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As the monetary impacts of the coronavirus drive discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies, a U.K. blockchain firm has proposed a CDBD system to the Bank of England.
2020-6-13 22:45 | |
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A South Korean bank that manages $270 billion in deposits has partnered with a law firm and a dev studio to move into the crypto space. NH NongHyup Bank has... The post South Korean Bank Developing Bitcoin Crypto Exchange appeared first on Trustnodes.
2020-6-11 18:08 | |
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Baosteel, a Chinese steelmaker, along with Australian mining firm Rio Tinto, have completed a renminbi (RMB)-denominated letter of credit (LC) transaction using blockchain technology. The LC transaction facilitated by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) represents the first-ever paperless cross-border deal in the iron ore industry finalized in China’s fiat currency.
2020-5-14 15:16 | |
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The bank said the blockchain letter-of-credit transaction – between mining giant Rio Tinto and Chinese firm Baosteel – was the first to be denominated in yuan.
2020-5-13 16:00 | |
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The well known artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime, valued at $7. 5 billion, has officially partnered with China's digital currency research institute, an offshoot of the Chinese Central Bank, to help in accelerating the creation of digital yuan.
2020-4-30 23:45 | |
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Taurus Group has secured more than €10 million in an Arab Bank Switzerland-led Series A funding round in a resoundingly successful bid to expand. Back in September 2019, the digital assets firm and Arab Bank Switzerland closed a partnership to offer the bank’s customers Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) brokerage and custody services. It has […]
2020-4-30 23:24 | |
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Taurus Group is looking to expand its operations after securing Series A funding led by Arab Bank (Switzerland).
2020-4-29 15:17 | |
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While undisclosed, the amount is reported to be an “8-digit” figure in Swiss francs — implying a $10 million+ investment
2020-4-29 15:00 | |
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Crypto-friendly Metropolitan Commercial Bank reported $25 million more in deposits from crypto customers in the first quarter of 2020.
2020-4-25 17:50 | |
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Reports have surfaced that IOV labs – the Blockchain solutions firm – has developed a proof of concept for a Blockchain supported clearing system. The project is now undergoing testing, which is being carried out by the Argentinian Central Bank (BCRA).
2020-4-22 00:31 | |
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Argentina’s central bank in partnership with blockchain development firm IOV Labs is testing out a blockchain-based institutional solution for payment settlement and improved traceability. Argentina’s Central Bank Leverages Blockchain Technology According to Fintechzoom, South-American blockchain heavyweight IOV Labs has developed a proof-of-concept roadmap based on its RSK Smart Contract.
2020-4-22 00:07 | |
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Even though the price of Bitcoin crashed about a month ago, it has still performed satisfactorily on average, even amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. A recent report from crypto firm TradeBlock has highlighted Bitcoin’s performance, comparing this performance with that of bank stocks.
2020-4-14 19:28 | |
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Since the covid-19 outbreak wreaked havoc across the world’s economies, the global multinational investment bank Deutsche Bank has been encouraging the use of digital currencies. The firm’s Twitter account and macro strategist Marion Laboure have been tweeting regularly about how coronavirus infection risks could “accelerate digital payment systems across the world.
2020-4-8 09:30 | |
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Coinspeaker Ripple Partners with DeeMoney to Power Faster and Cheaper Cross-Border Money TransfersRipple's partnership with DeeMoney is set to enter the second phase. DeeMoney is currently the only fintech firm with a funds transfer license from the Thai Central Bank.
2020-3-20 18:45 | |
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Caitlin Long, a Wall Street veteran, is joining forces with blockchain firm, Blockstream to launch Avanti Bank, a crypto-focused financial institution that will offer regulated services to institutions working with digital assets, according to a tweet on February 24, 2020.
2020-2-26 20:00 | |
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Morgan Stanley is buying online trading firm E*Trade Financial Group, making it the bank’s largest takeover since the crisis of 2008
2020-2-20 18:37 | |
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Galaxy Digital, the crypto merchant bank founded by Michael Novogratz, has laid off 13 people, roughly 15 percent of its workforce, people familiar with the situation said.
2020-2-14 02:15 | |
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Ripple has been taking significant steps towards providing its financial solutions all around the world, with a recent development expanding the firm's presence in one more country. The National Bank The post Ripple enters Egyptian market; signs cooperation agreement with country's oldest bank appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-12 11:55 | |
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Biz Stone, the Medium & Twitter co-founder has invested in a financial services company called Mode. The company has just released a BTC (Bitcoin) banking application for use in iOS gadgets. The UK-based firm said that the application will be available globally, but users in the United States would not have access to it yet. […]
2020-2-5 21:05 | |
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Major Swiss private banking and wealth management group Julius Baer has launched crypto trading and custodial services following a partnership with licensed crypto bank Seba
2020-1-28 15:06 | |
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Miller Thomson, the court-appointed law firm representing former users of the QuadrigaCX exchange, wants information about Crypto Capital and whether it holds any of Quadriga's funds.
2020-1-23 06:24 | |
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Credit and payments giant Visa Inc. has reportedly paid over $5 billion for a fintech firm that provides services to connect payments apps to bank accounts. It could be good news for the fintech and crypto industry for the coming years.
2020-1-14 10:06 | |
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While it posted a 90 percent gain on the year, Bitcoin didn’t fare too well in the second half of 2019, retracing by 50 percent from $14,000 to as low as $6,400 as a majority of mainstream asset classes posted astronomical gains on the back of central bank liquidity injections into the market.
2020-1-6 17:00 | |
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ASB Bank, owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, becomes the 2nd biggest shareholder of blockchain firm TradeWindow as it joins $1.7 million funding round
2019-12-17 19:21 | |
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Customers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania based bank holding company and financial services corporation PNC are having a tough time. But why? It has become exceedingly difficult to connect bank accounts to popular payments app Venmo.
2019-12-15 23:23 | |
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The cryptocurrency exchange has opened up a position for someone to oversee operations for the firm’s future Wyoming SPDI bank charter.
2019-12-13 22:45 | |
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London-based blockchain firm Saga announced the launch of its Saga token (SGA). The digital unit represents a global currency that complies with regulators’ requirements. Saga Advised by Nobel Prize Winner, Former Bank of Israel Governor The currency is backed by a basket of fiat currency to avoid high volatility.
2019-12-11 17:53 | |
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Millennials are turning their attention to Bitcoin as part of their retirement portfolios, according to research from Charles Schwab. In the bank and brokerage firm’s industry-leading benchmark on retirement plan participant investment activity within self-directed brokerage accounts (SDBAs), a breakdown of individual equity holdings among American Baby Boomers, Gen Xers, and Millennials were compared.
2019-12-6 21:38 | |
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Galaxy Digital is the digital currency bank involved with Mike Novogratz and as things stand now for the firm, there is good news. In the first 9 months of this year alone, the enterprise has made a head-spinning sum of $58.
2019-11-30 21:42 | |
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Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon, an asset management firm with over $373 billion worth of assets under its watch is currently testing the Marco Polo's trade consortium which works on R3's Corda blockchain with an aim of onboarding the client's interest.
2019-11-26 21:02 | |
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FNB Bank, which is one of the ‘big five’ South African banks, has decided to shut down accounts owned by crypto exchanges in the country. However, the bank was quick to note that should the country implement clear-cut cryptocurrency regulations, it might reverse the policy.
2019-11-21 22:42 | |
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The multinational technology giant Google has plans to get into the banking industry according to multiple reports that reveal the firm intends to work with Stanford Federal Credit Union and Citigroup.
2019-11-16 17:58 | |
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Northern Trust, a custody bank, has begun to test the trade of fractionalized bonds using blockchain technology. The banking institution is working together with BondEvalue, a debt market firm based in Singapore.
2019-11-16 00:10 | |
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A survey conducted by the blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis, concluded that out of all the financial professionals polled, 48% believe that next year, Bitcoin will outshine the S&P 500, reports Decrypt.
2019-11-11 17:02 | |
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Tunisia has announced the launch of its digital currency, the ‘E-dinar. ’ With this, the tiny North African country claims to be the first country to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC).
2019-11-10 12:55 | |
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Asian banking giant DBS and multinational commodity trading firm Trafigura Group are tapping blockchain to facilitate global trade.
2019-11-8 11:00 | |
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Asian banking giant DBS and multinational commodity trading firm Trafigura Group are tapping blockchain to facilitate global trade.
2019-11-8 11:00 | |
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Ripple onboards Benjamin Melnicki, former Bank of America Executive, to serve as the firm’s Head of Regulatory Affairs reports U Today. Melnicki will be tasked with communicating with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Committee on the firm’s behalf.
2019-10-28 21:12 | |
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According to McKinsey & Co, bank stocks are in a precarious position. The consulting firm said it believes that more than half of the world’s banks are unlikely to survive an economic downturn, as their costs have begun to outpace returns on equity.
2019-10-23 03:00 | |
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Invo successfully trials Corda-based token transfer with Raiffeisen, Natixis, UK bank - CryptoNinjas Ivno, a London-based firm creating tokens of highly rated collateral for use as a fast, secure and liquid unit of transferable value, has announced the successful completion of its first token transfer trial on R3’s Corda, hosted on Microsoft Azure.
2019-10-17 18:59 | |
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Cryptopay, a crypto wallet and debit card company, has upgraded it's services. Now, clients are able to transfer the U. K. ’s fiat currency, the British Pound (GBP) using a Faster Payments Scheme service.
2019-10-10 18:57 | |
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Crypto wallet and debit card service company Cryptopay now offers transfers with pounds sterling
2019-10-10 18:46 | |
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One of the world’s leading blockchain firms, Ripple’s payment technologies have been popular with many banks globally. One such bank is Banco Santander, which is one of the firm’s largest clients.
2019-10-8 19:30 | |
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HashCash Consultants, a software firm that claims to be developing distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions that allow enterprises to facilitate real-time cross-border payments, has inked a strategic partnership deal with an unnamed global bank for the development of core banking solutions aimed at increasing the speed, security and efficiency of banking processes, reports Yahoo FinanceRead MoreRead More.
2019-10-7 17:00 | |
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iSTOX, a security token platform backed by the Singapore Exchange, have managed to raise their Series A funding. iSTOX has declined to give the exact amount, but the funding was provided by the Thai banking firm, the Kiatnakin Phatra Financial Group (KKP).
2019-10-5 18:14 | |
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Coinspeaker Galaxy Digital and XBTO Making First Block Trade of Bakkt Bitcoin FuturesIntercontinental Exchange has completed the first block trade of Bakkt Bitcoin futures contracts which was executed between digital assets merchant bank Galaxy Digital and crypto investment firm XBTO.
2019-10-5 14:54 | |
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As the multi-billion dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme continues to tumble, news of witnesses set to testify against the scam’s perpetrators are now coming to light. According to Finance Feeds, employees of the Bank of Ireland have been asked to testify in the case against Mark Scott, one of the alleged figureheads of the $3 billion-plus OneCoin scam.
2019-9-30 17:30 | |
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As the age-long economic crisis rages on, Venezuela’s apex bank, Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV) is now running internal tests with officials to find out the possibility of holding bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) in its coffers as foreign reserves, as the nation’s state-owned oil company is looking to pay suppliers in cryptos via theRead MoreRead More.
2019-9-27 15:00 | |
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The stock market may be facing a one-two punch of the whistleblower complaint and the U. S. /China trade war, and the major indices may be down four of the last five days, but don't let that get in the way of bullish long-term expectations.
2019-9-27 01:53 | |
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The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers.
The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026.
Recent 13F filings show Europe's second largest bank, BNP Paribas, has purchased Bitcoin exposure via a US spot Bitcoin ETF.
The proposed new industry guidelines are intended to address issues around AML and CFT rules.
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm.
With $158 million of total capital raised since 2019, Fnality plans to launch the Sterling Fnality Payment System in 2023, subject to approval by the Bank of England.
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has left the banks it oversees unequipped to navigate the regulator's crypto expectations, according to the agency's inspector general, so the FDIC agreed to field a new strategy by January.