Token Taxonomy Bill: Crypto holidays are here
The following article was provided by Mike Minihan, partner at BX3 Capital. For crypto enthusiasts in the US, Christmas came a few days early this year. The industry’s thought leaders descended on...
View ArticleFirst Bitcoin sidechain celebrates major technical milestones
RIF Labs, the purpose-driven organization led by RSK Labs’s founding team, is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the launch of the RSKSmart mainnet with a report highlighting its progress since....
View ArticleCoolBitX removing obstacles to widespread crypto use
With the benefit of decades of experience from the family business to tap and a keen eye for technology, Michael Ou believes he has the solution to help take cryptocurrencies mainstream. Mr. Ou is the...
View ArticleCross River, Stripe partnership targets marketplace economy
Cross River, a leading fintech bank, today announced a partnership with Stripe to help those in the marketplace economy—such as workers in ride sharing, food delivery, and other freelance occupations...
View ArticleGovernment shutdown hurts SBA lending at banks in December
With the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) closed for the past two weeks because of the partial government shutdown, SBA loan approvals dropped in December 2018 at banks and other institutions....
View ArticleUK wealth managers increasingly concerned about cybersecurity: GlobalData
In the UK, clients of wealth managers are less apprehensive about data breaches than the majority of their global counterparts. However, examples of data breaches closer to home will influence consumer...
View Articleæternity invests in weiDex to develop decentralized exchange
æternity, the blockchain 3.0 platform designed to deliver unmatched efficiency, transparent governance and global scalability, has partnered with weiDex, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. As...
View ArticleBitcoin well-positioned for 2019 rally: Panxora CEO
Bitcoin is having a nice start to 2019, and its recent positive movement could set it up for a rally stretching to 2020, Panxora CEO Gavin Smith believes. Panxora allows investors to use their...
View ArticleMarshall Islands developing digital legal tender
The Republic of the Marshall Islands today announced that blockchain expert Steve Tendon is advising and assisting the country with the drafting, design, and issuance of SOV, the digital legal tender...
View ArticleSharesPost ATS executes maiden transaction
The SharesPost Alternative Trading System this week executed its first secondary transaction in the BCAP security tokens issued by Blockchain Capital, the pioneer and premier venture capital firm...
View Article2019 predictions: Top four threats to digital and mobile banking
The following post was provided by Frank Teruel, SVP and GM of ThreatMetrix, a LexisNexis Risk Solutions company 1. Fraud attacks will continue to move to mobile-first as customers rely heavily on...
View ArticleKatallassos launches standard framework for decentralized derivatives
Katallassos, a new standard framework for originating and issuing financial instruments and financial services, has today been announced as the flagship project of Trinkler Software, a company founded...
View ArticleJoust launches freelancer-focused app
Banking platform Joust today announced the launch of its multi-feature financial app tailored to the unique needs of freelancers, entrepreneurs and independent contractors. The Joust app — developed...
View ArticleGerman fintech Raisin joins Temenos MarketPlace
European deposits marketplace Raisin has joined Temenos’ MarketPlace. The Berlin-based fintech Raisin offers European savers higher interest rates on their deposits, which are fully protected under...
View ArticlePersonetics’ Self-Driving Finance helps banks engage customer base
While driverless vehicles are commanding public attention, Personetics has developed an autonomous technology that is already accessible and which saves you money, VP of marketing Eran Livneh said....
View ArticleWhy so many people are investing their money into stem cell research
Since the late ‘90s, stem cell research has been generating buzz consistently. Stem cell research dominates the news cycle every time it comes back into the public eye — not only for its potential to...
View ArticleElevate’s RISE brand announces scholarship to promote financial literacy
Elevate Credit, a leading tech-enabled provider of innovative and responsible online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, today announced its largest consumer product, RISE, will offer college...
View ArticleSurvey reveals unbanked monthly spend at check cashing services
ViViPAY (ViVi), a subsidiary of ViVi Holdings and a leading provider of fintech solutions, announced today results of a survey it commissioned addressing how members of the unbanked population receive...
View ArticleAziza Coin announces blockchain solution to render African projects...
In the Financial Times‘ report on Innovation in South Africa today, Aziza Coin simulates how to beat high fees and shows why “excessive profits in UK fund management industry handicap growth on the...
View ArticleFrom transactional to experiential: Banking for Generation Z
For banks, investment firms and insurers, Generation Z – defined loosely as the cohort born in or after 1995 – is the next great market segment, accounting for approximately one quarter of the entire...
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