22 Nov 18 @ 15:14

Regulators are increasingly using technology to improve regulatory oversight and modernise regulation. They are also using their influence to collaborate, convene and commission, so what is on the horizon for... read more

19 Nov 18 @ 16:26

FinTech M&A is at record levels. The competition is fierce as incumbents battle to stay ahead of the curve as the financial services sector is undergoes a technology-driven metamorphosis. Highly-publicised... read more

14 Nov 18 @ 17:05

It is a well known fact that China has for some time been against the cryptocurrency boom taking place globally, however, The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has has now... read more

05 Nov 18 @ 13:10

Bitcoin is Ten! Ten years ago, as Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and the global economy nosedived into recession, the idea for an alternative digital currency was being built online. On... read more

01 Nov 18 @ 11:42

The UK’s Royal Mint has been forced to end plans to launch its digital gold token after a partnership with US exchange group CME failed and the government vetoed a... read more

10 Oct 18 @ 08:28

Still dealing with the damage to consumer confidence after the crisis of 2008 and the new opportunities being seized by FinTech businesses the big banks are caught in a perfect... read more

25 Sep 18 @ 10:10

The $110 trillion payments business is facing further and major disruption from the FinTech revolution that will upend the traditional financial services industry and create new opportunities for venture-backed companies... read more

13 Sep 18 @ 09:00

GRAFT (Global Real-time Authorizations and Funds Transfers), a blockchain payment network innovator has announced that it has achieved its first end-to-end instant payment transaction (under 2 seconds) on the GRAFT Network.... read more

10 Sep 18 @ 17:00

Two buzzwords often heard in identity today are self-sovereign identity and distributed identity. The reason for considering new models for identity is, among other things, to avoid a single point... read more

03 Sep 18 @ 13:03

China is further tightening its clampdown on cryptocurrency, nearly a year after the government imposed a wide-ranging ban on local exchanges and ICO’s fundraising for digital currencies. Financial officials in an eastern... read more

31 Aug 18 @ 13:25

The doom-mongers have long been predicting an existential crisis in banking. Banks are being assailed on every side — by FinTech start-ups, Big Tech and regulators. They must maintain 24/7... read more

14 Aug 18 @ 13:51

Previously existing only on the fringes of finance or computer science, cryptocurrencies are now being discussed more widely. In the future, banks may not be the only ones making money... read more

03 Aug 18 @ 10:58

A new study has found that blockchain deployments will enable banks to realise savings on cross-border settlement transactions of more than $27 billion by the end of 2030, reducing costs by... read more

31 Jul 18 @ 13:41

Mastercard recently won a patent to protect a method that would manage “fractional reserves of blockchain currency”, meaning consumers might one day be able to charge their purchases on their credit... read more

27 Jul 18 @ 10:41

By 2020, nearly all smart devices including mobile phones, tablets and wearables will have some form of biometrics security enablement. By the same time, personal banking through mobile apps will... read more

17 Jul 18 @ 09:58

UK regulators are starting to give cryptocurrencies and associated crypto assets their seal of approval. This is significant, not least because it goes against the prevailing wisdom among policymakers around the world... read more

14 Jun 18 @ 11:16

It would appear that a new rivalry is raging that looks set to decide how cross-border payments are handled for decades to come. It is a contest that encapsulates much... read more

12 Jun 18 @ 09:13

Thailand’s central bank chief has confirmed research into Project Inthanon, and a number of blockchain applications in banking, involving a central bank digital currency used for interbank settlements. In a... read more

11 Jun 18 @ 12:24

In Europe, as in the rest of the world, reports of major security breaches continue unabated, despite global efforts to fight back with increased IT security spending – according to... read more

04 Jun 18 @ 09:20

The internet of things (IoT) is already being used across many industries. It is ushering in an era in which ‘smart’ things can seamlessly collect, share and analyse data. It... read more