Bank of Cyprus Launches Fingerprint Card
Bank of Cyprus is now letting its customers use their fingerprints instead of a PIN to authenticate payments. Today the...
Major European FIs Not Prepared for Regulatory Deadline of MiFID 2
EXCLUSIVE - A new set of financial regulations in the form of MiFID II has arrived in Europe today, and...
E-Trade Financial Opens Trading in Bitcoin Futures
Online stock brokerage firm E-Trade Financial Corporation opened trading in bitcoin futures from the CME Group. The New York-based E-trade...
SoFi CEO, Ousted for Sexual Harassment, Forming Next Fintech Company
The founder of online lender, SoFi, who was ousted by his board just a few months ago amid sexual harassment...
Number of Chinese Mobile Payments Approaches 1 Trillion
Mobile payments have been a major trend in 2017, especially for China. This comes as no surprise, with China's expanding...
Russian Cryptocurrency Designed to Evade Western Sanctions
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has commissioned work on a state-run cryptocurrency that can circumvent other cryptocurrency sanctions around the world....
India’s Finance Ministry Calls Cryptocurrencies Ponzi Scheme
Add India to the list of countries that is wary of cryptocurrencies. Today India’s finance ministry released a statement likening...
Crypto Exchange Poloniex Offers (Much) Larger Withdrawals After Verification
EXCLUSIVE - Cryptocurrency exchange, Poloniex is imposing a verification process on all its account holders, but is also providing a great...
Waves Platform Launches Venture Capital Fund Focusing on Crypto-Assets
EXCLUSIVE – Public blockchain platform Waves is launching a new blockchain venture product called Basics Fund to focus on investing in crypto-assets...
Mobile Rideshare App Grab Launches in Cambodia
Southeast Asian ride-hailing app Grab has launched today in Cambodia, partnering with the country’s top mobile banking services provider to...
