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July 24, 2016

PSD2: Opportunities for Payment Processors (part 2)

In my first blog of this PSD2 series, I discussed the impact of PSD2 on the payment industry in general and on non-banking parties in particular. I […]
July 24, 2016

PSD2: Impact and Opportunities for Payment Processors

On June 28th, I spoke at EPA’s Pay360 Digital Payments event on the impact and opportunities of PSD2 for payment processing companies. This first post is […]
July 20, 2016

‘As If Identity Was the Goal’: Antonopoulos Slams Blockchain KYC

At his most recent talk in Toronto, Andreas Antonopoulos pointed out the folly of relying on tradition — particularly that of using identity verification — or what he calls the “means” that’s no […]
July 19, 2016

PAYMENTS COMPLIANCE IN EUROPE

The paper is primarily addressed to boards and decision-makers who might be considering the ideal location for a European base or may already be based in […]
July 19, 2016

Dutch Bitcoin Companies Start Initiative to Adjust Proposed European Union AML-Directive

The European Commission published a draft directive last week proposing to amend existing anti-money laundering rules to include virtual currencies such as bitcoin. If adopted, exchanges […]
June 24, 2016

Frank Schwab Is Optimistic About Bitcoin In The Next 10 years

In a somewhat surprising statement, Fintech expert Frank Schwab feels very confident Bitcoin will not go anywhere anytime soon. At the same time, he is also […]