Blockchain

Blockchain news: Information, uses and researches about the cryptographed distributed ledger. The protocolized peer to peer network started with bitcoin.

The future of FinTech: opportuniy or threat?

The future of FinTech: opportuniy or threat?

(By Radheshyam Moholkar, www.sganalytics.com) FinTech (Financial Technology) startups are disrupting the traditional finance sector with innovative technologies and business models. As the banking industry explores...
Mexico’s Largest Bank Acquires Fintech Payments Startup Openpay

Mexico’s Largest Bank Acquires Fintech Payments Startup Openpay

(By Samburaj Das, www.cryptocoinsnews.com) BBVA Bancomer, the largest financial institution in Mexico, has acquired Openpay, a payments Fintech startup based in Mexico that enables real-time...
Mc Kinsey: How blockchains could change the world

Mc Kinsey: How blockchains could change the world

  Ignore Bitcoin’s challenges. In this interview, Don Tapscott explains why blockchains, the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency, have the potential to revolutionize the world economy. What...
Bankia Fintech by Innsomia launches its new program to attract international companies

Bankia Fintech by Innsomia launches its new program to attract international companies

Spain’s first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract talents and start-ups from Europe and Latin America. •The program includes a 16 weeks incubation in...
63 Companies Shaping Africa’s FinTech Ecosystem

63 Companies Shaping Africa’s FinTech Ecosystem

(by Elena Mesropyan, LTP) Africa is the largest unserved market that has dropped out of sight of the global financial system. Some estimates suggest that...
IBM Research: Cognitive Credit Risk

IBM Research: Cognitive Credit Risk

Overview We are at the beginning of a revolution in financial services fueled by new technologies in blockchain, cognitive computing, mobile and cloud—collectively referred to...
Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and central banks: Opportunity or threat?

Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and central banks: Opportunity or threat?

(bu World Economic Forum, in collaboration with VoxEU) While excitement about Bitcoin appears to have subsided, the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is...
Another Nation Has Developed a National Currency That’s Entirely Digital: Senegal

Another Nation Has Developed a National Currency That’s Entirely Digital: Senegal

(by the Futurism.com) The country of Senegal has announced it will be issuing its own national digital currency based on blockchain technology, the same technology powering...
Mc Kinsey: Bracing for seven critical changes as fintech matures

Mc Kinsey: Bracing for seven critical changes as fintech matures

(By Miklos Dietz, Vinayak HV, and Gillian Lee) The fintech sector is being shaped by shifting market conditions, new regulations, and changes in consumer demands...

Here’s where fintech is heading next

By Nikolai Kuznetsov Thus far, growth in the Fintech sector has been exponential, but that has largely been the result of many years of under-development...

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The evolution of Bitcoin wallets: from the early days to doday´s modern solutions

The evolution of Bitcoin wallets: from the early days to doday´s modern solutions

A high level overview of how Bitcoin wallets have evolved over the years. By ETHAN REED   Since its conception in 2009, Bitcoin, a revolutionary digital money,...
FinTech EIT Digital

FinTech Innovation: A Balancing Act Between Disruption and Regulation

Dear FinTech stakeholders and enthusiasts, Wondering how one can strike a balance between innovation, consumers benefits, inclusiveness, and risk reduction on FinTech? This is the...
Microfinance

Challenges of adopting technology in microfinance

  Microfinance plays a pivotal role in empowering low-income individuals and underserved communities by providing access to essential financial services, including credit, savings, insurance, and...