Fintech

Future of payments review: Open banking, fintech competitiveness and public sector payments

The UK's Future of Payments review aims to use open banking and innovation to make public services better and more inclusive.

Is it safe to buy and sell real estate on the blockchain?

Emmanuel Darko, distributed ledger technology expert discusses the capabilities of purchasing real estate through the blockchain.

Building wealth through cryptocurrencies

Director of Investor Relations at Atlas Quantum, Bruno Peroni shares his expert views on building wealth through cryptocurrencies

Tech expert comments on turbulent nature of cryptocurrency sector

Bitcoin will lose 50 per cent of its cryptocurrency market share to Ethereum within five years, states an influential tech expert and business analyst.

Tech companies win government competition to help renters onto property ladder

Winners of the government's Rent Recognition Challenge Tech will use their prize money to create a simple to use apps that will help renters towards owning their own home.

UK tech sector is growing twice as fast as any other despite high turnover

The UK has been listed as one of the tech powerhouses of the world, employing more than 1.64 million people and producing a whopping £170 billion a year. So with things looking up for the sector, why is turnover so high?

Visa’s former MD joins payments and ID Blockchain platform Nuggets 

Kevin Jenkins, the former Managing Director of Visa has joined the board of blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets. In a major coup for the fast-growing British company, Jenkins has signed on as a Non-Executive Director

The transformative nature that blockchain could have on the public sector

Jonny Voon, Innovation Lead – IoT & Distributed Ledger at Innovate UK shares a compelling perspective on the transformative nature that blockchain could have on the public sector

European Union to host blockchain AMA

The EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum will host an 'Ask Me Anything' session on June 18th to answer any questions regarding their plans to implement a blockchain ecosystem

The current status of blockchain technologies

Marta Pierkarska, Director of Developer Ecosystem at Hyperledger reveals her thoughts on the current status of blockchain technologies 

Swiss bank first to offer business accounts to blockchain and crypto companies

A 150-year-old bank in Switzerland, Hypotherkarbank Lenzburg, has modernised its approach and announced that they will be launching a series of services that adopt blockchain technology and crytocurrencies

Fintech envoy for Northern Ireland appointed

Georgina O’Leary, Director of Innovation, Research and Development at Allstate has been appointed as the government’s new fintech envoy for Northern Ireland

Rediscovering blockchain and bitcoin in Europe

Antanas Guoga MEP shares his views on why 2018 is an important period for rediscovering blockchain and bitcoin in Europe

Blockchain and initial coin offerings: Switzerland as an attractive location for digital innovations

Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) explains the country’s position as an attractive location for digital innovations, focussing on blockchain and initial coin offerings (ICOs)

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