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 there is still no official announcement, it is possible that...
Why all Canadians should care about open banking
By Lisa Shields
Open banking is getting press around the globe and even nosed out “Blockchain” as topicdu jour at this season’s major banking and fintech conferences. Despite the hype, most Canadians haven’t yet heard...
Global Governments Investment and Trade Policy not understood by the Fintech Sector
A survey by FINTECH Circle, the leading global community of Fintech investors, entrepreneurs and financial services professionals has revealed stark figures showing a lack of knowledge and understanding amongst fintech stakeholders of a key...
Cybersecurity Forecast 2019: What should we be looking at?
By Sean Duca
Prediction No. 1: Business Emails with Nasty Surprises, Attached
Businesses are quickly becoming cybercriminals’ favoured targets. Over $US12 billion worldwide has been stolen over the past five years due to business email compromise. As...
DIGITAL ASSETS: TAURUS PROTECT COLD STORAGE CUSTODY SOLUTION CONSOLIDATES ITS LEADERSHIP POSITION
Less than one year after the launch of its first version, TAURUS-PROTECT has become a leading digital assets custody platform. It was developed by Taurus for its own needs and those of institutional clients.
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How Will 5G Shake Up Banking And FinTech?
Financial institutions are in the midst of becoming more mobile, with many of those legacy operations opting to work more closely with FinTech providers to upgrade services, retain customers and acquire new ones. The...
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 some countries than others.
Singapore continues to lead the way, for example,...
LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR HEDGE FUND GAINS
by Kamalika Some
The one risk-on strategy was the norm of the decade since the financial crisis bottom-fishing equity indexes. Machine learning can implement varied versions of this strategy. A hedge fund that was started 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 of the second anniversary of the launch of its mainnet.
Mr....
‘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 be integrated into central payment systems.
After devoting a team of...
