France to Turn into ‘Blockchain Nation’ by Investing 500M Euros in the Technology
BY DARIA RUD
France is on its way to becoming a blockchain nation. In September, the French authorities accepted the legal ICO framework drafted in early 2018. Dedicated...
All You Need to Know About Securing Your Cryptocurrencies
By Rameez Ramzan
Cryptocurrencies can be challenging to understand and utilize for some people. Keeping them secure from hacking and other malicious activities is another...
Blockchain Beyond Finance: A look at the technology’s implementation in rewards and loyalty programs
Blockchain technology, which is being tested across multiple industries, has the potential to significantly transform customer loyalty programs.
Businesses around the world offer customer loyalty...
BigTech is coming for the financial sector, and banks are starting to feel the...
Until now that is. Rumors of Amazon expanding into financial services have been circulating for a while now, and at last Amazon-branded credit cards have hit the...
Bitcoin is dead — long live digital currencies
By FRANK KANE
At a recent conference in Abu Dhabi on blockchain technology and the financial industry, the governor of the UAE central bank said that...
Ripple Allegedly Negotiating with Bank of America over Collaboration
By TEUTA FRANJKOVIC
Last week we could hear some rumors about a possible partnership between second-largest U.S. bank by assets and number two cryptocurrency – XRP. Although...
Key ASEAN fintech developments and trends to look out for in 2019
By John Pennington
In the Asia-Pacific region, the fintech market is projected to reach US$72 billion by 2020. In Southeast Asia, the market is growing quicker in...
NEO Founder: “Blockchain Can Barely Survive Within the Existing Financial Regulation System”
By Jose Antonio Lanz
Da Hongfei, Founder of NEO —the blockchain known as the Chinese Ethereum— was recently interviewed on the Project’s official blog on the occasion...
‘Not recommended’: Bank of Israel publishes report on central bank crypto
BY ED DRAKE
The Bank of Israel (BOI) has published its findings following an investigation into the feasibility of issuing digital currency, and whether blockchain technology should...
What is Blockchain and What Can It Do?
The rapid emergence and implementation of a decentralised public ledger allowing peer-to-peer transactions without the trusted middleman, has unearthed countless uses for any system...
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CapitalBay to launch P2P Financing Platform that Provides Supply Chain Financing to Businesses
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KUALA LUMPUR, 17 May - CapitalBay, an award-winning Malaysian multi-bank supply chain finance platform has received...
Top Banks ‘Investing $50 Million’ to Build Blockchain Settlement System
Yogita Khatri
Some of the world’s biggest banks are said to be investing around $50 million to build a blockchain-based digital cash settlement system.
A Reuters report on...