2019-11-20 17:01 |
U.K.-based Cashaa, which describes itself as a banking service platform, is about to launch bank accounts for stateside crypto firms denominated in U.S. dollars. origin »
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Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian’s Initialized Capital, Blockchain Capital and PayPal Ventures are backing TRM Labs in its effort to help financial firms manage crypto risk.
2019-11-20 16:00 | |
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Cashaa has announced forthcoming dollar-based banking services for cryptocurrency companies based in the U.S., stepping in for traditional banks. The post Cashaa Announces U.S. Dollar Bank Accounts for Cryptocurrency Firms appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
2019-11-16 19:20 | |
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Coinspeaker FINMA Approves Two Banking Licenses for Blockchain Firms, Releases New Blockchain GuidanceThis is an effort from FINMA to bring blockchain-based companies and virtual assets service providers (VASPs) under the regulatory framework to foster a healthy working atmosphere.
2019-8-27 15:20 | |
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By CCN Markets: Blockchain projects around the world have been seeking approval, or for that matter, concrete guidance, from regulators such as FINMA for the last several years. FINMA, the Swiss financial regulatory watchdog, has approved two requests for banking licenses.
2019-8-27 22:30 | |
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India Supreme Court Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman has ruled that the Reserve Bank of India has not responded appropriately to concerns from the country's crypto industry regarding the RBI's ban on banks providing services to crypto firms.
2019-8-21 19:11 | |
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Blockchain technology company, Bitfury, has announced its partnership with U. S-based Provident Bank, in an attempt to provide banking services to digital asset firms. In a recent blog post, the company revealed that the Provident Bank would use Bitfury’s Crystal blockchain analytics to monitor transactions, as well as power the recruiting procedures of a potential client.
2019-7-10 14:30 | |
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The recently concluded blockchain summit in London had more than a few people in attendance with over 100 speakers. There were representatives from some of the world’s biggest firms including Citibank, Maersk, FedEx, IBM, Hyperledger and so on who all spoke on many issues regarding blockchain technology and its use as well as adoption.
2019-7-3 22:01 | |
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CoinRecoil, a defunct Indian cryptocurrency exchange, had earlier filed a writ petition against the RBI circular to ban crypto firms from using traditional banking services. Kunal Barchha, the co-founder of the exchange, wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, detailing all of his concerns and frustration, as reported by INC42, June 30, 2019.
2019-7-2 19:00 | |
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Indian crypto exchange Koinex announced it will be ceasing operations as a result of the Reserve Bank of India's ban on banks offering services to crypto-related firms.
2019-6-28 19:32 | |
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The Tezos Foundation recently announced that the co-creator of PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) Switzerland’s Blockchain initiative will be joining the team to strengthen its operations in the country.
2019-6-14 08:20 | |
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We all know that banks make it difficult for blockchain businesses by denying them access to conventional banking services and accounts. Well now, it seems insurance firms are throwing a spanner in the works for cryptocurrency mining businesses in Africa.
2019-6-13 13:41 | |
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Blockchain Technology, along with the idea of digital assets, has caught the attention of several major economic institutions. According to the Wall Street Journal, 14 major financial firms, including the likes of Barclays, Nasdaq, Credit Suisse Group, Banco Santander, ING, and Lloyds Banking Group, led by UBS group AG, have decided to come together to launch […] The post UBS Group AG-led banks to launch blockchain-based platform USC token to facilitate cross-border trading appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2019-6-4 19:15 | |
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The banking industry is hell-bent on taking over the nascent blockchain and cryptocurrency market. A group of financial firms led by UBS Group AG is eyeing blockchain technology for settling cross-border trades worldwide with its own “Bitcoin-like” token.
2019-6-3 13:22 | |
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Despite some banks touting dedicated crypto onboarding services, European cryptocurrency firms are struggling with an unfriendly banking sector and incredibly steep account fees.
2019-5-31 19:32 | |
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Coinfloor will collect a fee for referring reputable crypto startups to electronic money institution Enumis for bank-like current accounts.
2019-5-29 11:00 | |
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Eman Pulis, the organizer of the Malta Blockchain Summit, has stated that while blockchain, cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI)-related businesses are still finding it hard to secure banking services in the nation, Estonia and Swiss are fast attracting these firms, according to a Times of Malta report on May 12, 2019.
2019-5-14 09:00 | |
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Tether has taken a lot of heat for admitting it is running a fractional reserve. There’s no doubt that Tether’s unregulated nature makes this approach risky and that its lack of transparency is unsettling, but the entire modern banking system is architected on fractioned assets.
2019-5-13 16:37 | |
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Microsoft and American bank JP Morgan are teaming up to make it easier to put enterprise businesses on the blockchain. Yesterday, Microsoft announced, that it’s partnered with the American banking giant to try to spearhead the adoption of JPM’s enterprise variant of the Ethereum blockchain, Quorum.
2019-5-3 12:20 | |
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An Arizona man and Israeli woman have been charged with allegedly operating an unlicensed money transferring business for crypto firms
2019-5-1 00:05 | |
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On April 24, 2019, the first bitcoin ATM in the Islamic Republic of Iran was revealed at the 12th International Exhibition of Exchange, Bank and Insurance in Tehran.
2019-4-27 21:31 | |
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Online banking platform Cashaa is set to allow users to purchase bitcoin, ether and Cashaa’s own token, CAS, using major credit and debit cards. This new service is a follow-up to the Business Banking Services Cashaa launched earlier in April 2019, which allows both individuals and private firms to open accounts with Cashaa and accept cryptocurrency payments.
2019-4-24 01:08 | |
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JP Morgan Chase, a Wall Street financial giant with a mixed crypto history, has widened its use of blockchain technology intending to improve the flow of the payments system in the banking industry, states a report by The Financial Times on April 21.
2019-4-23 14:29 | |
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The global banking giant intends to expand its use of the shared ledger technology, while inviting fintech firms to experiment with its DLT platform J. P. Morgan bank has been actively following the recent fintech trends.
2019-4-22 10:16 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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Blockchain and cryptocurrency firms are facing difficulties with opening bank accounts until they get their Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) license according to the Times of Malta report on March 1, 2019.
2019-3-5 13:00 | |
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Banks are reportedly declining account applications from blockchain and crypto-related firms in Malta
2019-3-2 01:16 | |
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Cryptocurrency startups in Bermuda can now open bank accounts in New York. In a press release published Thursday, the Government of Bermuda announced that it is partnering with New York-based Signature Bank.
2019-3-2 16:03 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Initium Group, a future corporate banking group, focused on providing high-quality traditional banking services to firms in the crypto and blockchain space, has officially announced its official launch and upcoming token sale.
2019-2-15 22:02 | |
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A group of lawyers from some of Canada’s top law firms convened in a court in Halifax, Nova Scotia, today to secure the right to represent creditors in the ongoing QuadrigaCX litigation.
2019-2-15 01:45 | |
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For those QuadrigaCX users who were fortunate enough to have withdrawal requests honored, some appear to have received their funds through unconventional means. An anonymous QuadrigaCX user who corresponded with Bitcoin Magazine said that they received a bank deposit from Robertson Nova Consulting Inc.
2019-2-15 20:28 | |
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Estonia’s e-Residency program allows location-independent non-citizens and firms to access services such as banking digitally. Cryptocurrency firms have particularly embraced the program warmly with around 600 of them estimated to be registered there currently.
2019-2-2 15:30 | |
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One of Switzerland’s major private banking firms, Vontobel, is offering regulated cryptocurrency custody services to institutional clients such as… The post Vontobel, Major Private Swiss Bank, Offers Institutional Clients Regulated Crypto Custody appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-1-15 04:58 | |
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A squad of cybersecurity firms have tracked a ransomware threat spreading across the internet known as Ryuk, which has collected over 705 BTC in just five months, estimated to be worth the equivalent of $3.
2019-1-14 14:13 | |
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Latest Stellar Lumens News Thing is, if implemented properly, Blockchain will disrupt businesses, governance systems and even value exchanges. Aside from supply chain management, blockchain is definitely shaping for the banking industry.
2018-12-14 15:15 | |
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German blockchain startup Bitwala has launched crypto banking in Germany. After securing €4 million (roughly $4. 5 million) from VC firms Earlybird and Coparion in September of 2018 to develop a crypto banking solution, the company has allegedly amassed a waiting list of 30,000 potential users.
2018-12-13 22:32 | |
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Swiss FINMA recently introduced new guidelines for companies, including blockchain and cryptocurrency-based firms interested in the new FinTech license. Details of the Guidelines Switzerland’s financial regulatory body, the Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), recently published a set of guidelines for the procurement of the new FinTech License.
2018-12-5 12:41 | |
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Ripple, a global payments network is currently in the process of expanding as they onboard new customers and financial firms. According to Bloomberg’s article published on November 15, 2018, Ripple’s popularity with financial institutions may one day overtake the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) banking network, as the blockchain-based company uses newer and […] Ripple’s CEO Believes That the Blockchain Startup May Topple the Swift Banking Network was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.
2018-11-15 17:29 | |
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After the U. S. government forced Swift to cut ties with more than 70 banks in Iran, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple Labs Inc. , said that his company was gaining new customers because financial firms are seeking technology that is better, faster, and more stable than the Swift banking network, Bloomberg reported on November 13, 2018.
2018-11-15 00:00 | |
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The Block has published a new report detailing where some of the world’s largest cryptocurrency firms house their holdings. The report specifically notes interesting trends happening with cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex, whose financial practices have been the subject of controversy this year.
2018-10-26 20:54 | |
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Management guru Peter Drucker has a simple definition for business: “It’s other people’s money. ” And when it comes to their wallets, apparently more people around the world are having less confidence in traditional banks.
2018-10-22 17:35 | |
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Fidelity Investments has launched a new business to allow its institutional clients to trade in digital currencies such as bitcoin, a press release reveals. Known as Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC, the company will purchase and sell cryptocurrencies for family offices, hedge funds and other monetary ventures.
2018-10-16 22:22 | |
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The crypto world seems to be on a different planet to the regular banking world. The companies behind the various digital currencies and their products are almost out of a futuristic science fiction movie.
2018-10-11 13:00 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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After helping Ugandans to become their banks and seamlessly carry out daily financial transactions like purchasing mobile airtime, paying electricity bills and more, without having to pay exorbitant banking fees, the creators of DALA, an Ethereum-based ERC-20 token, are now partnering with the Ugandan government and other local firms to develop a blockchain-powered renewable energy economy, reported TechCrunch on October.
2018-10-4 11:00 | |
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LinkedIn has been keeping its finger on the pulse of the United States’ most thriving startups, and crypto organizations are showing tremendous signs of life — and growth.
2018-9-8 23:36 | |
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Singapore’s Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the country’s central banking institution, has teamed up with major firms. The project hopes to develop solutions for the exchange and settlement of tokenized digital currencies, as well as securities assets.
2018-8-25 07:00 | |
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Perhaps feeling pressure from worldwide regulators, international cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has finally resorted to arming itself with a chief compliance officer, Reuters reports. They’ve put Jeff Horowitz in charge of keeping Coinbase in line as it continues its global expansion.
2018-7-31 18:15 | |
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Access to personal financial data and the emergence of blockchain technology have been the catalyst for a revolution in the banking sector. At the start of this year, banks within the European Union were ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to grant customers access to their personal data.
2018-7-31 20:42 | |
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Cashaa, a crypto bank and exchange app, today announced that it has raised USD 5 million from Dubai based O1ex, a blockchain investment and advisory firm. Cashaa is a crypto-friendly bank app based in London.
Cashaa, a crypto-friendly banking wallet platform, today announced that euro IBANs will be available to corporate entities from February 20th, 2020. EU current accounts are an alternative to Euro-denominated bank accounts.
Cashaa has announced forthcoming dollar-based banking services for cryptocurrency companies based in the U.S., stepping in for traditional banks. The post Cashaa Announces U.S. Dollar Bank Accounts for Cryptocurrency Firms appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
Cryptocurrency wallet and payment app Cashaa, announced it has enabled INR (Indian rupee) deposits and purchases of crypto in India for residents, up to 1 crore INR per month. Founded in June 2016, a large portion of Cashaa’s users had been based in India, which for the past years had a difficult relationship with cryptocurrency.
CryptoNinjas Cashaa, a multi-sig crypto wallet, and banking ecosystem, today announced that it has now launched credit and debit card functionality to allow users to securely buy bitcoin, ethereum, and CAS, etc.