04/06/2022
How AI is affecting Fintech
There are many use cases when AI can improve customer experience and customer service.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
04/06/2022
IBM introduces real-time AI for transaction processing
IBM says z16 is also the industry's first quantum-safe system, underpinned by lattice-based cryptography.
04/06/2022
Cryptocurrency exchanges shun EU anti-laundering directive
To date no firms have been registered as virtual asset service providers [VASP] in Ireland.
04/06/2022
Aspen Digital leads global crypto asset management space joined by wealth managers and family offices
The strategic investors joined Aspen Digital on the heels of a $9 million pre-A round raised in September 2021, led by RIT Capital and Liberty City Ventures.
04/06/2022
Crypto Startup Blockchain.com Launches Asset Management Service
Blockchain.com is doubling down on its institutional business with the launch of the new service, McGarraugh said.
04/06/2022
Crypto startup Blockchain.com launches Asset Management platform
Blockchain.com, which claims to have 37m verified users and has processed over $1 trillion in crypto transactions
04/06/2022
Financial Services & Banking News
The Government will further deliver a Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) Sandbox which will help firms to experiment and innovate and they will also establish a new Cryptoasset Engagement Group as a high-level industry group which will guide government
04/05/2022
Cryptocurrency: UK Treasury to regulate some stablecoins
Chancellor Rishi Sunak said: "We want to see the [cryptocurrency] businesses of tomorrow - and the jobs they create - here in the UK, and by regulating effectively we can give them the confidence they need to think and invest long-term."
04/05/2022
Central bank coins: Switzerland still has room for improvement
In the wholesale model, CBDCs are limited to transactions between central banks and financial institutions with an account at a central bank.
04/05/2022
Treasury to create NFT as Sunak vows to make UK global crypto hub
Chancellor tells Royal Mint to create non-fungible token as government unveils cryptocurrency plans.
04/05/2022
Leaving crypto assets in will 'not straightforward', lawyer warns
Research from rival exchange platform Gemini found 18 per cent of UK adults now own cryptocurrency
04/05/2022
Institutional Investors Are Slowly Warming to Active Crypto Funds. This Company Isn’t Waiting to Address the Growing Demand.
Abra, a crypto-focused wealth management platform, is launching an asset management arm.
04/04/2022
New report suggests RippleNet as an alternative to SWIFT for the Arab world
A pseudonymous Twitter person, WrathofKahneman, had shared this remark on the social media platform with over 30k followers.
04/04/2022
Will Ethereum Replace Bitcoin?
Both PoW and PoS are so-called consensus protocols used to maintain Blockchains in a decentralized way.
04/04/2022
How fintech can boost financial inclusion for Latin American SMBs
It is critical to devise solutions for these issues to leverage more finance access for SMBs
04/04/2022
Central Bank of Ireland approves qualified exposure to crypto assets
The funds industry in Ireland continues to grow, with data from the CBI as end of December 2021
04/04/2022
Moneybox plans crypto and investment push with £35m Series D from Fidelity
Co-founder Ben Stanway speaks exclusively to AltFi about branching out into Bitcoin, figuring out financial planning, and whether an IPO is in Moneybox's future.
04/01/2022
DBS U-Turns on Retail Crypto Plans
DBS Digital Exchange (DDEx) launched in December 2020 and currently only allows institutional and accredited investors to access the platform
04/01/2022
Crypto vs gold: the search for an investment bolt hole
The market in the yellow metal may be a bubble, but at least it’s a 6,000-year-old one. Meanwhile, bitcoin looks like a short-term fad
04/01/2022
Russian Invasion, Crypto Trading Drive 'Tail Risks' for U.S. Banks -Regulator
"History is littered with examples of supposedly hedged positions blowing up," he said.