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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Expands In Europe; Morningstar Makes Blockchain Plans For Debt Securities

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He is accused of setting up and operating Darkode, a black marketplace that operated between 2008 and 2013, as well as creating and deploying Mariposa, one of the largest botnets. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

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The blockchain for the Marshallese sovereign (SOV) digital currency will be developed with Algorand technology, according to an announcement. Algorand created a permissionless, open source and pure proof-of-stake blockchain technology. This partnership ensures that the SOV will be built on a scalable and secure platform.”.

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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach

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8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. million settlement, the department store operator has agreed to take steps to prevent another breach from happening in the future.

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PingPong To Enter Europe Via $113M Investment

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PingPong and Luxembourg’s relationship goes back to 2017, when the FinTech startup got a payments license in the region, which allowed it to operate between Chinese outfits and customers in Europe. Earlier this year , Luxembourg passed a bill to amend an existing securities law so that it includes blockchain.

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Citi Venture Investing Head: ‘Financial Services is Becoming More Like Tech’

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This is up from 35% in 2017, and way up from 18% in 2013, according to Financial Technology Partners’ 2018 Annual Fintech Almanac. Strategic participation in fintech climbed in 2018, with 41% of all fintech financings containing either a corporate VC or strategic investor.

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Neobank Northmill Gets Swedish Banking License

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By being able to operate as a bank, we have the tools to take the next step and drive true positive change for the users.”. There is a number of cloud-operated FinTechs offering the same services as Northmill. N26, which started in 2013, has a valuation of €2.38 Monzo recently secured €126 in funding on a €2.2

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FinTech versus Banks, Round One: PSD2

Chris Skinner

The proposed regulatory standards are inconsistent with PSD2 and will make fintechs technologically dependent on banks and therefore grant incumbents a gatekeeper role on the fintech sector. accountants, Start-ups etc.…) accountants, Start-ups etc.…)

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