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DECEMBER 20, 2018

Adoption of cryptocurrency by large fund managers is being hurt by the difficulty cryptocurrency exchanges and traders located in Asia are having trying to get insurance to protect against hacks and theft. However, getting such coverage is almost impossible despite their best efforts.”.

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JULY 18, 2017

I was interviewed by UBS’s wealth management team a month ago, when the bitcoin bubble was in full bloom. That is the contention of Chris Skinner, Chairman of The Financial Services Club, author of thefinanser.com blog and one of Financial News’ ‘FinTech 40’ most influential people in financial technology. What’s going on?

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JUNE 1, 2020

Mint’s decision to phase out production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030, Bloomberg News reported. The company raised $350 million in 2018 for startups working on the blockchain technology underpinning digital coins.

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APRIL 11, 2018

Ripple , the blockchain company, announced news on Wednesday (April 11) that it has invested $25 million of its XRP cryptocurrency in Blockchain Capital’s $150 million fund Blockchain Capital Parallel IV. Blockchain Capital is the premiere fund for any project looking to get off the ground in the blockchain space.

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APRIL 19, 2019

The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb , which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market with new funding, while corporate card startup Brex also secured a prominent debt capital investment. Lyric plans to use the investment to expand its operations as it continues to focus on regulatory compliance.

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MAY 1, 2018

” Buffett has long been wary of bitcoin: He called the cryptocurrency a “mirage” back in 2014. ” In other news, Venezuela is looking to increase use of its Petro cryptocurrency, NewsBTC reported. Bacoin is “the first ever cryptocurrency backed by the gold standard of Oscar Mayer bacon,” the company said in a press release.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Lastly, at this writing, Rockbridge Growth Equity (ties to Rocket Mortgage ) and CU Solutions Group acquired database marketing provider Marquis from Falfurrias Capital. Digital Security. Like Rocket Mortgage’s rise using digital tech, marketing, and outreach, Rockbridge’s portfolio reads like a checklist in new world growth methods.

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MAY 21, 2021

Trade Republic , a commission-free trading app, has raised $900M in a Series C with participation from Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Accel, and Technology Crossover Ventures, among others. Trade Republic has 1M+ customers and over €6B ($7.33B) in assets under management. How’s the company performing?

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JANUARY 24, 2018

The freight industry has just seen its first transaction settled via cryptocurrency. The company, headed by Chief Executive Officer Ivan Vikulov, is the result of collaboration between Quorum Capital and Interchart. As far as we know, this is the first freight deal done in cryptocurrency.”. Reports in Bloomberg on Tuesday (Jan.

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JULY 22, 2020

Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). In May, Brex closed a $150 million funding round led by previous investor DST and new investor Lone Pine Capital, Brex said.

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APRIL 30, 2018

The nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Upbit, is collaborating with Korea Credit Data, reports said, to develop the solution, which will also aim to enable SMBs to more easily access structured securities. The involvement of the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange comes as the government cracks down on such firms.

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MARCH 28, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. In hedge fund news, Morgan Creek acquired Full Tilt Capital LLC two months after that firm decided to dedicate a fund to crypto businesses, Bloomberg reported.

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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. The evolution of payroll is all about pushing back against the notion of one-size-fits-all. ” In the U.S.,

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

New research has discovered a boost in the number of fake Flash installers placing cryptocurrency mining malware on computers — as well as installing the latest version of Flash on users’ machines. Meanwhile, an XMRig cryptocurrency miner or other unwanted program is quietly running in the background of the victim’s Windows computer.”

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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. See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. Corporate activity.

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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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JULY 21, 2022

LONDON, 14 July 2022 – TS Imagine , a global leader in trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for capital markets, announces the appointment of three new board members to support the firm’s rapid growth. He brings over 30 years of banking experience and was previously CEO of Scotia Capital in the US.

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MARCH 20, 2018

Reports in BlockTribune on Monday (March 19) said Eximchain raised the investment from China-based cryptocurrency hedge fund FBG Capital. INBlockchain and Kenetic Capital also participated, reports said. Supply chain finance and management are some of the largest targets of blockchain innovators today.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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AUGUST 23, 2018

The Chinese government has a complicated relationship with cryptocurrency: While it seems to be enthusiastic about the applications of blockchain technology, the country has banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and blocked crypto trading sites. billion fund focused on the blockchain.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

NEM Ventures , the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, announced that it has made a strategic investment in Canadian cryptocurrency payments provider Cyclebit. It will also help scale the existing global service throughout North America.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Blockchain companies raised more venture capital and private equity funding in H1’21 than any full year in history. For example, online exchanges are making cryptocurrency trading and investing more accessible to consumers. The company offers enterprise blockchain application development, technology services, and consulting.

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AUGUST 15, 2018

Some prominent hedge fund managers are feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, especially when it comes to retail and technology. There were some cuts though, with large hedge fund managers slashing their positions in Facebook , Apple , Amazon , Netflix , and Google-parent Alphabet.

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JANUARY 30, 2019

News comes that a number of high-powered bastions of higher learning have banded together to bring cryptocurrencies to the mainstream, in a way that bitcoin seemingly cannot, eyeing scale and processing speed. The effort is being funded by Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), which is a nonprofit foundation based in Switzerland.

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OCTOBER 8, 2018

President Maduro Petro officially rolled out the Petro last week, but the cryptocurrency had been available for pre-sale earlier this year. And Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon unveiled a $108-million plan to make the capital into a blockchain-enabled smart city, Coindesk reported. telephone number management.”

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MAY 28, 2018

Venture capital is for the firms and the individuals with the wherewithal to commit hundreds of millions of dollars. Conversely, there is always risk in those same investments, in terms of loss of capital. To that end, Andra Capital said late last month that it would launch a fund geared toward technology investments.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

In news that may be separated from the vagaries of cryptocurrency trading, Banco Santander said this week that it will use Ripple’s ledger, bringing payments across the bank’s OnePay FX platform. The blockchain had been designed on the distributed ledger technology (DLT) via R3 ’s Corda offering.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Blockchain Capital. Blockchain heavyweight Ripple made headlines this week when it announced a $25 million investment in Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused on backing blockchain startups. The funding comes in the form of Ripple’s own cryptocurrency and will be used to fund startups selected by Blockchain Capital.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Of course, the FinTech industry doesn’t have to look it up, but the dictionary now defines blockchain as a technology that enables the keeping of records of financial transactions in a digital database as part of a publicly accessible network. Blockchain is now an official word in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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MAY 2, 2018

Blockchain applications may still be a ways away from real-world proliferation, but the technology is certainly beginning to take steps from proof-of-concept phase into beta and pilot testing. IBM is no stranger to blockchain, and the technology conglomerate has several distributed ledger projects in the works. percent to 7.57

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

At its core, an ATM-as-a-service (or “outsourcing”) model looks to consolidate the vendors within the channel and manage the implementation, software, marketing, transaction processing, and day-to-day servicing of a bank’s ATMs, with the goal of allocating resources to other areas. Maybe it’s time to let ATMs be someone else’s problem.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Cryptocurrencies — Facebook’s Libra included — face at least some new headwinds as they target a mainstream embrace. As she told reporters, digital asset companies have spent relatively more time on technology and infrastructure, and there has not been enough focus on AML efforts. FINMA’S Take.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

With the acquisition of international B2B payments provider Cambridge Global Payments by fuel cards and workforce payment products services provider FLEETCOR Technologies in August, the latter has gained a leg up on competitors in the industry. $55 Here are the numbers: $390 billion | Value of donations to nonprofit organizations in 2016. .

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Cryptocurrency company Sygnum is planning to apply for a banking license in Singapore. In other news, Constellation Network , a San Francisco-based technology and blockchain company, announced that it has signed a working contract with the United States Air Force ( USAF ).

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JUNE 19, 2020

The CBDC will be integrated with Siam Cement Public Company’s financial management and procurement systems and its suppliers developed by Digital Ventures Company. After a feasibility study by the Bank of Thailand, the CBDC will be integrated so as to implement the new payments system.

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MARCH 6, 2018

Payments and commerce so often boil down to giving consumers what they want, and the same is looking to be true for blockchain , the popular distributed ledger technology underlying cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin. Conversely, there are a few even bigger names looking to get into the game. percent opposed.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Similar to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Facebook’s proposed libra, China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment will be powered partially by blockchain technology and dispersed through digital wallets.

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