Video: Top fintech stories this week – 14 February 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Blockchain
Why we need to persuade governments to tokenise the world’s forests
Tokenisation is a new innovative mechanism for sustainable financing.
Transparent Systems comes out of stealth mode with $14m funding
Ivestors: “The financial industry is ready for new technology to improve the way people pay for goods and services.”
An evolution in the world of trading
Traders are extremely bullish about the potential of digital assets and crypto-products.
Envoy Group secures $13.5m investment for blockchain trade finance
Firm plans a full launch in Q2 2020, already has LatAm partners.
Paystand raises $20m in Series B funding
The round includes new investment from DNX Ventures, Battery Ventures and more.
BIS fintech report: More harmonised standards and less TPP reliance
BIS has published a cross-country review on the fintech regulatory landscape.
Why is digitised cash better than stablecoins?
Future work in digital identity may lead to additional features and functionality.
Bank-backed blockchain trade platform Contour launches in Singapore
Contour is built on R3’s Corda platform.
Central Bank of Egypt pilots eKYC solution for financial inclusion
Egyptian regulator also plans internet banking overhaul.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 17 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Capital markets fintech iStox raises $5m in South Korea
iStox claims to offer one-stop issuance, custody and trading of digitised securities.
‘Crypto Dad’ promotes blockchain-based USD with Accenture in new think tank
Giancarlo wants to “catalyze a digital, tokenised US currency”.
WisdomTree takes lead in $17.65m Securrency investment
It plans to pursue the integration of blockchain technology into the ETF ecosystem.
Thai blockchain start-up Lightnet gains $31.2m in Series A funding
Lightnet plans to dislodge cross-border giants like Swift.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 11 January 2020
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Cattolica University launches blockchain project with Italian firms SIA and Reply
The national project will run in collaboration with the Bank of Italy.
Ripple raises $200m in Series C funding round
Ripple says the investment marks its “record year”.
Three trends to watch in 2020
Red Hat dissects how 2020 will be a chance for banks to catch on to innovation.
Supplement: the 2019 fintech review
Ruby Hinchliffe dissects her top five 2019 fintech trends from this year’s top stories!
What is the best time to buy cryptocurrencies?
Everything you need to know when investing in cryptocurrency.
CULedger completes blockchain identity pilot with three US credit unions
MyCUID has been implemented in the call centres of the credit unions.
Findexable report: London bests other European fintech hubs despite Brexit
San Francisco secured the top spot – up from eleventh place last year.
Start-up Saga launches stabilised SGA token with major bank and exchange advisors
JP Morgan Chase’s chairman and former deputy attorney-general of Israel are on the board.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 06 December 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
State Street cuts blockchain developers in potential strategy change
The firm looks to be moving away from a front-to-back DLT implementation.
Former Morgan Stanley developers unveil new cryptocurrency exchange
Phemex calls itself “the most trustworthy cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform”.
Starling Bank co-founder joins Winklevoss crypto exchange
Julian Sawyer set to lead Gemini’s European operations.
China gears up digital yuan with potential digitisation of ID cards ahead of 2020 launch
Now the central bank could be entering phase two of its project.
Mike Cagney’s Figure Technologies set to raise $103m in Series C
Figure is also edging into the student financing space.
European Investment Fund dedicates €100m to AI and blockchain
The EIF wants to address the blockchain and AI ‘financing gap’ in Europe.
Smartstream partners with Union Systems to tap Africa’s finserv space
Union Systems has a presence in 19 African countries.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 22 November 2019
FinTech Future’s weekly news round-up.
Crypto compliance start-up TRM Labs raises $4.2m with help of PayPal
Backers include Reddit’s founder and PayPal Ventures.
US government plans strict enforcement of AML ‘travel rule’ for crypto firms
The rule requires crypto firms to share information about their customers.
English law makes crypto assets property and smart contracts binding
Barristers from Twenty Essex, 3 Verulam Buildings and 4 Pump Court signed.
AFME calls for supervisory convergence on the regulation of crypto-assets
Europe’s AFME lists five recommendations.
Crypto bank SEBA launches Swiss offering after FINMA greenlight
SEBA secured its banking licence in August 2019.
Blockchain: next steps towards collaboration, implementation and scalability
What do financial institutions have to know about blockchain, and how do we move from talk to action?
Standard Chartered latest bank to join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
The bank will aim to deepen the EEA’s blockchain research.
