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June 24, 2016
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 […]
July 19, 2016
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 […]
July 19, 2016
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 20, 2016
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 24, 2016
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 24, 2016
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
In my first post of this PSD2 series I discussed the impact of PSD2 for payment processors and the uncertainty that lays ahead. The second post discussed how […]
July 24, 2016
Members of six African banks reportedly met yesterday to discuss the next steps in their ongoing effort to connect aspects of the South African banking system […]
July 24, 2016
Ethereum burst onto the virtual currency scene almost a year ago. It’s similar to bitcoin, but with a key difference. In addition to supporting its own […]
July 24, 2016
A collaboration between Canadian financial institution ATB Financial, German software multinational SAP, blockchain startup Ripple Labs and Geman bank ReiseBank AG has demonstrated the potential of […]