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Indian Government Programs Add New Crypto Courses
14.11.2019
The Indian government has added new educational courses teaching cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to the public and law enforcement officers. Amid regulatory uncertainty and banking restrictions, cryptocurrency and blockchain technology remain important topics of study in India. Also read:...
Google Joins New Banking Race, Stressing Bitcoin's Importance
13.11.2019
The financial world, where cryptocurrencies are trying to change the rules, is becoming even more interesting and dynamic. After social media giant Facebook launched its unified payment service on Tuesday, personal finance and banking world will allegedly welcome yet another tech giant – Google....
Crypto-Friendly Mobile Banking Firm Revolut to Attempt Raising $500M+
13.11.2019
Cryptocurrency-friendly mobile banking firm Revolut looks to raise $500 million
HSBC, SGX to Investigate if DLT Offers Efficiency Boost for Bond Markets
13.11.2019
A new trial will examine if digitalizing fixed income securities with DLT can bring new efficiencies to the Asian markets
Swiss Crypto Bank SEBA Launches With Range of Services
13.11.2019
SEBA Bank is now fully operational with a range of services to bridge the gap between the crypto world and traditional banking. Licensed in Switzerland, the bank’s crypto services include asset management, trading, custody, and financing. Its wallet app, e-banking, and card enable customers...
China Central Bank Official: Digital Yuan Should Have ‘Controllable Anonymity’
12.11.2019
China’s proposed digital yuan should strike a balance between protecting privacy and regulatory enforcement, a central bank official said
Tunisia’s Central Bank Denies Reports Claiming It Issued an E-Dinar
12.11.2019
In a sweeping rejection, the central bank quashed “unfounded” rumors that it had become the first monetary authority to issue a CBDC
Banking Giant With 16 Million Clients, RBC, Goes Crypto - Report
12.11.2019
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the Canada-headquartered major global bank, is set to open a cryptocurrency exchange, according to a report from The Logic.
The media outlet claims it has learned that the RBC wants to allow customers to trade in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum...
French Central Bank Job Posting Reveals Digital Currency Program
12.11.2019
Banque de France is seeking a blockchain analyst who will help the bank define a program for implementing digital currency
ECB’s Benoit Coeure to Lead Central Banking Digital Currency Initiative
11.11.2019
Coeure is to lead the new BIS Innovation Hub in researching and perhaps developing beneficial fintech such as digital currencies
MAS, JPMorgan Build Payments System With Inter-Blockchain Connectivity
11.11.2019
Working with JPMorgan and Temasek, Singapore's central bank has developed a prototype blockchain-based cross border payments system
Pension Funds Double Crypto Asset Exposure in Morgan Creek’s Fund to 1%
8.11.2019
The two Fairfax County, Virginia, pension funds invested only 0.5 percent in crypto and blockchain last year
Standard Chartered Banking Group Joins Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
8.11.2019
Blockchain drive sees Standard Chartered become the latest bank to join Ethereum Enterprise Alliance
Could Blockchain Technology Prevent the Next Financial Crisis?
8.11.2019
What exactly can blockchain tech to offer in order to put a stop to the future declines in economic
Int’l Bank Regulator Is Studying Crypto Lending Capital Requirements
8.11.2019
International banking regulator the Basel Committee works to establish guidelines for handling crypto assets
Crypto Exchange CEX.io Boosts US Push With Silvergate’s Payment Network
7.11.2019
U.K.-based crypto exchange CEX.io says it's joined the Silvergate Exchange Network, the payment rail of the go-to bank for crypto in the U.S
How Blockchain Can Help Banks to Overcome Hurdles by Using DLT?
7.11.2019
One of the most discussed topics today in the financial sector is blockchain banking. Besides, if it is fully utilized, it will empower banks to process the payments all the more rapidly and precisely by reducing the exchange processing costs and can be used in a lot of special cases. Blockchain...
ODL Will Improve People’s Attitude Towards Banks, Says Interbank’s Peruvian Emerging Technologies Head
7.11.2019
Ripple’s Swell 2019 has begun in Singapore, and the news coming from the convention seems to be exciting, to say the least. CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that RippleNet has crossed over 300 clients, almost entirely from the financial sector. The ongoing event is attended by various leaders...
FA International Trade Events to Host Its Third International Banking and Fintech Event
7.11.2019
Future Advantage International Trade Events is hosting Monex Summit Europe—an international banking and fintech event. It will bring together top professionals of the industry within a closed-door, B2B format. Monex Summit will take place in Poland, Warsaw, on November 27–28, 2019; at Hilton...
After Xi, China’s Central Bank Gives Blockchain Tech a Pump
7.11.2019
The People's Bank has said blockchain is a solution to trade finance asymmetries in the latest promotion of the tech in China