Tag: fintech

Banque de France (the French central bank) has announced the successful testing of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in collaboration with multiple financial and tech groups. The experiment was considered to be successful on December 17th of 2020 but wasn’t announced until January 19th of this year via a press release. It was completed [...] The post Banque de France Successfully Completes...

Our fragmented status quo - thousands of tokens, hundreds of dapps - will not work indefinitely without interoperability.

With concerns over centralized power in big tech, fintech users are entering the year on a precarious note.

Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini Co-Founder & CEO, shared the news his company has a new way to invest in crypto via an official announcement made on January 14th. The cryptocurrency exchange has announced a new line of products with its own fiat credit card, which will allow holders to gain rewards in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. [...] The post Gemini Announces Credit Card with...

“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King.

The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Phemex is set to launch its new program on January 18th, which will allow users to generate passive income in two new ways with no risk. The Singapore-based exchange has quickly raised in popularity, establishing itself as one of the dominant players in the crypto ecosystem since its foundation in 2019. [...] The post Phemex to Launch High Interest...

Algorand announced that Instimatch will be leveraging its network across different services to improve and create new blockchain-powered solutions. It is expected that the collaboration between both companies will boost both of their platforms to expand while also keeping their competitive edge in the financial services industry. Algorand and Instimatch Working Together Instimatch, the fintech [...] The post Instimatch & Algorand Join Forces...

Asia looks poised to continue its trajectory towards digital dominance, says the co-founder of Zilliqa.

Startup Secret Santa, an event of a new format, connected 19 startups and 19 mentors from Fintech and Blockchain domains on Dec 9th and 10th. All startups were asked to share their “Christmas wish” in the event onboarding form and our team was putting all efforts to make those wishes come true with our participating […] The post Startup Secret Santa: How...

For the last few weeks, the blockchain community had been waiting for the new regulations that were rumored to be proposed imminently. There were widespread speculations about their nature and effect on blockchain's future. A lot of worse case ideas were being heard, including those hinting at an end to private custody or sort of a blanket wallet ban. They were finally proposed...

Denis Pitcher speaks on Bermuda's attitude toward fintech, crypto, CBDCs, and more.

The OCC's head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers, as well as to the firms themselves.

Exchase (Exchase OÜ) announced that it plans to build an all-in-one fintech solution that will bring the most popular fintech services and technologies under one umbrella. The Estonian based fintech company has been operating a cryptocurrency exchange, but now seeks to bring on board margin trading, token listing, crypto games, money transfer, binary options, social […] The post...

Many see regulations as an impediment to innovation and success. This view is pervasive in the decentralized crypto ecosystem. There are those, however, who maintain a different point of view. An article posted by Entrepreneur posits that fintech regulations can be a good thing and bring about innovation in the industry. The article...

[Singapore, 6 December 2020] The second edition of the Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH) kicks off tomorrow, providing an avenue for the global FinTech, innovation and business communities around the world to connect, collaborate and network. Running from 7 to 11 December 2020,...

The country is now home to at least 322 fintech companies across a number of different subsectors.

U.S. card payments giant Visa is among the most influential and far-reaching companies in the world. Circle's USDC is among the most popular stablecoin projects in Ethereum's booming decentralized finance ecosystem. Take note, then, because the two entities are partnering up to bring USDC payments into Visa's sprawling network of +60 million merchants. Announced Wednesday, [...] The post Visa Embraces USDC as U.S....

2020 brought an increase in cyberattacks, contactless payments, and more to the fintech industry.

Four marketing experts discussed the "new norm" at the Finance Magnates Virtua Summit on November 18th.

As the cryptocurrency market marches ahead for the next bull run, the buzz for crypto banks is on the rise. In his recent interview with Forbes, Brian Books, the acting chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the...