12/04/2019
Central Bank Of Sri Lanka Looks To Build KYC System On Blockchain Tech
Sri Lanka joins a list of countries that is looking to embrace blockchain.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
12/04/2019
Why this founder built a blockchain startup for retail investors
Recently, the company was selected by the Hong Kong government to represent India at this year’s HKSTP Elevator Pitch event at the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park.
12/04/2019
Japan’s MUFG Bank Says It Currently Has No Plans Of Creating a New Digital Currency
This is not the first time MUFG has been linked to digital currencies.
12/03/2019
Institutions Are Showing Interest in ETP Tied to Binance Coin, Amun Says
Amun launched its first crypto ETP in October 2018, tracking a basket of the five largest cryptocurrencies by market cap.
12/02/2019
Is Japan considering a digital currency?
The Bank of Japan’s Institute for Financial Research has released a report on legal issues surrounding a Central Bank Digital Currency.
12/02/2019
Check out 13 Crypto/Blockchain-Related Companies from the Fintech100
The report found that, overall, fewer payments and lending companies made the Fintech100, their place being taken by wealth, insurance and multi-sector companies.
12/02/2019
Just what is the Crypto Rating Council for, exactly?
The industry body has given passing marks to projects that the SEC subsequently took action against. Does it provide clarity, or muddy the waters?
12/02/2019
Artificial intelligence and the changing face of banking
AI is a technology that makes machines smart.
12/02/2019
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recognises Africa’s technology potential
After a whirlwind tour to check on Africa’s technology potential, Twitter’s CEO says he’s returning for a much longer stay.
12/01/2019
Europe Is Terrified of Digital Currencies in the U.S. and China—But Can’t Manage to Develop Its Own
The EU may be more exposed to the risk that the monetary power of others is not used in its best interests, or is even used against it,” Coeure told a conference in Brussels on Tuesday.
11/29/2019
Saudi-UAE Leaders Confirm Forthcoming Jointly- Issued Digital Currency
On the agenda was a policy to launch a digital currency to facilitate interbank trading between the two countries.
11/29/2019
Travel tech this week: The first airline ticket on the blockchain and more
Using the Winding Tree platform, Hahn Air is able to list inventory, manage the reservation requests, and receive payments once the booking process is complete.
11/29/2019
New EU bill on the fourth Money Laundering Directive allows banks to hold and sell Bitcoin
Banks in the EU get an early Christmas gift as the new law will enable them to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies.
11/28/2019
HSBC swaps paper records for blockchain to track $20 billion worth of assets
The HSBC platform will digitise paper-based records of private placements, using blockchain to reduce the time it takes investors to make checks or queries on holdings.
11/28/2019
No wealth manager left behind?
Many businesses are struggling against a wave of digitisation in the wealth management arena
11/28/2019
New Tokenyz Securities Platform to be Launched by Ex-UBS Bank Veteran
UBS global bank executive Claude Waelchli to launch Tokenyz digital securities blockchain to rival Securitize, SharesPost and OpenFinance.
11/28/2019
Blox Introduces Crypto Asset Management to IDEX
The goal of the partnership is to make it easier for IDEX traders to get an accurate and complete picture of their digital asset portfolio by analyzing the raw data provided by the exchange.
11/28/2019
Ghana May Issue Digital Currency in ‘Near Future,’ Says Central Bank Chief
Ghana is joining the ranks of nations eyeing the launch of a central bank digital currency.
11/28/2019
Blockchain in banking: An inside look at four banks' early blockchain successes and failures
Key difficulties include scaling the technology for commercial application, ongoing regulatory uncertainty, and the difficulty of bringing together competing participants.
11/27/2019
New Platforms and Solutions Confirm the Growing Interest of the Middle East in Blockchain
This piece explores how the Middle East is evolving on the path to powering the mass-market adoption of Blockchain.