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EU says to monitor, not regulate ‘hyped’ virtual currencies

26/01/2016(0)
The European Union will monitor rather than regulate “hyped” virtual currencies for now, because too little is known to justify new rules beyond reining in specific risks like money-laundering, ... Read More
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PwC launches new global technology team to harness Bitcoin technology

22/01/2016(0)
PwC has recruited 15 leading technology specialists to exploit and commercialise blockchain, the technology that powers the crypto-currency, Bitcoin. The new Blockchain team will be based in PwC’s Belfast ... Read More
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MasterCard on blockchain: ‘We don’t want to be blindsided’

22/01/2016(0)
Blockchain — the technology that underpins bitcoin — is one of the most exciting areas of technology at the moment. It has the potential to strip out huge amounts ... Read More
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R3 brings eleven major global financial institutions together on a cloud based distributed ledger

21/01/2016(0)
Financial technology innovation company, R3 CEV, today announced the successful completion of a ground breaking distributed ledger experiment involving eleven of the world’s largest financial institutions. R3 and consortium ... Read More
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Bitcoin: Is the crypto-currency doomed?

20/01/2016(0)
A high-profile Bitcoin developer has said the crypto-currency has failed and he will no longer take part in its development. Mike Hearn, a Zurich-based developer and long-time proponent of ... Read More
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UBS:Developed economies likely to benefit while emerging economies likely to suffer in Fourth Industrial Revolution

20/01/2016(0)
A new UBS white paper unveiled at the World Economic Forum`s Annual Meeting reveals that economic flexibility is vital to succeeding in 2016 and beyond. Fourth Industrial Revolution being ... Read More
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Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers

29/12/2015(0)
  Autonomous Research survey finds most unafraid of disruption American Express, Western Union seen as biggest losers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will probably benefit ... Read More
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Visa: Why 2015 was the year for payments

28/12/2015(0)
2015 was definitely the year for payments.  The sector saw transaction volumes grow an average of nine percent. New players like Apple joined the game.  Others like Samsung and Google limbered ... Read More
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Russian Information Minister Is Keen to Explore Blockchain Technology

22/12/2015(0)
Nikolai Nikiforov, the Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media spoke about Bitcoin’s underlying technology, the blockchain. The Minister notes the distributed ledger technology as “very interesting” and intends ... Read More
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How banks are trying squelch Bitcoin’s momentum

21/12/2015(0)
There is no question that Bitcoin is causing a lot of worry and hand-wringing in the banking sector — and in national governments uncertain of how to regulate it. ... Read More
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