Category : Fintech News

Russia’s New Prime Minister Wants Cryptocurrency To Be Taxed

Russia’s new Prime Minister has this to say about Bitcoin and crypto.

Former CTFC Chairman And Accenture Launch Think-Tank To Digitize The U.S Dollar

Yesterday, a former U. S. regulator, known as “Crypto Dad” owing to his evangelism of a digital currencies, announced the formation of a non-profit think-tank that will back the adoption of the U. S of a Central Bank Digital Currency – the “digital d...

Former Bank of China President Talks Future Digital Currency Mechanism

The former president of Bank of China provided insight into the potential mechanisms that the upcoming national digital currency could adopt while urging accelerated growth in the space.

Working With A Fintech Lender For The First Time? Here's What You Should Know

Whether you’ve received funding in the past, or this is your first time seeking funding altogether, the fintech lending process might not be exactly what you think.

Humanity’s Triple Witching Hour: Can The Digital Decade Help Save Us?

Humanity is facing its triple witching hour as we move into 2020: The Digital Decade. Economic inequality, climate change, and frontier technology seem to have all accelerated at the same time to converge on widespread social unrest around the world.

China’s $7.6 Trillion Online Payments Market Is No Longer Enough For Jack Ma’s Ant Financial

Ant Financial grew to become one of China’s largest fintech platforms by providing e-wallet services and online investments to hundreds of millions of consumers. But the company is pivoting to a new market as regulatory pressure mounts.

Visa’s Plaid acquisition shows a shifting financial services landscape

When Visa bought Plaid this week for $5.3 billion, a figure that was twice its private valuation, it was a clear signal that traditional financial services companies are looking for ways to modernize their approach to business. With Plaid, Visa pick...

Senate Passes USMCA Deal, Sending Markets To New Highs (Again)

The trade deal easily passed the Senate in an 89-10 vote.

WeWork Signed Just 4 New Leases Last Quarter, Part Of A 93% Drop

Two leasing projects were in Manhattan, while the others were in San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Digital Custody. Is custody of digital securities ‘different’?

James Baty By James Baty, US Capital Global Is custody of digital securities different? A custodian is a financial institution that holds customers’ securities for safekeeping in order to minimize the risk of their theft or loss, and facilitate...

Cryptocurrency Exchange Gemini Makes Dent In A $480 Million Problem With Captive Insurance

Yusuf Hussain, Head of Risk at Gemini, highlights to Forbes that they recognized a gap and went on to partner with two of the largest insurance brokers to solve the crypto insurance problem.

Why Facebook’s Stock Seems Indestructible

Despite privacy scandals, government probes and regulatory concerns, the company’s stock trades near its all-time high.

Shanghai Seeks Fintech Hub Status in Five Years

The Shanghai government announced a series of policies to motivate firms and talent while formally challenging the similar ambitions of nearby Hangzhou.

2020 Predictions for US Financial Services

Sam Maule by Sam Maule, Head of North America, 11FS The more things change, the more they say the same. Mergers, incumbent dominance, and hesitancy over market conditions are all going to continue this year. So does 2020 have anything new in store fo...

Entrepreneurial Singularity: Marrying Technology and Human Virtues

Mona Hamdy builds businesses to solve socio-economic problems. “I try to find a way to preserve a bit of these great things that make us human using the best technology and innovation our age has to offer. There is hope for our world and our species....