PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

Crypto boosters have spent the better part of the past decade promoting the idea that great fiat-currency disruptions are coming care of blockchain and literally hundreds of thousands of variations of cryptocurrency circulating in the world today. Or at least they didn’t until now. Crypto’s Path To Spendability.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

With more emerging use cases and an increasingly accepting regulatory landscape, cryptocurrencies are gaining traction in new areas of the market, and corporate treasurers want in. Initially, businesses began to dabble in crypto with an experimental approach to the technology. But it may not be smooth sailing ahead.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has proposed new regulations on cryptocurrency that will include those engaging in overseas activity, in an expansion on rules for the sector, according to a press release. The two organizations said an international consensus could help speed up transactions across borders.

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JANUARY 31, 2022

A couple of weeks ago, Crypto.com, one of the fastest-growing cryptocurrency platforms, was hacked on January 17, 2022. Firms that implement security solutions that customers understand and appreciate will improve the overall customer experience as well as reduce operational risk. We shouldn’t be that surprised.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

EOS refers to “a decentralized operating system [that] is developed to support decentralized applications in commercial scale by providing them [with] all the essential support and features,” as per one common definition. The EOS token is taken as a cryptocurrency in ICO.”. Bitcoin , however, is far behind, taking 17th place.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

JCB, one of the biggest credit card operator in Japan, has also worked with blockchain before, partnering with U.S.-based Keychain Core was rolled out last September, earlier than expected, as reports suggested that kind of technology wouldn’t be available for another few years. based Paystand for a B2B payments system.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Kadena’s existing blockchain clients include $3 billion asset manager USCF Investments, healthcare technology company Rymedi, and leading Latin American technology business Alteum, as well as one of the world’s top 100 largest banks, and Fortune 500 companies. “In The current policy is a non-policy.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports. The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F.

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

billion is estimated to have been lost to cryptocurrency scams, thefts and fraud in the first quarter of 2019, and cybercriminals and scammers are not the only ones putting digital asset users at risk. Tackling such fraud issues requires cryptocurrency trading platforms to take a variety of approaches. More than $1.2 Low-Friction KYC.

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Gonzobanker

MARCH 9, 2022

The unicorns of core banking systems have been running wild the past few weeks, and these frothy deals signal a future shift in how executives should view the world of financial technology. Through all the fun of bank techies getting rich and new players throttling old models, bank technology is still a gritty mess of hard work.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In just his first full week as CFPB Director, the CFPB sent orders to six technology platforms offering payment services directing them to provide information to the Bureau. for a transaction to be covered and transactions in or enabled by cryptocurrency are included.) “C2C” means both domestic U.S. to consumers outside the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 30, 2019

Elwood Asset Management — owned by British billionaire and Brevan Howard Founder Alan Howard — is planning a $1 billion venture into the crypto hedge fund space. The asset manager is developing a platform that would tailor portfolios of cryptocurrency funds for institutional investors, the Financial Times reported on Aug.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Malaysia-based MyEG Services is rolling out a new payroll solution developed on blockchain technology. 5) said MyEG is rolling out “PayMe” software, a tool allowing employers to manage payroll functions, like overtime, more accurately. Payroll is one of the many potential use cases for blockchain technology.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 27, 2020

cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” Through intermediated exchanges of payments, banks facilitate the flow of funds within our economy and serve important financial risk management and other financial needs of bank customers.

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Banking Exchange

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Banks should not learn the wrong lessons, however Payments Technology Risk Management Financial Trends Cards Online Mobile Security Checks/Remote Deposit Capture Tech Management Operational Risk Compliance/Regulatory Cyberfraud/ID Theft Blockchain Fintech Feature Feature3.

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MARCH 18, 2020

cryptocurrency exchange to provide a Visa card to its customers but also offers… industry-first features like ZoomMe, CoinZoom’s free peer-to-peer crypto and fiat payment system.”. Some of the hires are Bryan Bishop, who is joining as the chief technology officer of the firm, and Zev Shimko, who will serve as chief operating officer.

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FICO

JUNE 23, 2022

The Role of Data in Managing Fraud and Financial Crime Today. Here are the highlights from the fraud management data discussion I had at FICO World 2022 with Julie Conroy, Head of Risk Insights and Advisory at Aite-Novarica Group. We’re seeing collaboration in the technology and data layers among these two competencies.”

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

And the central bank of the Bahamas will reportedly launch the Sand Dollar throughout the country next month following a test of the cryptocurrency on Abaco and Exuma in 2019, Bloomberg reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

“We’re processing many of these transactions already, leading the way with [artificial intelligence] AI, analytics and automation to get to a more streamlined processing,” said Melanie Cutlan, managing director of blockchain services for Accenture Operations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2020

Teaming up with blockchain mobile ticketing platform TIXnGO , the move follows “a successful trial of the technology during the 2019 season,” Cointelegraph said. Australia is pushing ahead with a cryptocurrency exchange in Singapore, according to the Independent Reserve on Friday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Whether it’s simple online purchases or banking, or more complex areas like cryptocurrency or money laundering, Trevor Wingert , a senior know your customer (KYC) and anti-fraud solutions consultant for GeoGuard , told PYMNTS that rapidly changing use cases and technology highlight gaps in the current security approaches being used.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

The CEO and CFO of the BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced today that they have reached an agreement to purchase a 268-year-old German bank in order to establish “a one-stop shop for regulated crypto products in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.”. Regulated” is a word Höptner returned to repeatedly in the announcement.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2019

The B2B FinTech space saw its fair share of venture capital, too, with investors targeting spend management, alternative small business lending, workforce management and enterprise crypto services — plus, some news of a few more investment rounds likely on the horizon.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance into the world of blockchain. The involvement of the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange comes as the government cracks down on such firms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Chris Wright, Protiviti’s global leader of business performance improvement solution, recently spoke with PYMNTS to reflect on the survey, which is indicative of the organization’s ever-growing adoption of technologies that amplify the importance of data on their operations. The results are not surprising, he said.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Corporate treasurers have said they’re interested in a slew of cutting-edge FinTech solutions that experts believe will disrupt financial business management. There is a strong correlation between adoption of these technologies and recognition of the tools’ positive impact on efficiency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Corporate payments are still not a guaranteed use case for cryptocurrencies. Wirex , which providers consumers with an account to store both fiat and cryptocurrency, recently stepped into the corporate finance space with the launch of its business account. That’s the strategy for Wirex, too, explained Lazarichev.

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PYMNTS

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. Why WeChat? billion fund focused on the blockchain.

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APRIL 6, 2018

The head of two cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were detained by law enforcement for allegations they embezzled the assets of customers. Coinnest apologized on its website for “causing grave concern” and saying it has removed the managers from overseeing company business. “We

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PYMNTS

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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Bobsguide

AUGUST 25, 2022

Australian creative technologies business Two Bulls and Thailand’s Translucia Global Innovation are developing a Metaverse R&D Center in Australia. Located in Melbourne, Victoria, the US$100 million centre will be one of the largest in the world when operational. Australia to host US$100m Metaverse R&D Center. fintech .

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PYMNTS

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. The Amazon of China may be operating in blockchain, but the world’s actual Amazon is doing the same.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

One financial technology firm currently navigating the process of securing a bank charter is Avanti Financial Group , and as it approaches market launch, Founder and CEO Caitlin Long said the firm is focusing on another area of financial services that has struggled to manage complex regulatory challenges: digital assets. .”

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Their research will begin with a proof-of-concept for a CBDC operated on distributed ledger technology (DLT) to test the proposed coins’ use cases in payment settlements, the release stated. RBA expects to finish the project at the end of this year.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The technology lets users move money sans routing, banking account or credit card number. VMware Head of Cybersecurity Strategy Tom Kellermann said that extremist groups, beyond organized crime, are known to harness alternative payments infrastructure to fundraise and for “operational purposes.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

The largest round of the week went to OakNorth , but other significant investments landed at supply chain management, corporate accounting and small business finance players, totaling more than $821 million in total VC funding. Open Financial Technologies. India’s Open Financial Technologies raised $4.6 Chainalysis.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2018

The drop came as news surfaced that Japanese regulators were scrutinizing cryptocurrencies. While Ben offers users the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, he can also teach them about cryptocurrency and can read industry news. the British government is planning on creating a new cryptocurrency task force, The Next Web reported. “[The]

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