06/03/2019
Is it worth investing pension funds in cryptocurrency?
Owing to the tough economic conditions that we live in, it is very imperative to prepare for the future by planting a seed today so that the tree grows in the coming days.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
05/31/2019
BoA’s Erica Not As Renowned As Alexa, But Picking Up Fans Fast
This reviewer, like many early Erica watchers, noted that Erica had the same problem so many voice and AI products have — the concept was much better than the execution.
05/31/2019
Vinny Lingham backed cryptocurreVinny Lingham backed cryptocurrency exchange, OVEX, closes seed investment roundncy exchange, OVEX, closes seed investment round
South African Cryptocurrency Exchange OVEX recently closed a second successful round of funding lead by Invictus Capital, the firm which founded CRYPTO20 - the world’s first tokenized index fund.
05/30/2019
Bahamas Central Bank Targets 2020 Launch for Its Digital Currency
The central bank has yet to announce on which Family Islands the pilot program will be run
05/30/2019
Emirates NBD taps AWS for AI-enabled bank
The UAE-based bank has gone all in on AWS AI, IoT and natural language processing technology as it seeks to build a more personalised retail banking experience for its customers.
05/30/2019
Bundesbank Ridicules Blockchain: Not a ‘Breakthrough’ Technology
The trial project was a joint effort between the Bundesbank and Deutsche Boerse launched in 2016, which concluded at the end of last year.
05/30/2019
Crypto in Africa: SA crypto fest 2019 and crypto-themed socks
The conference will be held in Cape Town on September 7, 2019.
05/30/2019
Banks are replacing human tellers with bots to avoid robberies
The modern-day Bonnie and Clyde likely would not make it far, even at banks just off of Del Prado.
05/29/2019
Blackstone Majority-Owned Indian Tech Firm Partners With Bitfury on Trade Finance Project
“A digital representation of the liquidity that’s trapped inside this supply chain and leveraging that representation to make trade transactions more seamless and transparent to everyone.”
05/29/2019
Blockchain: a question of scale
Few technologies demonstrate the technological change across the financial services industry better than distributed ledger technology (DLT). We believe that blockchain will continue to revolutionise financial services and will become the operating system
05/29/2019
Emirates NBD Building Artificial Intelligence-enabled Bank of the Future with AWS
Emirates NBD will also utilize AWS data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and other advanced technologies as part of its ongoing efforts to better engage with customers and simplify banking.
05/29/2019
TokenMarket to Advance its Security Exchanges via Partnership with Loopring
Protocol 3.0 has focused on providing scalability without sacrificing the security guarantees offered by public blockchains.
05/29/2019
Velocity Ledger Technology Launches Testnet and Blockchain API in Bermuda
Companies can reportedly launch initial coin offerings (ICOs) via these applications via a white label software-as-a-service basis, provided that they are approved by the Ministry of Finance of Bermuda or Bermudan Monetary Authority.
05/28/2019
Bitcoin Boom May Take Prices to the Moon; Is Doomsday Coming?
In spite of all that, Bitcoin is still some kind of bubble.
05/28/2019
S Korean Bank Unveils ‘Country’s First Blockchain-powered Loans’
Per media outlet Paxnet, a Shinhan spokesperson said, “This new blockchain solution will let us go on to launch a range of [online] products.”
05/28/2019
Bitcoin jumps towards $9,000
Monday, the popular cryptocurrency extended its best one-month rally since before its historic surge in 2017.
05/28/2019
European Central Bank Unlikely to Create ‘Crypto Euro’ Anytime Soon
According to the authors’, the issuing of digital currencies by the central bank should be considered independently from the technology underlying such currency
05/28/2019
Finledger Partners with Four Banks to Issue Promissory Notes Using Blockchain
By digitizing a previously manual process, the transaction may now be executed “within seconds” using finlegder’s services.
05/28/2019
SBI Virtual Currencies: The Bank-Backed Japanese Exchange With Big Plans
Aside from widening its range of tradable cryptocurrencies, it also wants to branch out to institutional investors
05/28/2019
Africa: Central Bank of Malawi Says Crypto Is Not Legal Tender, Warns of Trading Risks
The official reportedly claimed that the bank has advised the public that all crypto-related activities such as purchasing, trading or using cryptocurrency as payment are made at an individual’s own risk.