04/07/2022
Australia’s crypto chances require the right rules
Blockchains and crypto technology could make finance and banking more competitive. But that depends on Australia’s regulatory system adopting more workable rules.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
04/07/2022
Ripple lobbies Korea to change its crypto laws
The blockchain payments company wants to get into cross-border B2B services to Korean banks.
04/07/2022
Crypto Giving Gathers Steam
"The old ways of raising money sometimes are really slow and just clumsy.”
04/07/2022
South Africa Central Bank Urges Engagement on Blockchain
A distributed ledger is a digital record of transactions and contracts maintained in a decentralized form across different locations.
04/07/2022
Why Italian selectors are curious (but not yet sold) on crypto
Brainstorming, conference sessions and internal discussions are ongoing, but the Italian community is taking a very cautious stance on this new area of investment.
04/07/2022
Crypto exchange Binance among investors to bail out victims of $615 mln heist
"Sky Mavis is committed to reimbursing all of our users' lost funds and implementing rigorous internal security measures to prevent future attacks,"
04/07/2022
US's Gupshup acquires Singapore conversational AI platform Active.Ai
Active.Ai’s marquee customers include the Royal Credit Union and CommFirst Federal Credit Union in the United States, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank
04/06/2022
"We’re just at the start of AI"
Data scientists want to join companies where they can work on innovations and solutions that make an impact.
04/06/2022
How AI is affecting Fintech
There are many use cases when AI can improve customer experience and customer service.
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.