The future of FinTech: opportuniy or threat?
(By Radheshyam Moholkar, www.sganalytics.com)
FinTech (Financial Technology) startups are disrupting the traditional finance sector with innovative technologies and business models. As the banking industry explores...
Mexico’s Largest Bank Acquires Fintech Payments Startup Openpay
(By Samburaj Das, www.cryptocoinsnews.com)
BBVA Bancomer, the largest financial institution in Mexico, has acquired Openpay, a payments Fintech startup based in Mexico that enables real-time...
Mc Kinsey: How blockchains could change the world
Ignore Bitcoin’s challenges. In this interview, Don Tapscott explains why blockchains, the technology underpinning the cryptocurrency, have the potential to revolutionize the world economy.
What...
Bankia Fintech by Innsomia launches its new program to attract international companies
Spains first Fintech incubator and accelerator wants to attract talents and start-ups from Europe and Latin America.
The program includes a 16 weeks incubation in...
63 Companies Shaping Africa’s FinTech Ecosystem
(by Elena Mesropyan, LTP)
Africa is the largest unserved market that has dropped out of sight of the global financial system. Some estimates suggest that...
IBM Research: Cognitive Credit Risk
Overview
We are at the beginning of a revolution in financial services fueled by new technologies in blockchain, cognitive computing, mobile and cloud—collectively referred to...
Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and central banks: Opportunity or threat?
(bu World Economic Forum, in collaboration with VoxEU)
While excitement about Bitcoin appears to have subsided, the blockchain technology underlying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is...
Another Nation Has Developed a National Currency That’s Entirely Digital: Senegal
(by the Futurism.com)
The country of Senegal has announced it will be issuing its own national digital currency based on blockchain technology, the same technology powering...
Mc Kinsey: Bracing for seven critical changes as fintech matures
(By Miklos Dietz, Vinayak HV, and Gillian Lee)
The fintech sector is being shaped by shifting market conditions, new regulations, and changes in consumer demands...
Here’s where fintech is heading next
By Nikolai Kuznetsov
Thus far, growth in the Fintech sector has been exponential, but that has largely been the result of many years of under-development...
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The dark side of DeFi: Hidden risks for investors
DeFi Uncovered: Navigating the Shadows of Decentralized Finance
By K Akash
As decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to gain traction, promising a new frontier in financial services,...
Solana has emerged at the cutting edge of Blockchain innovation
A smart contract blockchain designed as a foundation for high-performance decentralized applications or dApps, Solana relies on a novel consensus mechanism called “proof-of-history”, which works in...
Data Privacy in Social Media: Expert Advice to Startups
Customers are crucial for any business, and this is even truer for startups with a social media presence. Collectively, the data that customers provide...
