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FinFabrik and Chekk sign MOU to live and breathe KYC into digital assets investment
FinFabrik is pleased to announce that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Chekk to integrate Chekk’s KYC capabilities to its market infrastructure “CrossPool”, enabling financial institutions in private markets to grow new digital asset businesses powered by distributed technology.
KPMG Launches Patent Pending Crypto Analytics Suite KPMG Chain Fusion for Institutions
KPMG has announced its launch of KPMG Chain Fusion, its patent-pending crypto analytics platform to streamline crypto-related services for financial services and FinTech companies.
Binance CEO CZ and Crypto Execs Say Traditional Finance Not Yet Ready to Embrace Digital Currencies
Binance CEO Changepeng Zhao (CZ) and two major crypto executives believe traditional financial institutions have a long way to go before they embrace digital currencies.
BTCS Crypto Portfolio Expands Over 280% in Q2 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
While many institutions struggled to recover from the market downturn experienced in March, publicly-traded, blockchain-focused firm BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) has increased its portfolio by 285 percent in Q2 2020, through well-timed investments in both bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), and crossed the $1 million mark for cryptocurrency assets under management (AUM).
Argentina’s Central Bank Set to Prove Non-Crypto Use Cases of Blockchain Technology with its New Clearing System
The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is now looking to test a blockchain-based clearing system to be used by the country’s major financial institutions. The aim of the blockchain clearing system is to provide efficiencies for fiat payments and enable them to be more reliable and to provide end-to-end traceability.
Institutions See the $46-48K Range as the Perfect Opportunity to Accumulate More Bitcoin
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju has disclosed that institutions see the $46-48k range as the perfect level to accumulate more Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Whales and Large-Scale Institutions “All-In” on Bitcoin During COVID-19, Retail Investors Are More Cautious
Coronavirus has led many investors to turn to Bitcoin as a hedge, but the way in which individual and institutional investors leverage the digital asset differ.
OFAC to Begin Sanctioning Companies Facilitating Ransomware Payments
The OFAC may begin sanctioning US nationals and institutions that help facilitate payments in a ransomware attack.
Swiss Central Bank Announces its Central Bank Digital Currency Trial a Success
The digital franc trial entailed settling large scale transactions between financial institutions through an experiment dubbed Project Helvetia.
Ripple Continues to Push for CBDC Development, but Will Banks Favor Stellar Lumens’ Technology Instead?
Ripple’s wish to develop CBDC with banking institutions remain a steady aspiration but has its reputation been tarnished by the SEC to the point of no recovery?
Global Currency Organization Launches New USD Stablecoin USDD
The Global Currency Organization (GCO) has launched a new USDD token, a US dollar-backed stablecoin, intended for revenue sharing in institutions.
Exclusive: Lack of Interdisciplinarity - Culprit for FinTech Talent Shortage
Professor Aris Stouraitis, Department Head of Finance & Decision Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University shares with us the culprit of FinTech talent shortage! He also highlights how financial institutions, governments, and academic institutions can address this problem.