Fintech in 2021: The Year’s Hottest Trends So Far, according to the Experts
For much of the world, 2020 was such a bad year that it has almost become a joke. The pandemic caused chaos in our personal, professional and social lives. The… Read more »
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Banking on the Stablecoin: A Brilliant Fintech Future
There is no recent fintech concept that has taken root in the banking community quite like the stablecoin. Of all the technical innovations brought forth by the invention of Bitcoin,… Read more »
Anchorage Obtains Federal License to Operate as Crypto Bank | Fintech Bitcoin News
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to crypto custodian Anchorage to launch the first federally chartered digital asset bank in the country…. Read more »
‘Two cops on the beat’: Regulator wants sole authority to charter fintech firms
Brian Brooks, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and former chief legal officer to Coinbase, has warned against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Read more »
Microstrategy’s BTC Holdings More Than Double in Value to $2.4 Billion Four Months Later | Fintech Bitcoin News
The continuing bitcoin price rally has seen the value of Microstrategy’s total holdings of the digital asset go up by 100%. Specifically, the company has seen the value of its… Read more »
Amrit Kumar: Charting Asia’s Dominant FinTech Frontier – CoinDesk
Since its cypherpunk beginnings, the blockchain industry has long positioned itself as something on the fringe of mainstream. Yet, today, distributed ledger technology experiments by governments, financial institutions and global… Read more »
SM Digital Holding and Wallex Prove That Bulgaria Is the Next Leading Hub for Fintech Companies | Sponsored Bitcoin News
Many fintech startups and established companies are now looking for a new home across Europe due to Brexit. Bulgaria is shaping up to be the top destination for many of… Read more »
SEC’s fintech wing leaves the nest, becoming stand-alone office
Per a Dec. 3 announcement, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s fintech team will become an independent office. Initially launched in 2018 under the guidance of Bill Hinman, the SEC’s Strategic Hub… Read more »
The Beginning of the End of Cash? 2020 in Fintech Trends
2020 was a big year of change for the fintech industry. Before the pandemic struck the globe, fintech companies around the world entered the new year with expectations that were… Read more »
DoJ makes fintech giant sell Credit Karma’s tax wing to Square before $7.1B acquisition
Per an announcement and series of filings on Wednesday, the United States Department of Justice is calling shenanigans on Intuit’s ambitions, at least in part. Intuit owns a stable of user-facing… Read more »