britain could dramatically change the region’s fintech ecosystem
Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator Reveals Projects for 2020 Cohort
11.3.2020
A joint venture by organizations on the UC Berkeley campus has selected 17 startups for its third cohort
Figure Technologies Securitizes $150M of Home Equity Loans on Blockchain
11.3.2020
The deal may serve as a showcase for DLT’s benefits to Wall Street at a time when such use cases no longer generate the same buzz as five years ago
7 of the World’s Largest Blockchain-as-a-Service Enterprises
10.3.2020
You’ve heard of Software as a Service (Saas), the means by which businesses subscribe to and access cloud-based software. Blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) is its distributed ledger equivalent. It describes the process by which a third party installs, hosts and maintains blockchain networks...
Crypto Software Firm Zabo Raises $2.5M in a Seed Round
5.3.2020
Crypto software firm receives $2.5 million in a seed round to keep strengthening its crypto services’ connections to mainstream financial services
Diving Into Three of Africa’s Emerging Fintech Economies
5.3.2020
Financial innovation continues to drive African economics: What technological and economic potentials are hidden on that continent?