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UAE’s First Bitcoin Startup Shuts Down
May 25th, 2016
Bitcoin payments firm YellowPay, by some accounts the first industry startup in the Middle East, has shut down for undisclosed reasons according to members of its founding team. Forming in 2014, YellowPay had sought to promote bitcoin as an e-commerce solution in ...
What is Bitcoin?
May 24th, 2016
The open source, peer-to-peer digital currency is far removed from traditional banking – so what exactly is bitcoin and how do you use it? Bitcoin is a type of digital asset, most commonly defined as a virtual, digital or ...
Asia emerged as the next big opportunity in fintech
May 20th, 2016
Asia’s emerged as a key market for financial technology players, as the continent’s large population and limited banking network lures billions in funding. Investors poured $4.5 billion into fintech companies in Asia in 2015, three times the amount attracted ...
Android Pay launches in the UK
May 19th, 2016
Google’s Android Pay has launched in the UK, enabling millions of Brits to make contactless instore and in-app payments with their handsets. Bank of Scotland, First Direct, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank, M&S Bank, MBNA and Nationwide Building Society are ...
Precise Biometrics signs license agreement with Oberthur Technologies for secure fingerprint recognition in eSE
May 18th, 2016
Precise Biometrics, the leader in fingerprint software, has entered an agreement with Oberthur Technologies (OT), a leading global provider of embedded security software, products, services and solutions, for licensing of Precise BioMatch™ Embedded. The integration of Precise Biometrics’ leading ...
First Derivatives announced preliminary results
May 17th, 2016
FD (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces its results for the year ended 29 February 2016. Financial Highlights Revenue £117.0m (2015: £83.2m) +41% Adjusted EBITDA* £23.3m (2015: £15.5m) +51% Profit before tax £10.4m (2015: ...
The B2 Group selected as 2016 Global Finance Product Innovator for Transaction Services
May 17th, 2016
The B2 Group, provider of financial systems integration solutions, has won the title ‘Product Innovator’ for Transaction Services in the prestigious 2016 Global Finance awards in recognition of its advanced Multi-Bank Integrator™ automated banking platform for corporate cash and ...
A beginner’s guide to bitcoin: What you need to know
May 12th, 2016
When Craig Wright claimed he invented bitcoin, it put the mysterious currency back in the spotlight. But while it’s generated a furore in the community of underground hackers and crypto-anarchists, most people are bemused by all the fuss. What is ...
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan
May 11th, 2016
Bitcoin operators await regulation in Japan amid push for legitimacy and widespread use Bitcoin operators are keenly watching the Diet as it deliberates bills to regulate the currency, believing the legislation is key to regaining the public trust’s in ...
Gaming preferences and payment methods across the world
May 9th, 2016
The Internet has introduced new levels of comfort and convenience to contemporary society. Online, we can avoid suffering in long queues, stressing over decisions, or wasting time looking for something specific. Even children know that almost everything you could ...
