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Adrian Pollard Trader and Crypto Enthusiast at ISTANEX
Starting a fintech business is now free due to open-source crypto technology and exchange software The crypto technology is getting expotentially more powerful than traditional fintech tech Building with the technology is getting easier as more blockchains become standardized and widely adopted People are building a preference for crypto exchage
15 January 2021 /startups /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
The year 2020 has almost come to an end. It has been a historically tough year for many. A number of events happened that were not included nor expected in my – and many others - 2020 blockchain trends. Especially the COVID-19 pandemic that not only intensified trends that were already underway, but also generated new trends. It is a tradition to ...
18 December 2020 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Orkhan Nasibov CEO at Guavapay, Ph.D. in Economics
In a customer-oriented society, the technologies are competing with each other in convenience, quickness, security, and agility what has resulted in unprecedented acceleration of advanced technologies. Today the IoT promotes a totally interacted world where things can exchange measured data and thus create a fully connected environment. The IoT c...
17 December 2020 /payments /crypto Fintech
Chris Principe CEO at APB, Inc.
Who can it be now? Who can it be knocking at my door? Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more. Who can it be now? These 1981 lyrics of Men at Work foretold the usage of Facial Recognition (FR) today. The changes brought on by the great pandemic of COVID-19 have given governments a justifiable reason for the increase of CCTV cameras using FR technol...
30 November 2020 /payments /crypto The Payments Business
Denis Ostapchenya Head of Financial Services at Andersen
Not long ago, traditional banks made a mistake. Due to inertness and conservatism, the world's largest financial organizations have missed out on the rapid growth of FinTech. Banks had to implement new solutions post-factum and in a rush, which cost them a share of the market which was taken over by young and daring FinTech companies. And now bank...
30 November 2020 /crypto Fintech
Ripple, the blockchain payments platform, recently launched its third annual "Blockchain in Payments Report 2020: From Adoption to Growth”. The survey that was conducted in the August-September period this year amongst 854 respondents from payment services providers in 22 countries gives us some interesting and positive insights in the global...
30 October 2020 /crypto Blockchain Observations
Sunil Jhamb Founder and CEO at WLPayments
The payments system is no stranger to regulations, but PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) is given additional importance due to its impact and a new generation’s expectations. However, in this new digital era, PSD2 is the key to fighting online fraud while boosting innovation with new payment services. The major development of PSD2 is the intro...
21 October 2020 /payments /crypto Payments strategies 2015-2020-2030
Retired Member
Regulation – if developed appropriately – can be the catalyst that propels nascent technologies into the mainstream, especially in the complex world of financial services. And the European Commission (EC) has just confirmed its place at the forefront of fostering fintech innovation, writes Isabelle Corbett, Head of Regulatory Affairs at R3. Last...
08 October 2020 /regulation /crypto
Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group
There are numerous initiatives underway in Seychelles to foster innovation in FinTech, including digital assets and services. We explore what that means in a regional context in relation to future developments in this space. It may come as a surprise to many that Seychelles is the major global hub for Bitcoin trading activity. Analytics provider Cr...
05 October 2020 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)
Smart contracts are one of the most popular and talked about subjects being built in the blockchain industry. As processes are increasingly digitalised, it is becoming necessary to find a way to make reliable, digital business agreements. Smart contracts are a great alternative for replacing traditional contracts, that are often complex, slow and ...
30 September 2020 /crypto Blockchain Observations
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