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APRIL 26, 2019

Amazon Embraces Bitcoin. Bitcoin , through the lightning network, will soon be available as an option to pay on Amazon and other eCommerce sites. Amazon itself does not handle the bitcoin, and it was not clear which financial institutions are converting it from crypto to fiat (real currency) so merchants can receive actual money.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Bitcoin hit its lowest pricing level since the end of June, MarketWatch reported, dipping below the $6,000 level on Tuesday (Aug. The price of bitcoin was $6,241.95 Money app Square Cash has expanded its bitcoin trade offering to cover the entire United States, Cryptovest reported. and the price of Ether was $283.52

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In the coexisting — and sometimes colliding — worlds of FinTech and traditional financial services, a bit of collaboration often evolves. As reported by Bloomberg , the regulator at the helm of Singapore’s financials has embraced an effort to “bring together” FinTech firms and banks there.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Bitcoin payments app Fold has announced that its users can now get 3 percent back in bitcoin when they book a stay and experience on Airbnb. Fold allows its users to buy gift cards for bitcoin with 3 percent cashback, currently offering $25 or $100 gift cards on its website. And the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2019

The China Securities Regulatory Commission , China’s security watchdog, is setting up a technology regulation bureau and will announce Yao Qian as its new department chief, the Chinese business publication Caijing said on Wednesday (Dec. 11), as reported by Coindesk.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

Recent filings show that China’s central bank will use its new verification system — the Certification of FinTech Products — on all of the products that could be used in digital payment technologies, including point-of-sale mobile terminals, embedded application software, user front-end software and security carriers and chips.

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DECEMBER 5, 2018

FINMA has published a guideline for the upcoming FinTech license, which will allow FinTech projects to raise outside capital of up to 100 million Swiss francs ($100 million) with relaxed requirements. But Faitaua said that has never owned any bitcoin, and any claims to the contrary are simply false. “I It is a scam,” he said.

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MAY 5, 2017

Bitcoin’s value keeps breaking through ceilings again and again. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, trading saw bitcoin fly by another milestone: $1,500. What looks like a record high one day is left in the dust the next.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . ”

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Collaboration and not competition, Visa’s Senior Vice President, Global Head of FinTech Terry Angelos told Karen Webster in a discussion on the recent advancements and updates to Visa’s Fast Track program , is quite evident — particularly when one observes that a number of Visa’s partners are many that, on paper, might appear to be competitors.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

Credit China FinTech, the Chinese investment company, announced Thursday (Jan. 26) it made a $30 million investment in Bitfury Group, the bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure provider. Blockchain is a fast-emerging technology allowing effective secured value transfer over the internet.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The FinTech firm’s technology will reportedly work with SWIFT’s standardized financial messages, which serve the market in India. To bolster security and efficiency, SWIFT India’s banks plan to tap into a shared distributed ledger network with the pilot. Nobody likes being down like this.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

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. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Following relatively flat growth through the end of January (by cryptocurrency standards, anyway), bitcoin’s value spiked, breaking $1,000 to reach a high of $1,003.92 At the time of this writing, bitcoin sat tenuously at $1,000.73, up 1.36 bitcoin wallet and vault Xapo to operate in the country. in Thursday afternoon trading.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2019

IBM General Manager of Global Business Services Canada Claude Guay said, according to the outlet, “We’ve been using blockchain in other industries, and we are now investigating how we can use this technology to give Canadian patients the same level of security and trust when it comes to their personal health information.”.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

The others, however, are working with more cutting-edge tech, including bitcoin and artificial intelligence (AI), and just so happened to see the largest funding rounds of the week. PYMNTS breaks down the investments for B2B FinTechs below. secured $40 million in Series C funding, reports this week said. Expense Management.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Regulatory News, of the Global Type. of India.

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MAY 13, 2016

Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Can the unbanked benefit from bitcoin, or are they merely the experimental subjects of bitcoin adherents, lobbyists and scientists? This week’s Bitcoin Tracker takes a look at the recent bitcoin projects that are in the news and that are targeting the unbanked. Vogel also wanted to clarify regulations surrounding bitcoin.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The Chilean government has revealed that it is looking to implement tougher regulations on cryptocurrencies and FinTech. The intrinsic value of LIFElabs.io’s platform is found in its trifecta of security, transparency, and efficiency. CEO Sanjay Jadhav said in a press release.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The FinTech company is most renowned for its XRP digital currency, CNBC reported. Brad Garlinghouse , the company’s CEO, says he went to London in September and told the outlet that the Financial Conduct Authority does not consider XRP to be a security. A “security” designation could put XRP under stringent new regulations.

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MARCH 22, 2019

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the Wild West of speculative trading that exists now. Favor has met with disfavor, and bitcoin now trades at $3,990 — a bit above nadirs around $3,400 and well off highs that neared $20,000.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Bitcoin is getting used to a new, and reset, pricing order as investors worldwide say they aren’t concerned about the coming regulatory wave (or the army of hackers stealing cryptocurrency), but the sluggish pricing tells a different story. Following The Bouncing (And Stolen) Bitcoin. And while $1.2 As for Amazon?

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JANUARY 31, 2018

Alas, there is no such thing as a sure bet, especially in the world of FinTech. Bitcoin and blockchain creator Satoshi Nakamoto developed these tools nearly a decade ago, he said. Titcomb isn’t alone in questioning whether blockchain is a bitcoin-like bubble. Broader Doubts Emerge. That is the theory,” he continued.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s chief securities regulator is calling on the world regulators to get on the same page when it comes to Facebook’s Libra to avoid the “real risk of regulatory arbitrage.”. “If He added that even if Libra never comes to fruition, it has already put a spotlight on the crypto market. “In

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JANUARY 11, 2021

The FinTech startup has already created several financial services products, including cryptocurrency and stock trading, savings wallets, junior accounts and rewards. The FinTech also has a credit offer in two European markets with expectations of launching additional markets across Europe this year. billion valuation.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release.

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JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. In Hong Kong, 39 percent of new FinTech firms launched in the last year are now operating via blockchain, Cointelgraph reported.

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AUGUST 24, 2016

The blockchain — the underlying technology that powers the digital currency bitcoin — may be nearing its mainstream moment in the sun as four of the world’s largest banks are using it to develop a new form of digital currency. What that allows us to do is to take away the time these processes take, such as waiting for payment to arrive.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The hearing, according to the Committee on Small Business’ website , “will explore how innovators and entrepreneurs are using blockchain technology to help small businesses boost productivity, increase security, open new markets and change the way business is done.”

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JULY 21, 2020

Crypto enthusiasts proclaim that you can front the best-known players like bitcoin or the most obscure blockchain-backed currencies circulating the world and tap into the future of money. Even bitcoin is accepted by only a relative handful of digital retailers. Or at least they didn’t until now. The Broader Blockchain Horizon.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

The Institute for FinTech Research at Beijing’s Tsinghua University (THUIFR) has unveiled a blockchain scholarship program with Ripple ’s help, Cointelegraph reported. 22), “We @Ripple are excited to work with Tsinghua University Institute for FinTech Research (@THIFR3) and help develop the next generation talent for blockchain in China!”

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Or watch its digital disruption.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The FinTech industry is undoubtedly a competitive one — never mind the cross-country rivalry. As digital currencies, like bitcoin, expand their reach and more people pay using their smartphone, there are concerns that the U.S. doesn’t lose potential FinTech business opportunities to the U.K., To make sure the U.S.

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BankNXT

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Sam Maule hosts this episode of Breaking Banks, talking to guests about bitcoin, cryptocurrency, fintech innovation and Corda. Fintech innovation brings hope on BankNXT.

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Let's Talk Payments

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Bitcoin, as any cryptocurrency, is quite a debatable topic. The opinions are diverse when it comes to the question of security and other risks related to cryptocurrency. There are even.

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Let's Talk Payments

MARCH 10, 2016

DC POS provides a simple, efficient and secure way for customers and merchants to pay with and accept bitcoin over the counter. Coinify is a digital payment platform that provides payment processing.

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