Tag: fintech
Dubai Goes Blockchain to Become Fintech Hub for The East
Having discovered and bought Bitcoin in the early 2010s, I initially had a hard time convincing my peers in the Middle East about the...
Australian Senators Call On the Reserve Bank to Back Bitcoin
Senators in Australia are putting their political differences aside and are banding together to urge the Reserve Bank to back bitcoin as an official...
11 Banks Develop DLT Trade Finance App Using R3’s Corda Software
A group of eleven banks have developed a trade finance application using technology developed by distributed ledger startup R3.
The firm announced today that the...
UBS COO: Fintech Is Changing Finance, but Cryptos And ICOs Roles Remain Uncertain
While fintech has the capacity to disrupt established business models and improve productivity and profitability, its impact on banks is hard to predict. Hence, financial institutions with thousands...
Pakistani Fintech Startup Aims to Revolutionize Digital Services for the Unbanked
By Rebecca Campbell on 25/07/2017
A Pakistani-based fintech firm is aiming to provide access to millions of unbanked people in Pakistan by giving them a...
Blockchain Startup Receives US Government Grant for Blockchain Key Management System
By Joshua Althauser
Blockchain technology startup Evernym has secured a grant worth $794,000 from the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) for...