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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

PYMNTS

Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is like a [crypto] 101 version.

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The Future Of Payments Beyond The Pandemic

PYMNTS

In a roundtable discussion, the last in the “Powering the Digital Shift” series with Karen Webster, six experts in money movement, fraud prevention, banking and financial technology discussed one sure bet: “Digital optional” is no option as we move toward contactless commerce.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

PYMNTS

Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan. securities bar.”.

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The 2023 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Meanwhile, technology changes continued at a breakneck pace, with generative AI the biggest topic around management tables. The specifics are unclear, but bankers recognized that this will be an absolute game-changing technology in future years, and delivery will change in ways we can’t even conjure yet. stake in Valley Bank.

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Beyond Blockchain: A Seminar on the Possible Future

NCR

Think of a technology-enabled phenomenon that leads to the creation of what is essentially a completely new medium that disrupts every kind of existing practice but entire industries. That’s surely the simplest way to describe the Internet itself, of course, but does it also apply to blockchain as a whole and Bitcoin in particular?

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Fintech Fundings: 13 Companies Raise $900 Million Week Ending Nov 12

Fintech Labs Insights

Other than Blackstone’s $820 million bet on what is likely the oldest financial technology company on the planet, NCR founded in 1884 as National Cash Register, just $82 million flowed to the under-100-year-old crowd. ATMs, POS & financial technology. Bitcoin exchange. Camino Financial.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

Banks are not experts in IT, so now they can leverage plug-and-play technology functionality. Corezoid is advocating for a “process focused” view of bank technology, by use of APIs. Going to speak about technology can be better used in the card world. As I understand it, BitCoin would not exist without Blockchain.

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