10/28/2020
KPMG LLP and Coin Metrics, Inc. enter strategic alliance
The combined offering includes Coin Metrics' holistic blockchain network risk management tool, FARUMTM.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
10/27/2020
Bahamas Takes Digital Sand Dollar Nationwide; JPMC Sees Upside In Bitcoin
The news comes as the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) rolled out its own cryptocurrency initiative in 2019.
10/27/2020
Buffettology becomes second small-cap trust to pull launch but fintech fund tries its luck
A statement said there had been ‘a broad level of support from a significant number of investors’ but that the minimum raise, set at £100m, had not been met.
10/27/2020
Broadridge's LTX and Charles River Development to Take Corporate Bond Trading to the Next Level Using Artificial Intelligence
Integration digitizes workflows to improve liquidity and efficiency in the market
10/26/2020
Companies Are Rushing to Use AI—but Few See a Payoff
A study finds that only 11 percent of firms that have deployed artificial intelligence are reaping a “sizable” return on their investments.
10/26/2020
Block Chain Technology & Its Use In Banking Sector
In the coming years, Blockchain will spread exponentially to the financial industry.
10/25/2020
Looking Beyond Customer Service in Your AI Approach
Customer experience is often the most visible application of AI
10/23/2020
Danish Crypto Traders Launch EU regulated Hedge Fund ARK36-ARK36 Will be the first Activety Managed Regulated Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund in Cyprus
This has driven interest in the cryptocurrency market, which has risen from a total market capitalization of 17 billion at the start of 2017 to more than 200 billion at the start of 2020.
10/23/2020
Central bank digital currencies set to disrupt traditional banking
Pandemic-accelerated e-payments prompt regulator rethink, defence of public money
10/23/2020
Russian Government Official Says ‘Digital Ruble Is The Future’
The currency would be used on blockchain systems and is a way for businesses to track goods across their supply chains, to prove country of origin, and track payments.
10/23/2020
Eyeing EU Banks, Hex Trust Teams With SIA on Crypto Custody
The firm is also helping banks manage and safekeep security tokens and central bank digital currencies, he added.
10/23/2020
Crypto Custody Firm Curv Nabs New Funding from Global Asset Manager
The fresh investment expands Curv’s Series A funding round to $30 million.
10/23/2020
The rise of AI in compliance management
As with all new and emerging technologies, wider understanding takes time to take hold and this is proving especially true of AI where a lack of understanding has led to a cautious, hesitant approach.
10/22/2020
Bittrex Global mulls Bermuda dollar digital token
At the Virtual Bermuda Tech Summit 2020, David Burt, the Premier, asked Stephen Stonberg, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Bittrex Global, if he had a view on Bittrex offering “a type of Bermuda digital dollar”.
10/22/2020
AI, or a thousand shades of grey? by Russ Bryan
With AI, after a time we may start to receive different answers from the same inputs because it generally involves broader data sets and far higher volumes, with all the associated probabilities.
10/22/2020
IMAS Calls on Asset Managers to Join Digital Accelerator Programme
Under the programme, asset managers will be paired with a shortlisted fintech with the most appropriate solution to the problem statement submitted.
10/22/2020
How blockchain can aid in African recovery
In this post, we’ll ask what role blockchain can play in this endeavour and aiding the post-coronavirus recovery in the region.
10/22/2020
Bitpanda and Raiffeisen Bank International partner up to bring blockchain-interoperability to the banking industry
RBI Coin is a next-generation digital cash solution for inter-bank and inter-company payments to streamline cash and liquidity management and introduce new banking products to corporate and institutional customers.
10/21/2020
The Bahamas launches world’s first CBDC, the ‘Sand Dollar’
This makes The Bahamas one of the first countries in the world to officially launch a CBDC beyond a pilot program.
10/21/2020
Public Corda blockchain network gets its first digital currency
By using the Corda public network within this decentralised legal structure, projects can not only comply with AML/CTF standards but ensure transactions are kept private between parties which is a requirement in most commercial and financial settings.