OCC to consider issuing bank charters to fintech companies
Dec 05, 2016 06:42 am UTC| Fintech
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) would move forward with considering applications from financial technology (fintech) companies to become special purpose national banks. Comptroller of the Currency...
Central Bank of Bahrain considers fintech regulations
Dec 05, 2016 06:26 am UTC| Fintech Law
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) is considering introducing regulations on fintech and startups that focus on fintech are invited to set up their offices in Bahrain and use it as a base to serve the entire GCC and...
Fintech firms from South Korea and Indonesia partner to build ecosystem
Dec 02, 2016 10:15 am UTC| Fintech
South Korean and Indonesian fintech industry players have planned to jointly develop a supportive fintech ecosystem in order to help improve the emerging sector in both the countries. Jakarta will witness...
Finland's central bank delves into blockchain, organizes seminar
Dec 02, 2016 04:39 am UTC| Fintech Central Banks
The Bank of Finland, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, recently organized a seminar to explore the potential applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) in various sectors of...
EFSE DF’s fintech competition in Berlin welcomes innovative financial inclusion ideas
Dec 01, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Fintech
The Development Facility of the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE DF) organized the Fincluders Startup Challenge in Berlin a competition featuring emerging fintech companies with products designed to reduce the...
Societe Generale and Singapore fintech firm partner for third-party Asian equity research
Dec 01, 2016 09:43 am UTC| Fintech
Societe Generalewill partner with Smartkarma, a Singapore-based fintech company to offer third-party Asian equity research, Reuters reported. Stephane Loiseau, the French banks head of cash equities and global execution...
SixThirty calls applications from fintech companies for spring 2017 cohort
Nov 30, 2016 09:06 am UTC| Fintech
St. Louis-based SixThirty, a fintech venture fund and accelerator, has announced that it is accepting applications from fintech firms, for its cohort. The applications will be accepted through the first week of...
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