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FinTech News
Fintech is an industry composed of companies that compete with traditional financial institutions by implementing new, innovative technologies into their working process. The cryptocurrency Fintech sector has been exploring the use of blockchain and blockchain-based applications as a new technology to challenge traditional ways of doing business. Blockchain, smart contracts and cybersecurity are some of the most actively researched areas of Fintech. Crypto Fintech sees cryptocurrencies as a means of establishing a secure and traceable way of transferring assets and getting rid of intermediaries. However, blockchain is not only suitable for regular transactions, but may help in such fields as voting and dividends management by establishing a trusted and immutable network with unchangeable records about past events.
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by Joeri Cant
Canadian venture capital firm secured $320 million to make investments in promising fintech startups around the world, with a particular focus on Canada.
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San Francisco-based financial technology firm Figure Technologies has secured $58 million in a total offering amount of $103 million.
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A former executive of investment bank UBS, Claude Waelchli, has established a United States-based digital securities issuance platform dubbed Tokenyz.
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by Helen Partz
A senior exec at a Chinese blockchain association said that the vast majority of China’s DLT firms have tried to issue a token or cryptocurrency.
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The first deputy governor of the French central bank has called for distributed ledger technology-based settlements and payment systems in Europe.
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Oman Oil and Orpic Group and HSBC Bank Oman SAOG have conducted the country’s first blockchain-based trade finance transaction.
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by Kollen Post
In a hearing on Thursday, the Congressional Fintech Task Force questioned expert witnesses on the outlook for consumer data protection in a quickly changing ind...
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Morocco is looking to expand access to financial services through the integration of blockchain technology into its financial sector.
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Cryptocurrency and blockchain firms are well-represented among a recent KPMG ranking of fintech firms.
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Nigerian fintech Opay — founded by pro-crypto Opera browser — has sealed $120 million in a series B round from Chinese investors.
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by Aaron Wood
Bahrain has introduced a fast-track process for fintech startups looking to do business in the country.
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by Helen Partz
The Chinese central bank has introduced a new system to certify 11 different types of fintech hardware and software pertaining to digital payments.
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by Helen Partz
CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert announced that LabCFTC will now operate independently from the agency and will be reporting to him directly.
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Ethereum-based stablecoins are declining as teams increasingly use other blockchains to facilitate price-stable currencies.
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