Fintech News Archives

Demystifying Initial Coin Offering

The no-holds-barred philosophy of “asking for forgiveness as opposed to permission” reigns in bitcoin-land where developers write software and entrepreneurs build businesses...

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Banking Technology Innovations and Investments in Africa

According to the latest report by the world bank, 66% of the people in the Sub-Saharan Africa do not have a bank...

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10 Popular RegTech Startups in Ireland

Between 2009 and 2017, 54,000 regulatory documents have been published by 130 regulatory bodies in the G20 countries alone. The non-G20 countries...

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How Boston Fintech is Boosting like the Major Global Fintech Hubs

Boston, the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, is doing really well in fintech....

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Boost as Major Global Banks Join SWIFT’s Blockchain Proof of Concept

SWIFT is the global provider of secure financial messaging services. Its secure messaging platform connects over 11,000 banking and securities companies across...

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Japan Takes Active Steps to Promote Fintech

The financial regulator in Japan, the Financial Services Authority, intends to establish a fintech hub that will provide a framework to enable...

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PNC Seeks Partnership with Fintechs While Some Banks Consider Venmo a Threat

In February this year, Bloomberg reported that big banks in the U.S had declared war on Venmo. However, for Mike Lyons, the...

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London Fintech Week 2017: A Fintech Innovation Conference

London fintech week involves a series of conferences, workshops, exhibitions, meetups, hackathons, and parties. On each day of the week, a different...

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10 Popular RegTech Firms Specialising in Regulatory Reporting

Regulatory reporting has increased significantly with regulators requiring more frequent and more granular reporting. Nevertheless, it is not immediately clear how effectively...

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Fintech VC Funding on the Decline: What Next?

According to a call co-hosted by Lawrence Wintermeyer of Forbes and Peter Renton of LendIt, fintech venture funding has declined both in...

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10 Popular KYC and CDD Startups

Financial institutions are required to carry out due diligence to identify their customers and satisfy themselves of all relevant information before doing...

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Fintech Startups that Have Recently Graduated from the New York Fintech Boot Camp

The New York Fintech innovation lab was founded in 2010 by the partnership fund for NYC and Accenture. It is one of...

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10 RegTech Startups in the Risk Management Space

RegTech plays a critical role in helping financial institutions to better understand and manage risks and streamline regulatory compliance processes. Past attempts...

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How the Unbanked are Driving Fintech Innovation in Africa

In its 2015 report on global financial inclusion, the World Bank found that only 34% of Sub-Saharan Africans have a financial account....

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10 Reasons Regtech is Valuable in Financial Services Industry

Regtech involves the application of technology to make regulatory compliance easier and more effective. It is predicted that the global demand for...

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Fintech Giants Converge in Copenhagen for Money20/20, 2017 Europe Edition

Money20/20 LLC is a U.S. private company that organizes the largest global events focusing on financial technology innovation for connected commerce at...

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Regtech Firms Providing Solutions to U.S. Financial Institutions

Regulatory and compliance present a challenge to many financial institutions due to the complexity and the resources that may be expended in...

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10 RegTech Companies Every European Banker Must Know About

It is predicted that regulations in the financial services sector will increase with more demand to oversee data, reporting and operation processes....