ADGM, Temenos collaborate to host fintech innovation jam on March 7
Jan 30, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Fintech
Banking software systems provider Temenos will be organizing five innovation jam series on fintech,hosted by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), at the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, on March 7th, 2017. The...
Former USCIS Director to keynote at NES Financial's Innovation Summit 2017
Jan 30, 2017 10:16 am UTC| Fintech
NES Financial, a Silicon Valley fintech company, has announced that former USCIS Director Léon Rodríguez will be the Keynote Speaker at the companys fourth annual Innovation Summit, scheduled to take place...
UK government to organize international fintech conference in April
Jan 30, 2017 09:48 am UTC| Fintech
The government of United Kingdom will be organizing an international fintech conference in April that is aimed to attract more fintech players as well as investments into Londons fintech hub, Finextra reported. The...
Common Bank of Australia's test of government bond using the blockchain, is just that
Jan 30, 2017 09:40 am UTC| Fintech
Despite a media statement announcing that Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) have created the first government bond using the blockchain (dubbed the cryptobond), no QTC bond had...
Indonesian Bank Central Asia to invest $15M in fintech firms
Jan 30, 2017 07:40 am UTC| Fintech
Indonesian private bank Bank Central Asia (BCA) announced that it will be investing $15 million (200 billion rupiah) in fintech companies in order to use these startups to reach unbankable customers, Asia Nikkei...
Dubai MoF, IMF partner to host fintech seminar in February
Jan 30, 2017 06:35 am UTC| Fintech
The Ministry of Finance, UAE, in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will organize a fintech seminar as a part of the Ministrys commitment to support innovation within the government financial work,...
Digital currencies could change payments landscape if adopted by central banks: U.S. Fed report
Jan 30, 2017 06:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Faster Payments Task Force, assembled by the Federal Reserve, has released a new report which describes the background and process of the task forces work and its motivation for pursuing faster payments solutions in...
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