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A Family-Owned European Bank on Banking the Blockchain Community

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Bank Frick has grown its operations and staff while shrinking its physical footprint. While legacy banks are establishing digital-only offerings alongside existing services, Mauro Casellini, Bank Frick’s head of blockchain and payment service providers, told Bank Innovation that […].

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For IBM, Blockchain as ‘Team Sport’

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In the ongoing move to embrace blockchain, Facebook may have its allies. IBM has said it is “willing” to work with Facebook on blockchain, as noted by an IBM executive. He said that a company such as Facebook can help bring more legitimacy to blockchain — yet he did not state whether IBM would look to join the Libra Association.

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So You Want to Be a Venture Capitalist: Best Practices for Community Banks Investing in Fintech Startups

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Community Banks as Venture Capitalists In fact, not all providers of venture capital are venture capitalists. According to Cornerstone Advisors’ What’s Going On in Banking 2023 study, there are about 500 community banks and credit unions making direct investments into fintech startups. And not just the large megabanks. billion in 2021.

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5 questions with … JPMorgan Chase Consumer and Community Bank CIO Gill Haus

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Gill Haus, CIO of Consumer and Community Bank (CCB) at JPMorgan Chase, offered a simple answer when asked what technology most excites him. It wasn’t blockchain, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, or any trendy cutting-edge technologies. Mobile technology is where his passion lies, Haus told Bank Automation News.

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JD.com Enables The Enterprise To Create Its Own Blockchain Apps

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China’s largest retailer, JD.com , has announced a new blockchain technology platform that will allow enterprise customers to build, host and use their own blockchain applications. The company will continue to add new applications through the introduction of additional ISV, as well as through the creation of an ISV community.

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Bitcoin Daily: Monerium Partners With Algorand To Enable Blockchain Transactions; Square To Build Lightning Development Kit To Enhance Bitcoin Wallets

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Monerium, a startup based in Iceland that has a European Economic Area (EEA) e-money license, has teamed up with Algorand, a blockchain with a highly scalable consensus algorithm, according to a report Tuesday (Jan. Sean Ford, Algorand’s chief operating officer. 21) by Coindesk. The deal was announced on Tuesday (Jan.

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Bitcoin Daily: India Pushes Blockchain Digitalization Of Trade Documents; Bitcoin IRA Debuts Saver IRA

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CargoX ’s Platform for Blockchain Document Transfer (BDT) was connected with the Port Community System (PCS) of India amid a push in the country for trade documents, including of bills of lading, to be digitized, WorldCargo News reported. The firm has reduced its standard account minimum to $3,000.

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