Scotland’s Strathclyde Uni unleashes fintech accelerator programme
Brave hearts can apply for an overall package of £10,000.
Blockchain
Banks and traders unveil Komgo for blockchain-based trade finance
15 big names behind new Geneva-based entity.
RippleNet struts along more payment corridors
Ripple’s enterprise blockchain network now live in 40 countries.
High noon for UK’s “Wild West” crypto-assets
Treasury Committee puts on sheriff’s star and shoots straight.
Fidelity CEO hints at blockchain and crypto products
CEO Abigail Johnson was speaking at a Boston fintech conference.
Hydrogen and TD Bank in their element for DIY financial planning
Bank’s clients will have new tools to build their own financial plans and portfolios.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
US blockchain start-ups launch Blockchain Association
The crypto force assembles!
SoftBank trials blockchain-based mobile payments
Teams with Synchronoss and TBCASoft for proof of concept.
R3 and Ripple reach settlement over legal dispute
“Both sides look forward to putting these disputes behind them.”
Paxos makes im-PAX with new stablecoin
Paxos Standard is “the world’s first regulated crypto asset”.
Makers Academy: training the coders of the future
Championing a holistic approach to learning.
Chain and Lightyear leap into Interstellar blockchain space
Crypto ledger company finally acquired by blockchain tech firm.
The power of the crowd: why blockchain could be the answer to the broken VC model
While VC funding may be slowing, ICOs and equity crowdfunding platforms harnessing blockchain have risen dramatically.
Top fintech stories this week – 7 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Sberbank and 500 Startups unleash Russian fintech accelerator
Each start-up will receive seed investment of up to $145,000.
NAB adds another $50m to VC fintech fund
NAB Ventures up for more start-up adventures.
ASX blockchain system go-live delayed
Australian Stock Exchange’s system was meant to go live at end of March 2018.
Insurtech Sagittae targets risk sharing on blockchain
Dutch firm offers peer-to-peer financial protection.
Deutsche Börse sets up DLT and crypto unit
Also makes an initial investment in HQLAx.
Rakuten acquires crypto exchange Everybody’s Bitcoin for $2.4m
Japanese e-commerce firm might get everybody talking.
Line launches cryptocurrency Link
Japanese firm says it will not make an initial coin offering.
Finastra sittin’ on the dock of the Bahrain FinTech Bay
Vendor looks for fintech action in the Middle East.
Terra firmly raises $32m funding for digital money ambitions
Plans to copy models of payment platforms like AliPay and PayPal.
Dfinity raises $105m funding for blockchain supercomputer dream
Sees itself as “The Internet Computer”.
AirTM gets $7m funding to fuel LatAm fintech
Where economic stability remains no longer.
CULedger gets $8.5m to support blockchain for credit unions
Part of a $10m funding goal.
Standard Chartered and Siemens to pilot blockchain-based smart guarantees
Collaborating with digital trade provider TradeIX.
Australian challenger bank Archa takes a bow
Mobile-only financial platform plans to get banking licence.
Popular AI and blockchain project – Project PAI – holds London launch event
Don’t miss Project PAI’s launch in London on 8 September 2018.
Binance Labs launches incubator for crypto start-ups
$500K for those firms selected.
Universal Protocol Alliance launches for digital asset unity
Blockchain firms include Uphold, Cred, Blockchain at Berkeley, and Brave.
Singapore Exchange and regulator seek cross-DLT settlement
Developing delivery versus payment (DvP) capabilities.
Thailand plans to peak with central bank digital currency
R3 and its DLT platform Corda on call for Project Inthanon.
eToro adds IOTA cryptocurrency to platform
The currency shows promising use as an IoT platform.
Debitum debuts in alternative finance space
Blockchain-based and coming in September.
Coinbase acquires Distributed Systems for digital identity dream
Anonymity and privacy. Even when it comes to financial details.
Fosun feeds $5m to Israeli fintech platform The Floor
This marks Fosun’s second investment in Israel.
US blockchain platform Bravo Pay basks in beta mode
Firm offers a way to tip or pay without sharing personal info.
AAIS pilots open insurance data link on IBM Blockchain
American Association of Insurance Services looks to automate regulatory reporting.
