Enterprise Ireland launches €750k fund for fintech and blockchain startups
Jun 12, 2018 11:14 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Enterprise Ireland, a government organisation responsible for the development and growth of Irish enterprises in world markets, has announced the launch of a new 750,000 Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for Fintech and Deep...
Apple comes up with modified regulatory guidelines in App Store for Crypto-based functionalities
Jun 11, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views
Apple has recently restructured the App Store guidelines especially for regular cryptocurrency apps with an intention to line up the emerging trends and synchronize them within the technology world. As per modified...
SEC regulations on ICOs/Cryptocurrency - More intricacies of inventive method of fundraising
Jun 08, 2018 13:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views Fintech
The initial coin offering avenue continues to attract a lot of attention. Especially regulators and legislators eye this business model with weary eyes. It now seems France is preparing to introduce a Pact on the Initial...
Ant Financial to boost blockchain focus following $14B series C funding
Jun 08, 2018 11:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Ant Financial, an affiliate company of Chinese Alibaba Group, has raised around $14 billion in Series C equity financing round. Formerly known as Alipay, Ant Financial said that the amount will be used to accelerate its...
Allianz, Deutsche Bank, Auto1 team up to bring blockchain to car financing
Jun 08, 2018 09:56 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Deutsche Bank and Allianz have joined forces with German car exchange Auto1 to offer blockchain-based auto financing services, according to CoinTelegraph. The collaboration has set up a new company, Auto1 Fintech, of...
Bank of Thailand to develop digital currency for interbank settlement
Jun 07, 2018 11:32 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced a new project aimed at developing central bank digital currency (CBDC) to facilitate interbank settlement. Speaking at an event in Singapore, BoT governor Veerathai Santiprabhob...
UK-based fintech startup Revolut partners with QIWI to offer services in Russia
Jun 07, 2018 05:57 am UTC| Fintech
Russian payment services provider QIWI is partnering with UK-based fintech company Revolut and announced the launch of Revolut services in Russia. Under the partnership, QIWI granted Revolut access to its banking...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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