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Fintech and Blockchain: Where Silicon Alley Meets Hyperconverged Infrastructure

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You may not have heard of the term “Silicon Alley,” but I am sure you are aware of the game-changing financial technology that is emanating from it. Silicon Alley” was initially coined in the mid-1990s as a way to group media startups housed around the Flatiron neighborhood of Manhattan.

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Tencent Steps Into Blockchain Trade Finance Space In B2B Push

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Chinese conglomerate Tencent is the latest to step into the blockchain trade finance space via its FinTech unit Tencent Financial Technology, according to reports in China Daily on Friday (Nov. Its focus on trade finance and SMB services marks Tencent’s recent restructuring and refocus on B2B operations.

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Denies Reports Of Police Raid; Blockchain Expands To Gaming Payments

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Paris-based Ultra , which has created its own blockchain, announced that French video game giant Ubisoft will become the first major gaming system to test out payments on its blockchain for gamers.

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Taiwan’s Central Bank Might Implement Blockchain

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Taiwan’s central bank is looking into implementing blockchain technology in order to improve its operations. Big Data and even artificial intelligence and other technologies [will] help our bank to predict and analyze economic and financial conditions more effectively.”. “In

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Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For Default Ruling For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Founder

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OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group ( CMPort ) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. OneConnect is the financial arm for Ping An Insurance, the largest insurer in China.

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Former Google Exec Tries Blockchain Banking On For Size

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You may not have heard of this engineer, but if you use an Android smartphone, you probably use his technology. Reports on Wednesday (July 13) said Taylor has founded a company to provide financial institutions with a blockchain-based operating system. Now, he’s taking his talents to a new arena.

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Ripple’s Latest FI Blockchain Pilot

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Blockchain technology firm Ripple, along with payment platform Expertus, want to make it easier for the world’s financial institutions to test out the blockchain. To do so, the companies announced Monday (June 6) a joint venture that lets banks and other FIs experiment with the technology to complete payments.