How banks, customers benefit from artificial intelligence
By Will Hernandez
The banking industry lately has pointed to Erica, the virtual financial assistant offered by Bank of America, as a prime example of how financial institutions can use AI concepts in everyday digital banking...
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Downplays Cryptocurrency Plans
Masayoshi Amamiya, Bank of Japan’s Deputy Governor, stated on Saturday that it was unclear whether digital currencies could enhance the monetary policies of central banks. He elaborated that the Bank of Japan had no...
Increased Acceptance of Cryptocurrencies in Banking and Finance Sectors
The future of cryptocurrencies in the mainstream banking and finance sectors looks brighter than ever. Two startup financial companies in Switzerland and Germany are now planning to offer some game-changing services related to digital...
Fintech Firms Are Taking Business Away From Banks: Study
By Marvin Dumont
Management guru Peter Drucker has a simple definition for business: “It’s other people’s money.”
And when it comes to their wallets, apparently more people around the world are having less confidence in traditional banks. A...
How FinTech startups are redefining what’s possible for African businesses
According to former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, “the next century belongs to Africa.” The future is bright due in part to the the strategy of leapfrogging over the intermediary stages of technological transformation that other countries...
A new guide for business finance
Financing sources are the routes used by the company to raise funds, so that the company can maintain an economic structure, that is, its assets and rights will require financial resources. This type of...
APEXX brings in industry veteran to drive global expansion
APEXX, the first single marketplace for global payments, welcomes Simon Jones as Advisor to the fast-growing startup. APEXX recently won the Most Disruptive Payments Technology award for the second consecutive year and Jones will capitalise on this...
VISA partners with IBM for B2B Connect blockchain payments
BPayy Nicky Morris
Since 2016, Visa has been working on its distributed ledger platform for business payments called Visa B2B Connect. It plans to launch the system next year. Visa has just announced a new partnership with IBM...
Velocimetrics shortlisted for ‘Best Time-stamping/Latency Measurement System’ by TradingTech awards
London: Fintech firm Velocimetrics, the leading provider of business flow tracking and real-time, in-stream performance analytics, has been shortlisted in the ‘Best Time-stamping/Latency Measurement System’ category by the TradingTech Awards Europe.
Velocimetrics is unique in providing true, live,...
Bitcoin, Other Cryptocurrencies Could Surge in the Next Financial Crisis Says ShapeShift CEO
By Mark Alcala
The cryptocurrency sector might end up becoming the biggest winner should the next global financial crisis happen. Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees argues that with the high debt level of most governments, a crisis...
