Sep 03, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Technology Fintech
When we first discovered Silk Road, we could not believe it was real. People were buying illegal drugs anonymously through a global marketplace that resembled eBay or Amazon. It was a brazen challenge to the prohibition of...
MIT management school launches Fintech Ventures as full-time semester course
Sep 02, 2016 10:32 am UTC| Fintech
MIT Sloan School of Management has launched Fintech Ventures as a full-semester course for Fall 2016 semester that will feature lectures by entrepreneurs and investors from fintech industry. According to the official...
Abu Dhabi Global Market releases consultation paper on proposed legislative framework for fintech
Sep 01, 2016 07:55 am UTC| Fintech
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has released a consultation paper on Wednesday in order to welcome public feedback and comments on the proposed legislative framework...
Worldpay to host Internet of Things payments hackathon in September
Sep 01, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Fintech
Worldpay, a payment processing company, has teamed up with Consult Hyperion, MongoDB and Visa Europe Collab, Visas innovation hub, to host its first Internet of Things (IoT) hackathon in London on 23-25 September. Were...
H2 Ventures files prospectus with ASIC to launch fintech investment portfolio ‘H2Ocean’
Sep 01, 2016 05:38 am UTC| Fintech
H2 Ventures, an Australia-based fintech accelerator, has established H2Ocean as a listed venture company to invest in a diversified global portfolio of early and growth stage financial technology companies. The company...
SBI Holdings to open Fintech research center
Aug 31, 2016 06:04 am UTC| Fintech
SBI Holdings Inc., Japan-based global financial services company, has announced that it will open a fintech research facility on 1st October, in a move to promote fintech development. The center will be headed by Keio...
IBM to join fintech hub at Toronto’s MaRS discovery district
Aug 30, 2016 13:21 pm UTC| Fintech
Tech giant IBM will be moving into fintech hub at Torontos MaRS discovery district in coming weeks in order to focus on cognitive technologies. According to the official release, IBM will become the first technology...
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