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Bitcoin 2.0: What do banks want from blockchains?
August 25th, 2015
Most financial institutions are currently in stealth mode, trying to wrap their heads around some version or other of a blockchain, the shared ledger system made famous by Bitcoin. But banks don’t want decentralisation or anonymity or open access. ...
RiskIQ Highlights Digital Threats to Banks
April 16th, 2015
More than 60% of assets sit outside the firewall in 35 top banks, according to the latest RiskIQ security report Security specialist RiskIQ says the growth in digital business is producing an increasing threat to banks across the world, ...
UK challenger banks call for easier access to BoE liquidity
June 24th, 2014
Britain’s “challenger” banks are pushing for easier access to Bank of England liquidity and more favourable capital rules to help them compete with established lenders. Small banks say they can be asked to provide substantial collateral when they use ...
What is fintech?
June 3rd, 2016
If nothing else it is on course to become a $20bn market this year. Fintech was once simply shorthand for financial technology (a portmanteau). But in 2008-09 in the post financial crisis world, Fintech began to take on a ...
Fintech funding hits all-time high in 2015, despite pullback in Q4: KPMG and CB Insights
March 11th, 2016
KPMG and CB Insights release their inaugural quarterly fintech venture capital (VC) report, highlighting a record year for venture-backed fintech startups in 2015, but waning investor appetite to close out the year. While 2015 marked a banner year for ...
‘Fintech 100’ – Announcing the world’s leading fintech innovators for 2015
December 15th, 2015
China fintech on the rise as ZhongAn tops listtop fintech companies closes 31 October; Overall fintech investment expected to jump 66% to over US$20bn in 2015. Fintech Innovators, a collaboration between fintech investment firm, H2 Ventures and KPMG Fintech, today ...
Here are some important events coming up this week affecting investors around the world
April 23rd, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed with investors continuing to assess the outlook for trade discussions and geopolitical tensions. The dollar held last week’s advance and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed above 2.97 percent. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index of stocks ...
Ethereum Price Achieves New All-Time High, Market Shifts From Ripple to Ether
January 10th, 2018
Ethereum (Ether) has solidified its position as the second most valuable cryptocurrency in the market as it overtook Ripple (XRP) by a staggering $60 billion within a five-day period. Ether Benefits From Ripple’s Downfall Since January 4, the market ...
Emmanuel Macron has pledged to reduce taxation on companies to 25 percent
May 10th, 2017
Emmanuel Macron, France’s president-in-waiting after a resounding poll victory Sunday, campaigned on a platform that combined unstinting support for the EU with tax cuts for business and a pledge to maintain the country’s social safety net. Following are key ...
First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved
March 6th, 2017
The Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital, invests in companies that innovate to expand access to financial services to underserved consumers and businesses in emerging markets Three billion people around the world are underserved by the financial ...
