Blurring lines between finance and technology, Banks embrace fintech revolution
Sep 23, 2016 06:40 am UTC| Fintech
The line between finance and technology is blurring day by day with the surge in financial technology or fintech companies. Leading banks are increasingly taking interest in this emerging space and investing billions of...
U.S. House bill focuses on establishing ‘sandbox’ for fintech innovation
Sep 22, 2016 13:07 pm UTC| Fintech
A House bill has been intended in order to keep U.S. from losing financial innovators and business to Britain after U.K. rolled out its fintech sandbox program. According to reports by WSJ, a bill was introduced by Rep....
Thailand to set up fintech regulatory sandbox
Sep 22, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Fintech
According to latest reports, the Bank of Thailand is planning to launch a regulatory sandbox for fintech product experimentation early next year, which will enable fintech developers to receive licences quickly. The...
ETA hosts FinTech Policy Forum to discuss on safe, reliable and secure payments technology
Sep 22, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Fintech
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA), a leading trade association for the payments industry, announced that it will host inaugural FinTech Policy Forum on Capitol Hill. According to the official release, the...
Intrinio launches Fintech Marketplace for developers
Sep 21, 2016 09:41 am UTC| Fintech
Florida- based financial data provider Intrinio announced the launch of the Intrinio Fintech Marketplace this week in a move to make financial data more affordable and easier to use for developers. According to the...
Fintech startup Stripe brings digital payments processing to Singaporean business
Sep 21, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Fintech
Stripe, a digital payments firm headquartered in San Francisco, has announced that it has fully launched its services to all Singaporean business, allowing them to start accepting payments instantly. With more than 90%...
Marvelstone Group to launch largest fintech hub LATTICE80 in Singapore
Sep 21, 2016 06:17 am UTC| Fintech
Marvelstone Group, a private investment group in growing business, will launch the worlds largest Fintech Hub in Singapore LATTICE80, in early November. According to the official release, LATTICE80 aims to help in...
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