PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

France’s financial regulator is set to approve a wave of cryptocurrency-related firms in the country, subjecting them to new rules that include paying taxes and complying with capital requirements and consumer protections, according to a report by Reuters. France is a precursor.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Davies’ exit comes just four days after the London-based operation announced $80 million in new funding. What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S., What a journey in the last year – leadership teams and operations in Ireland, the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney said Facebook’s newly-announced cryptocurrency, Libra, can’t be the same unregulated type of service that Facebook is, according to a report by Reuters. The cryptocurrency would have to meet stringent standards regarding protecting customers and also in terms of preventing money laundering. .”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The DFS cited deficiencies in capital, according to Reuters , and “failure to demonstrate that it will conduct its business honestly, fairly, equitably, carefully, and efficiently.”. Bittrex was ordered to stop operating in New York and close shop within 60 days. The men face five years in prison and a maximum fine of $147,000.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

challenger banking market saw a flurry of venture capital (VC) activity this week, as FinTech firms aim to disrupt small business (SMB) financial services (FinServ). Compliance startup Chainalysis works with law enforcement officials and financial institutions (FIs) to ensure that their cryptocurrency operations are within regulations.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2018

If the deal is finalized, Uphold’s compliance footprint will be expanded, as well as its customer base and service offering. Uphold is the creator of an open, transparent digital money platform that allows users to quickly and safely access traditional currencies, cryptocurrencies and other investments in one place.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The 2022 clarity promised by the “roadmap” presumably will supersede, once issued, Interpretive Letter #1179, which appears to function as a general stop-gap until the 2022 publications hopefully provide more detail regarding exactly how banks can attain compliance. Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Compliance with market standards and regulations allows us to provide our clients with legal security and convenience of using the exchange, with the participation of a friendly banking system and the availability of payment operators,” BitBay said. “As a licensed exchange, BitBay has to follow the market standards.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2019

As innovative technologies move down stream, small and medium-sized businesses are poised to benefit significantly from being able to customize a flexible payroll and human capital management (HCM) program. Employees and a shifting talent landscape have introduced the demand for payroll flexibility. ” In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

The survey stretched across 77 C-level executives, IT managers and others — and of that tally, 76 percent of firms are not currently in compliance with their own information governance policies. As many as 85 percent of firms are boosting budgets over the previous year’s, tied to data privacy and compliance.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

And in one example, Nash — a financial services platform registered in Liechtenstein — looks to provide a funds management service tied to digital wallets that will help users create and operate accounts across several blockchains while retaining custody of their assets. Blockchain for Trading .

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 28, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – Public blockchain platform Waves is launching a new blockchain venture product called Basics Fund to focus on investing in crypto-assets and pre-sale ICO tokens. The fund is dedicated to investment in blockchain infrastructure, specifically in a diversified portfolio of promising startup projects in the blockchain space.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

As the operator of the Swiss financial market infrastructure, we welcome the initiative of the SNB and the BIS to conduct more research into innovative financial technologies in Switzerland. percent rate.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

And for banks, making sure regulatory and security compliance is met on each technology undertaking only makes those costs larger. Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2016

What once may not have been taken seriously — cryptocurrencies and futuristic payments — is today exploding as the innovation financial institutions are targeting for investments, largely hoping to get a jump on the blockchain before disruption takes a bite out of their traditional business. “PwC

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

While the prices of cryptocurrencies and cryptoassets have fallen from their 2017 peaks, equity investment into blockchain startups is on pace to hit all-time highs in 2018. In still other cases, accredited investors buy tokens via cryptocurrency purchase agreements. The encrypted messaging service raised $1.7B End of story.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2018

Intense industry hype and alarming cryptocurrency volatility have led regulators the world over to perk up their ears to the growing number of cryptocurrency exchanges. The company’s business model as a cryptocurrency exchange operator means the company takes the position that some digital assets are securities.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 11, 2019

While Arizona’s law does not specifically mention blockchain technology, the State’s AG has said “certain blockchain or cryptocurrencies products or services might also be eligible.”. Further, neither Utah nor Arizona may exempt participants from compliance with federal laws and regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

Revolut is also backed by Index Ventures, the global venture capital firm with dual headquarters in San Francisco and London, and a half dozen others. with an app and debit card, expanded into cryptocurrency trading with Paxos Trust Co., Last week, Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S. the New York-based settlement platform.

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Lex Sokolin

JULY 1, 2019

Goldman Sachs entered and dominated personal digital lending, runs a neobank and roboadvisor, bought a large digital wealth footprint in United Capital, launched a credit card in partnership with Apple, and is now looking into cryptocurrency stablecoins ?—?something something that Facebook and JP Morgan have already started building.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

What is the state of banking innovation today? Each year, we poll the industry to find out. Fintech funding has grown tougher for startups, but banks’ balance sheets are looking stronger– what does it mean for innovation?

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

EXCLUSIVE- Bank Innovation has released the agenda for its seventh annual fintech conference, and it is completely overhauled to enhance the event experience for attendees.

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Bank Innovation

AUGUST 3, 2018

Many large banks describe themselves as equal parts technology firms as they are financial services companies, but then shouldn’t they have relevant patents backing that notion? Well, they don’t. In fact, a new report showed that technology company IBM has five times more fintech patents than the world’s 15 largest banks combined.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the US, legislation emerged to forbid investment banks from prop trading, or trading with their own capital, and forcing them to keep more capital on hand. While the rules against prop trading have more recently been loosened, the restriction has still changed how investment banks operate. Table of contents. STAYING PRIVATE.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As Nan Siler, head of payment and financial operations at Kabbage, noted, it’s been a pretty wild ride, thus far. We’ve watched the payments industry address changes in customer behavior, shifts in compliance rules (GDPR, UBO, CCPA, EMV), the introduction of cryptocurrencies and the race to move money faster. The list goes on.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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BankUnderground

AUGUST 9, 2022

Widespread adoption of crypto in the metaverse, or any other setting would require compliance with robust consumer protection and financial stability regulatory frameworks. Types of cryptoasset include non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cryptocurrencies, utility and security tokens. The role of cryptoassets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

A $65 million fundraise will help blockchain startup Plug — also known as PL^G — scale its platform, which aims to develop blockchain apps that operate in a broader, interconnected network of blockchain systems. The company raised $20 million , reports this week said, with China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital leading the way.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Blockchain and crypto companies may be operating with cutting-edge technology, but in the back-office, accounting and bookkeeping strategies are stuck in the stone age. There is a huge gap right now, and traditional accounting software doesn’t integrate with blockchains and cryptocurrencies.”.

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Lex Sokolin

DECEMBER 25, 2019

According to Blockchain Capital below, nearly 40% of the stablecoin market is Ethereum-based Tether, accounting for 80% of transaction value overall. Neither of those initiatives are a true cryptocurrency, in the sense that they are neither trustless nor permissionless. operated, or maybe audited and controlled, by the US government.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Neufund wants to build a blockchain-based and investor-directed platform to bridge the world of cryptocurrency and equity — and the Berlin-based startup recently got seed funding to back it up. Neufund will be putting together its platform and establish its decentralized venture capital fund, Neufund VC.

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Accenture

AUGUST 26, 2019

In addition, a number of revolutionary ideas have recently hit the financial services industry, including digital and cryptocurrencies, as well as distributed ledger technology and blockchain. Adoption of ISO 20022 as “the global language for financial messaging”.

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CB Insights

JULY 1, 2018

In honor of Canada Day this weekend, we used CB Insights’ database to compile 150 notable tech companies, most active venture capital and corporate investors, and top exits of Canada’s private company tech scene into a periodic table. The list includes VCs such as BDC Venture Capital and Real Ventures, among others.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The majority of banks simply don’t have the necessary regulatory licenses to operate outside their native countries, which creates a dependency on the intermediary bank system to complete international transfers.”. This causes cash flow delays for companies.”. “The A Collaborative Effort. Beyond U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The notion that Facebook is going to launch and ignite a global payments network, at scale, based on its own branded cryptocurrency and achieve global merchant and consumer acceptance is as likely as the predictions a decade ago that bitcoin and blockchain would, by now, become the internet of money. A Cryptocurrency Play in Three Acts.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Anyone who follows the industry knows this focused institution led by Findlay is all about executing the timeless principles of capital management, credit quality, efficiency and customer service. They should have been investing in fintech growth businesses and they had the capital to do it.” Grab some popcorn and watch.

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