The latest finance news including topics such as the development of digital banking and the future of Fintech, and stories from the World Bank and World Trade Organisations (WTO) stories.
Sari Stenfors, PhD from the ReCon Blockchain Research Project at Aalto University looks at how distributed and open technologies transform our interactions
In a forward-looking...
Japan is clamping down on cryptocurrency exchanges after suffering one of the biggest cyber attacks
The Financial Service Agency (FSA) has said that they will...
European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, Andrus Ansip shares his thoughts on how digitisation is changing both people and society, including disruptive technologies such...
February 21, 2018, for the first time, Switzerland (Geneva) will host Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland. The event is dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrencies,...
A cryptocurrency app is to be launched by one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations due to “soaring global demand”
deVere Crypto, the...
French finance minister, Bruno Le Maire wants a new legal framework for cryptocurrency regulations to overcome tax evasion and terrorist funding
The finance minister has...
The Polish government hopes to revolutionise payments and the banking system by developing national cryptocurrency
The Polish Blockchain Technology Accelerator (PATB) has revealed that one...
We interviewed R3’s Chase Gordon to learn about cutting-edge distributed ledger technology for businesses in the financial services industry today
R3 builds cutting-edge distributed ledger...
What challenges and opportunities could the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) provide?
The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) requires banks to open their payments infrastructure...
The Crypto Valley Association’s Tom Lyons argues that along with its competitive advantages, decentralised culture and democratic tradition have made Switzerland an epicentre of...
Secure Cloudlink's new and unique approach to digital security wins UBS future of finance 2017 challenge
In the annual competition, which seeks out innovations and ideas...