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Baanx London secures USD2m investment from LDJ Cayman Fund

We are very excited to invest in Baanx

Bank of Thailand Announces Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency

The project is designed to address technological changes happening in the financial services industry by raising the Thai financial sector’s readiness for adopting new financial tech.

National adviser rolls out robo-advice

The adviser will aim to further reduce these costs by rolling the technology-led service out more widely.

Bank Of China And UnionPay Teamed Up To Develop A Payment Solution Based On Cryptocurrency Technology

The two institutions, the Bank of China and UnionPay, have achieved remarkable joint results in the areas of bank card issuance and product innovation.

MetLife’s New Blockchain Health Insurance Product Eliminates Claims

MetLife develops first health insurance product using blockchain technology to trigger an automatic payout

The rise of crypto and token business

JP Integra leverages its offering and its legal and accounting skills with Cayman’s position as a key global crossing place for trade.

Trust Digital Currency Argues deVere Group Chief

“Many people will be suspicious of crypto, while others will want to know if it is a good thing or a bad thing,” said Green.

ASX says its blockchain will slice super costs

Announcing underlying net profit up 7.2 per cent to $465.3 million – helped along by a 46 per cent jump in the amount of capital raised by listed companies over the past year

Macau’s Dragon Coin at centre of Bangkok Bitcoin ‘scam’?

Bitcoin worth $24 million was allegedly stolen and Thai actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit was arrested and there seems to be links to the Macau casino token

Brits show distrust in Blockchain - almost half of Brits wouldn’t trust an organisation using it

As businesses double down on their security in the GDPR age, many are considering how they can use Blockchain to provide an additional layer of security, in part due to the technologies incorruptible nature.

Bitt Inks Blockchain Deal With Another Caribbean Central Bank

The project will focus in part on testing know-your-customer/anti-money laundering technology, according to statements.

World Bank hires Commonwealth Bank of Australia to issue first global blockchain bond

The new debt instrument named bond-i will be created and managed with distributed ledger technology

African Regulators Taking ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach on Cryptocurrency: Ecobank Report

The other 15 countries lay somewhere in the middle, largely declining to regulate them directly, stating that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall under a legal gray area and warning investors against investing in them.

British Virgin Islands Crypto Market Is Second Largest In The World

Regulation is always a bugbear for the community.

German banking startups, stalwarts betting on artificial intelligence

Machine learning will make banking easier before it makes it better, say German fintechs and banks.

Aminvest launches first robotics fund in Malaysia

The underlying fund, the Luxembourg-domiciled Axa World Funds Framlington Robotech Fund, launched in 2017 and has an AUM of $970.1m as of today, according to FE Analytics.

Kuwait Finance House & EY sign partnership agreement

KFH has made great strides in introducing a wide range of innovative eservices in different sectors at Group level.

'Time Traveler' Millionaire Wants to Open Australia's First Cryptocurrency Bank

Even though industry enthusiasts are well aware of the allure of decentralization, the masses are still getting there.

Blockchain: a path to innovation

In the same way that the Cayman Islands has innovated to stay ahead of the curve in other areas, it must ensure that it leverages new technologies such as blockchain, writes Daniella Skotnicki from Harneys.

Cryptocurrencies - driving innovation in a world of giving - Withers

Our panel also discussed the future application of blockchain technology in the charitable sector.

Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI