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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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It all depends on how you look at it — and where you look, of course. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And, of course, the crypto landscape extends well beyond bitcoin. Of course, it’ll take some time to get there if we do. Building The (Retail) Use Cases.

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SoftBank Earmarks $1B For eCommerce, Healthcare And FinTech In LatAm

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SoftBank is also partnering with the Correlation One foundation to start an 11-week training course for future AI experts, he said. . In 2019, Softbank invested $130 million in Kaszek Ventures and bought a $100 million stake in Valor Capital Group.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Looks For Additional Funding; WeTrade Transfer From OTC Could Bring In $121 Million

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Globe Telecom’s financial technology division, Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, notched $175 million in additional venture funding in January. Plus, TransferWise is anticipated to file its initial public offering (IPO) with joint coordinators Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

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How FinTechs Help Companies Optimize Their Payments Acceptance Costs

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Companies then, of course, have the operational side of the costs and the associated headcount. It takes significant financial resources to maintain the entire payment contraption — and it also requires funding to add to that system from a capital improvement or innovation perspective in addition to the people costs.

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Brussels To Investigate German Regulator Over Wirecard

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Dombrovskis told the Times he will ask the 27-nation bloc’s markets supervisor to evaluate BaFin’s handling of the one-time rising star German financial technology company. “We We need to clarify what went wrong.”.

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Federal banking agencies issue guide for community banks on conducting due diligence on fintech companies

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The OCC, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have issued a guide that is intended to assist community banks in conducting due diligence when considering relationships with financial technology (fintech) companies (Guide).

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Fintech and impeccable data combine to meet analytics demand of investment professionals

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In the popular and political press, 2016 is sometimes and facetiously referred to as the year in which “facts don’t matter” But in the world of financial technology and investment management, of course, facts do matter. The demand by investment professionals for superior.