PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

Robert Farkas, the 33-year-old co-founder of crypto project Centra Tech , has pleaded guilty in court to conspiring to commit securities and wire fraud, Coindesk reported. The new blockchain-based credit system, according to the E24P regional consortium launched by BLOCKO, will be more transparent in terms of how credit is handled.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

With recent advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, contactless payments, and more, finance is primed for disruption. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. We’ve written about corporate innovation theater before — and how sometimes corporate innovation goes wrong. Get the entire 43-page PDF.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Demand remains an Achilles heel for all cryptocurrencies because most people have soured on this investment class, and have no interest in putting in new money. AAX will leverage LSEG’s Technology to deliver a world-class exchange that ensures safe, trusted and secure digital asset trading for all.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

According to the release, Ripple chose DIFC for its “innovative regulations, expansive network and reputation as a leading global financial centre,” according to the release, with the two companies “aligned” in their visions for the future. Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini, said recently that the tweet from U.S.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2018

Fifty percent of financial executives believe cryptocurrency will become somewhat common for business transactions in the next five years, according to a survey by Robert Half Finance & Accounting. China ranked third, while Japan came in at the bottom of the list with only 30 percent of SMBs adopting digital channels.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A regional government in Russia is now working with state-backed VEB, reports in CoinDesk said this week, as authorities explore how to use blockchain “to improve the quality of management decisions.”. Singapore stepped onto the global stage as a world leader in blockchain innovation in recent months. On the federal level, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2019

The New York State Attorney General ( NYAG ) Letitia James wants to see documents regarding an alleged deal made between cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and stablecoin operator Tether that “misled their clients and investors.”. The design phase is underway, with testing to begin in Q2/Q3 2019.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

Simply put, some regions and countries are not ready for such comprehensive collection, storage or use of personal data. Facebook may be the marquee name of the moment, with the recent news that it intends to help bring a new cryptocurrency to market (that would be Libra, of course), but has seen regulators voice concerns from the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Volante CEO and Founder Vijay Oddiraju told Karen Webster during the latest This Week In Payments conversation that while the pandemic has been bad news, it has also opened up the door to innovation. . Digital innovations of every shape and size now all need to have been put into place yesterday. In the U.S. Crypto’s Big Future .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

The endless speculation over Facebook ’s plans to build a new set of global payments rails and launch a global cryptocurrency comes to an end today with the official launch of Libra. The New Cryptocurrency — Libra. Or does it? The New Governance Structure — The Libra Association.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Between 2011 and 2015, the government allocated $16 billion to help accelerate Singapore’s research, innovation and enterprise landscape. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2018

Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. Check out the B2B payments, blockchain, logistics and data analytics firms that secured funding below. Delivery logistics platform Bringg also secured fresh funding to the tune of $12 million , TechCrunch said this week. B2B Payments.

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Vitalik Buterin

AUGUST 26, 2018

However, in the longer term, I do think that as blockchains become more and more mature, layer 1 will necessarily stabilize, and layer 2 will take on more and more of the burden of ongoing innovation and change. That is, suppose that the blockchain state has regions A and B, where few or no nodes are processing both A and B.

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NCR

AUGUST 18, 2017

Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology as it is sometimes called, is a database that is distributed across a network and cryptographically secured, such that records become immutable. Adopting blockchain technology in this area could not only reduce costs, but enhance security and efficiency. The hurdles to be overcome.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s see how this new scale allows for big investments in future innovation. Since taking the reins at MSUFCU in 2015, Clobes has more than doubled the size of the credit union, started a successful service organization (the Reseda Group), built an innovation center (The Lab), and started development of a new digital platform (Nextly).

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2018

In the path of FinTech innovation, many expect the inevitable demise of the paper check. In no other region or part of the world does the paper check flourish in the volumes it still does today, and that is true for the U.S. But the data doesn’t lie: Paper checks are alive and well, despite efforts to kill it.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2018

Bicycles in their modern form became common in the early 20th century, making them a brilliant innovation that had the misfortune of showing up on the scene shortly before a slightly better one rolled out: the automobile. And what will happen when all the regional ridesharing champions start to clash as they grow globally?

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FICO

DECEMBER 23, 2020

It has also opened new doors for criminals, who have rushed to exploit the uncertainty in a pandemic world and devised new money laundering and terrorist financing schemes by taking advantage of loopholes in the regulations, new ways of working aided by advances in technology, and electronic payment innovations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Almost 33 years ago, David Letterman introduced his singular innovation in stand-up comedy: the Top 10 List. The charges came three months after a previous legal action, where Holmes was on the receiving end of a civil lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), amid allegations of “massive fraud.” percent on the day.

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

The UK, in particular, has seen the most challenger bank activity compared to other regions, as a result of progressive regulations enacted to promote competition and break up the banking monopoly. Tandem lost its banking charter after failing to secure funding. Another drawback to the charter is that it can be revoked.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

The report notes digital that digital currency does not mean cryptocurrency or require the distributed ledger, there a plenty of existing technologies that could do the job. Promoting innovation in payment system. In the current year seigniorage will be in the region of only 500 million or so.

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

In a recent survey of 100 banks across 10 countries conducted by Ovum, the majority of banks across all regions surveyed said they plan to converge their fraud and financial crime operations. They can focus on their core business again and rest assured to live in peace with the auditor and be secure from reputational risks and fines.

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