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Cryptos, Blockchain Listed Among SEC Priorities In 2020

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8), the Securities and Exchange Commission ’s (SEC’s) Office of Compliance and Examinations (OCIE) offered up a list of its priorities for the year that has just dawned. In addition, there will be examination of transfer agents (which help to settle transactions) that are developing blockchain technology.

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Blockchain Tracker: Governments Trust In Blockchain

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For government institutions, perhaps the answer lies in the ability to share information in a secure fashion between individuals and institutions. The research showed that by 2018, nine out of 10 organizations will invest in the use of blockchain technology for financial transaction, asset and contract management and regulatory compliance.

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Circle Rolls Out USD Digital Coin

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dollars and use them on public blockchain on the internet. “Just as HTTPS, SMTP and SIP enabled free borderless information sharing and communications, crypto assets and blockchain technology will enable us to exchange value and transact with one another in a similar way: instantly, globally, securely and at low cost.”

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SIFMA Fintech Conference 2018

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Some important financial technologies are changing the way the world is doing business and that change is now reaching the securities industry. Another technology in discussion will be the ever prevailing blockchain technologies. IBM keynote. IBM sessions.

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Japan’s Mizuho Launching FinTech Venture

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According to a report in Reuters , Daisuke Yamada, Mizuho’s chief digital innovation officer, said in an interview the company already has around 20 projects in the pipeline to launch the venture with some using blockchain technology and others focused on artificial intelligence in areas including farming and travel.

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Promontory Financial Group CEO on the future of RegTech

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Gene Ludwig, the CEO and founder of Promontory Financial Group , recently sat down with Bloomberg Law in a wide-ranging interview to discuss his predictions for the future of RegTech, blockchain, and where he sees the markets going in the next three to five years.

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Bridging the Digital Divide Between Banking Innovators and Those Stuck in Legacy Mode

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Banking institutions and financial technology startups are putting their differences aside and working to find common ground. The chasm that has traditionally existed between the two is due primarily to their divergent approaches in providing financial services. Security and Compliance. Document management.