07/24/2019

UnionBank pilots blockchain-based cross-border remittance

The i2i blockchain-based platform connects rural banks to each other and UnionBank, with the aim of promoting financial inclusion for millions of unbanked Filipinos, while combating the long payment delays and high fees currently endured in rural areas.

07/22/2019

Game of Coins: from Eurasian aristocracy to crypto queen

But this is one aristocrat, at least, who isn’t living in the past: based in London, she’s trying to establish herself as a baroness of the cryptocurrency realm – and her aim seems to be no less than world domination.

07/16/2019

Bitcoin drops more than 10 per cent

Politicians and financial regulators across the world have called for scrutiny of Facebook’s Libra coin, with concerns ranging from consumer protection and privacy to its potential systemic risks given the social media giant’s global reach