Japanese Regulator Warns of ICO Risks As Bitcoin Tops $6,000
Japan is the latest country to express concern over initial coin offerings and cryptocurrency, with its regulatory body the Financial...
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Westpac First Large Australian Bank to Create its Own Wearable Devices
Australian bank Westpac has created its own line of wearable devices, under the name ‘PayWear,’ to enable ‘tap and pay’...
New Payment APIs, Tez Growth, Mobile Expansion Could Point to Bigger Fintech Ambitions for Google
EXCLUSIVE— Is Google looking to become a fintech power? The company, which reported strong results for its third quarter yesterday,...
A London Office And B2C Product, AI Fintech Clinc Has Big Plans
EXCLUSIVE - Financial services-focused conversational AI company, Clinc is contemplating a B2C product, Clinc CEO and co-founder Jason Mars told...
Home Rental Fintech Rentberry Seeks $30 Million in ICO
EXCLUSIVE - Blockchain-based rental payments platform Rentberry is looking to raise $30 million in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) next month, Bank...
Users Prefer PayPal Over Apple Pay When It Comes to Digital Wallets
Digital wallet adoption is slowly on the rise, and payments provider PayPal seems to be the most popular choice for...
Fintech Revolut Is Adding 40 New Businesses A Day
U.K.-based fintech Revolut is onboarding 40 new firms to its service per day, registering a total of 16,000 business customers...
Uber Teams Up With Barclays To Launch Credit Card in U.S.
EXCLUSIVE - First comes Uber, an on-demand car service, then UberEATS and now a credit card? Yes, that’s right, the...
Blockchain Startup Nuggets Opens ICO, Accepting Ether, Bitcoin and… Cash?
EXCLUSIVE— Consumer blockchain startup Nuggets has just begun its ICO pre-sale, inviting users to purchase Nuggets Tokens to raise money...
HSBC’s New Credit Card Seeks to Lure World-Class Travelers
EXCLUSIVE - HSBC has a new credit card, the bank announced today. The card is called the HSBC Premier World...
