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Crypto-currency startup Vogogo closes $12.5 million financing round

Compliance, risk management and payment processing specialist, Vogogo Inc. (TSX VENTURE:VGO) today announced the closing of its oversubscribed $12.5M B Round financing.

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Blockchain Capital closes $7m venture capital fund

Blockchain Capital today announced the first closing of its second venture capital fund and rebranding from Crypto Currency Partners, according to Managing Partner Brad Stephens.

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Bit-X Financial Corp exchange ready for launch

Bit-X Financial Corp. (OTCQB: BITXF), a digital currency bitcoin exchange and internet financial services company, today announced that its new exchange Digatrade is set to go-live June 29th and will operate under the domain www.digatrade.com.

Trends,challenges and the digital agenda for banks

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Trends,challenges and the digital agenda for banks

Sam Roddick, EMEA lead for Deloitte Digital discusses how customer expectations, fuelled by experience with other sectors, is impacting the digital agenda at banks.

Barclays bets on blockchain and startups to re-invent finance

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Barclays bets on blockchain and startups to re-invent finance

Barclays' fintech accelerator programme is beginning to bear fruit, with the bank forging working relationships with several startup alumni involved in areas such as cybersecurity and the blockchain.

Canadian senate committee urges 'light touch' Bitcoin regulation

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Canadian senate committee urges 'light touch' Bitcoin regulation

Canada should employ a "light regulatory touch" when dealing with digital currencies and the blockchain, according to a report from a powerful standing senate committee.

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Elliptic claims breakthrough in bitcoin anti-money laundering

Elliptic, the bitcoin analytics and security firm, today announced a breakthrough in bitcoin transaction monitoring and compliance.

A brave new vertical world

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A brave new vertical world

Bruce Oreck, US Ambassador to Finland looks at the challenges facing the financial services industry and the new realities emerging as millennials grow up and shape the marketplace.

Payments innovation not disruption

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Payments innovation not disruption

John Hammond, chief commercial officer at Currency Cloud looks at the rise of cheaper, leaner payments alternatives and the international growth of Currency Cloud.

Distributed ledgers and the opportunity for FSI

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Distributed ledgers and the opportunity for FSI

Nilesh Dusane, VP, global sales and client relations, Ripple Labs looks at a new future for payments and transaction networks that takes advantage of blockchain-based platforms.

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Bitreserve opens API to developer community

Bitreserve, the world's first real-time transparent and absolutely free financial service, today announces the launch of Bitreserve Connect, the home the company’s open API, developer community and app directory.

Swedish bank takes out newspaper ad to talk bitcoin

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Swedish bank takes out newspaper ad to talk bitcoin

Swedish bank SEB has jumped into the Bitcoin debate, taking out an advert in a daily newspaper to opine on the cryptocurrency.

Banks and startups must collaborate for 'Fintech 2.0' revolution

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Banks and startups must collaborate for 'Fintech 2.0' revolution

Having made their mark in relatively safe areas such as payments and P2P lending, fintech firms are now preparing to move into the middle and back office, giving them a multi-billion dollar opportunity to help reboot financial services, but only if they collaborate with the establishment, according to a new paper from Santander InnoVentures, Oliver Wyman and Anthemis Group.

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Kraken opens bitcoin dark pool

Kraken, a San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchange, is please to introduce the Kraken dark pool for bitcoin trading, a new feature that allows clients to discreetly place large bitcoin orders and execute against similar sized orders at potentially better prices.

Niederauer backs 'smart securities' startup Symbiont

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Niederauer backs 'smart securities' startup Symbiont

A host of Wall Street heavyweights, including former Nyse Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer, have joined a $1.25 million seed funding round for Symbiont, a startup using the blockchain for "smart securities".

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Coinzone to launch in Poland

Coinzone, a leading Bitcoin payment solution provider dedicated to making it easy for European merchants and consumers to use and accept digital currencies, today announced the launch of its merchant payment services in Poland.

LHV Bank uses blockchain tech to issue receivables claims

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LHV Bank uses blockchain tech to issue receivables claims

Estonia's LHV Bank is tapping blockchain technology for an experiment that will see it issue EUR100,000 worth of "cryptographically protected" receivables claims against the bank.

Overstock issues first 'cryptobond'

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Overstock issues first 'cryptobond'

Online retailer Overstock is to issue its first digital corporate bond using the technology that underlies cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

The impact of real-time payments

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The impact of real-time payments

Paul Thomalla, SVP global corporate relations and business development, ACI Worldwide looks at how the growth of real-time payments and the upcoming PSD II will transform the industry in the future.

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Kraken bitcoin exchange launches margin trading

Kraken, a San Francisco-based Bitcoin exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of margin trading.

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