10/12/2018
Wealth List Reveals China's 13 Biggest Crypto Billionaires
The report also estimated the wealth of Li Xiaolai, the English teacher-turned crypto investor, at around 7 billion yuan, or $1 billion.
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10/12/2018
Public asked for views on the digital economy
People urged to have their say on whether competition in the digital market is being is stifled by powerful tech giants.
10/10/2018
Britain can become the natural global home for fintech
The Chancellor will position Britain as the “natural global home” of new and innovative financial services after Brexit at the IMF Annual Meeting in Bali (10 – 13 October).
10/10/2018
FNZ takes responsibility for Aviva problems
There were also issues with the new client reporting function and technical issues which affected payments for people in drawdown, while advisers reported they were not getting their payments through the platform.
10/09/2018
Next gen to have a better conscience than their predecessors
A UBS report looked at high net-worth investors with at least one per cent of liquid assets allocated to investments with environment, social and governance factors, and only 12 per cent of high net worth individuals in the US had some sustainable investm
10/09/2018
Forbes Names Ripple Co-founder Chris Larsen As richest From Cryptocurrency
Chris Larsen has made this year’s Forbes 400 rich list as the 383rd richest person and is the first to ever make the list with a value accumulated solely from cryptocurrency.
10/08/2018
M&A Deals Come Of Age with $40 Billion Transaction Value in First Half of 2018
One such deal is Royal Bank of Scotland’s purchase of FreeAgent, an AIM-listed Edinburgh-based provider of accounting software.
10/02/2018
Crypto-Caribbean: The World's Most Idyllic Blockchain Sandbox
Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest specialty insurance market, for example, has recently launched Lloyd’s Lab under similar pretense and with great fanfare.
10/01/2018
IMF Releases the 2018 Financial Access Survey
The data suggests that retail agent outlets are widespread in South Asia and Latin America, with countries like Mexico, Colombia and Maldives showing fast growth.
10/01/2018
Fintech credit markets around the world: size, drivers and policy issues
Fintech credit offers an alternative funding source for businesses and consumers
09/30/2018
Singapore: SMEs are at the heart of the digital challenge
Singapore has become a hothouse for the fintech and banking debate, but can its banks meet the challenge?
09/27/2018
Ensuring reliability of critical financial data by Kevin Franey
Companies are always looking for faster and more reliable data.
09/27/2018
A Decade of Data
Originally published in the "10 Years On" Supplement of the Guernsey Press
09/26/2018
Australians are embracing fintech as they move away from traditional payment solutions: Research
While the survey highlighted solutions provided by tech giants such as Apple, Google and PayPal, it highlights a changing attitude to payments and banking technology that could pave the way for challenger banks and fintech startups.
09/26/2018
Global Financial Stability Report - IMF
The April 2018 Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) finds that short-term risks to financial stability have increased somewhat since the previous GFSR.
09/26/2018
=Individuals Are Unprepared for the Risk of a Cyber Breach
Respondents were overly concerned about certain data being compromised and demonstrated a general lack of concern when it came to data that is actually more valuable if breached.
09/26/2018
“Africa is the Silicon Valley of banking”, say co-founders of TagPay
The lack of existing systems frees Africa from these constraints, allowing it to realise its financial inclusion projects.
09/26/2018
Janus Henderson Investors goes live with Milestone Group’s global oversight technology
Milestone Group today announces that Janus Henderson Investors has extended its global deployment of the pControl Oversight solution.
09/25/2018
"A good move" for OECD on artificial intelligence by Garry Kasparov
In this video, Garry Kasparov supports the new OECD expert group on artificial intelligence, which brings together experts to discuss the policy angles for this game-changing technology
09/24/2018
Fintech pair aim to disrupt industry with investments for millennials
New funds from Revolut and Plum will appeal to smartphone generation