China Cracks Down on Bitcoin Mining as Country’s Top Crypto Exchange Moves to Japan
The central bank of China is tightening its grip on bitcoin mining in the state, telling local governments that it...
Risk & Security
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...
Israel Considers Issuing National Cryptocurrency
The Israeli government is creating its own "digital shekel," according to multiple reports. The move is apparently driven by the...
Blockchain in Cross-Border Payments and Other Things IBM is Looking at in 2018
EXCLUSIVE - Blockchain in cross-border payments will be big in 2018. At least that’s what IBM’s Rajesh Venkatraman, director of worldwide...
How AI Will Change Banking (and Everything Else) [AUDIO]
AI is taking over the world. From self-driving cars to personal finance and even AI fitting rooms, it is hard...
With No Fintech Charter Applications, Judge Rules NY OCC Lawsuit ‘Premature’
A federal judge has ruled on a New York lawsuit set against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s...
AI Tech Company QuantaVerse’s New Service to Fight Financial Crime
EXCLUSIVE - Financial crime detecting platform QuantaVerse has added a new AI-based service to allow its financial institutions and banking...
Banks Will Only Slow Fintech Innovation if They Acquire Rather Than Partner, Hyperwallet Says
EXCLUSIVE—Should banks acquire or partner with smaller, more agile fintechs? Well, that depends if the end goal of the bank...
JPMorgan, Barclays Sign On for IBM Quantum Computing System
IBM has signed 12 companies up for early access to its developing quantum computing system, including the banks JPMorgan Chase...
Menlo Security Raises $40M For Malware Protection with Amex, HSBC
Cybersecurity startup Menlo Security has raised $40 million in a new funding, it announced yesterday, with investors including American Express...
