04 Dec 17 @ 15:57
A version of the Raiden payments channel network has been launched on the main Ethereum blockchain. Activated yesterday, the launch comes months after µRaiden – known more commonly as “microraiden” – first... read more
16 Nov 17 @ 11:56
We are approaching the most critical juncture in the history of modern banking. The impact of regulation, in concert with the increasing deployment of transformative technologies, is permanently altering the... read more
31 Oct 17 @ 14:50
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new malware, CryptoShuffler Trojan, which steals cryptocurrencies from a user’s wallet by replacing their address with its own in the device’s clipboard. Criminals are targeting... read more
30 Oct 17 @ 11:28
The fifth annual cross-border e-commerce research report has been published in collaboration with Juniper Research and reveals cross-border e-commerce trends in 2017. The paper includes the results of a global survey of... read more
17 Oct 17 @ 13:52
Nikolay Nikiforov, Russia’s Minister of Communications has revealed that President Vladimir Putin has given the Go-Ahead for a new cryptocurrency dubbed CryptoRuble, reports CoinTelegraph, claiming local news sources. The Russian form of cryptocurrency won’t be... read more
17 Oct 17 @ 12:33
Globally, the FinTech market made a strong rebound in Q2’17, with total investment more than doubling on a quarter-over-quarter basis to more than $8.4 billion. Large increases in private equity... read more
11 Oct 17 @ 11:00
Ripple, one of the biggest blockchain companies, has announced it has $15bn of cryptocurrency reserves that it may use to acquire or partner with rivals, as it seeks to dominate... read more
09 Oct 17 @ 11:53
Hackers have managed to install code on the sites that uses visitors’ computers to “mine” the crypto-currencies. School, charities and file-sharing websites have been caught out by scammers who are... read more
04 Oct 17 @ 09:32
Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned central bankers that digital currencies are rising. Lagarde told them not to discount digital currencies, because they are gaining more adoption and... read more
26 Sep 17 @ 16:57
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the underlying Blockchain technology was invented/created over eight years ago as an alternative means of payment through the mining of digital currency (Bitcoin) by solving cryptic... read more
21 Sep 17 @ 09:59
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency in the world by market cap, like Bitcoin a few weeks ago, has rolled out the first stage of its Metropolis hard fork proposal this week. Coin Telegraph... read more
20 Sep 17 @ 14:28
From virtual mobile wallets to peer-to-peer money transfer apps, there are an increasingly diverse number of ways to pay, beyond the old medium of cash. And the geographic scope of... read more
18 Sep 17 @ 14:50
Data privacy is driving the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) in the UK, and yet it’s widely felt that banks and other financial services institutions have run out of... read more
05 Sep 17 @ 13:15
A new study from has found that the value of cryptocurrency transactions is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2017, more than 15 times the level in 2016. The new research... read more
01 Aug 17 @ 16:36
Today, the cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, split in two as a ‘breakaway’ group of Bitcoin miners and developers plan to create the new Bitcoin cash network that increases the transaction capacity of... read more
19 Apr 17 @ 13:38
According to a new report, the FinTech (financial technology) sector is rising globally, and has already arrived in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In fact, the number of... read more
27 Mar 17 @ 12:24
With the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and open architecture framework set to come into force next year, regulation may well tip the scales between banks and FinTechs for... read more
06 Mar 17 @ 15:53
Federal Reserve board governor Jerome Powell took critical aim at the concept of a central bank-issued digital currency during a roundtable event focused on blockchain and the future of financial... read more
28 Feb 17 @ 14:37
Global investment in FinTech ventures grew 10% in 2016, to $23.2 billion, driven primarily by a wave of blockbuster deals in China, according to Accenture analysis of data from CB Insights,... read more
14 Feb 17 @ 14:49
A new report reveals that 74% of Nordic banks intend to collaborate with FinTech firms in 2017. This finding is in sharp contrast to 2016’s study, which found that less... read more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:31
Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:32
The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more
10 Sep 26 @ 15:44
US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more