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US Bank Regulator Sees Potential in Fintech Solutions to Legacy Banking Issues
21.8.2020
A fintech-positive U.S. banking regulator sees a role for private companies in providing better banking services
OCC Chief Says Americans Gravitating Toward Digital Currencies: Urges Banks to Embrace Innovation
21.8.2020
Brian Brooks, the acting comptroller of currency at the U.S. Office of Comptroller of Currency (OCC), says America must adopt digital currency payment rails if the country hopes to compete with global payment rails in the future. He insists changing consumer needs must be prioritized over...
Crypto Savings Accounts Are Coming to Fintech Firms That Use Wyre
14.8.2020
Crypto payments startup Wyre is offering white-labeled savings accounts that dole out interest on crypto, the company announced Friday
New Blockchain Platform Aims to Help Countries Issue CBDCs More Easily
13.8.2020
Blockchain company Apollo Fintech touts its new system as tonic for national digital currency headaches
Facebook Goes All-In On FinTech With Launch of New Subsidiary
10.8.2020
Facebook is determined not to take “no” for an answer when it comes to FinTech
‘The Enron of Europe’ — What We Know So Far About the Wirecard Scandal
7.8.2020
Australian YouTuber Dagogo Altraide posted a new video to his 2.5M subscribers detailing the fall of FinTech company Wirecard
You Can Now Trade Litecoin on the Ethereum Blockchain With Kyber
3.8.2020
pTokens has now listed Ethereum-compatible pLTC tokens on the Kyber Network
Fidelity Digital Assets Quotes Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto in Latest Investment Thesis
31.7.2020
Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) quotes Satoshi Nakamoto in its latest investment thesis report. The thesis is part of a series of reports examining the perspectives driving interest and investment in bitcoin. FDA is affiliated with Fidelity through parent company Fidelity Management & Research...
Synthetix Founder: DeFi Makes Legacy Fintech Obsolete
29.7.2020
The founder of Synthetix believes that the DeFi ecosystem is realizing many of the promises that the fintech sector has failed to deliver
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins
27.7.2020
Parts of fintech may be embracing crypto, but Noelle Acheson argues that doesn’t mean crypto is fintech – it’s more than that
Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms
26.7.2020
Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and Fold. In a blog post, Visa says the emergence of fiat-backed...
Blockchain Fintech Firm BitBond Joins German Bank Association Bankenverband
21.7.2020
The Berlin-based fintech firm announced on Tuesday that it had joined the association for private banks in Germany
China Adds a New City to Their Fintech Pilot Initiative
20.7.2020
China’s central bank adds a new city to its fintech innovation supervision pilot
[aktualita] Obří Čínský fintech Ant dnes potvrdil dvojité IPO, tedy v Šanghaji i Hong Kongu
20.7.2020
Čínský megafintech Ant (Ant Financial) dnes oficiálně oznámil, že jeho již dříve avizované IPO proběhne navzdory nedávným zprávám podle původního plánu, tedy formou duálního zalistování na burzách v Hong Kongu i v Šanghaji. Fintechový jednorožec si od zalistování slibuje ohodnocení přes 200 miliard...
Is Crypto Fintech? It Depends Who You Ask
20.7.2020
Crypto is financial technology. But Is it fintech?
Wirex Approved to Issue Mastercard-Backed Bitcoin Debit Cards
20.7.2020
Mastercard said Monday it had granted Wirex principal membership status, becoming the “first” native cryptocurrency outfit to do so. The membership allows Wirex, a London-based digital payments firm, to issue payment cards directly to consumers, making it easier for people to buy, hold...
PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say
20.7.2020
PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter
Missing Wirecard Exec Found in Belarus; Russia’s FSB Involvement Suspected
19.7.2020
Russian intelligence might have a lot to do with helping former Wirecard COO Jan Marsalek disappear into thin air
European Digital Bank Revolut Expands Bitcoin Trading Services to 49 US States
16.7.2020
British digital bank Revolut said Wednesday that it will start offering its cryptocurrency trading services in the U.S. Users in 49 U.S. states, excluding Tennesee, can now buy and sell bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) through the Revolut app, it said. They can also store their digital assets...
UK Fintech Firm Revolut Brings Bitcoin, Ether Trading to US Customers
15.7.2020
Revolut customers in the U.S. can now buy, hold and sell BTC and ETH on the digital bank’s crypto platform, thanks to a partnership with Paxos