Another top financial executive makes distributed ledger technology personal, as Sallie Krawcheck, a former top wealth management Wall Street exec, joined the board of the software startup Digital Asset Holdings, The New York Times reports. The startup develops software to speed up trade settlement, money transfer and other transactional activities using bitcoin. In the U.K., … [Read more...] about THE BLOCKCHAIN WATCH 03/03/16
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Crypto Regulation, Mobile Gains
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 01/22/16 Cryptofinance technology gains increasingly serious attention while regulatory agencies try to wrap their collective brains around bitcoin, as banks rush to catch up with mobile payments. I'm also glad to say that my home city of Chicago saw two FinTech events last Tuesday, one hosted my me. Chuck Mackie attended both events and gives … [Read more...] about Crypto Regulation, Mobile Gains
FinTech Present and Future
FINTECH ARTICLES OF THE WEEK 11/20/15 The present of financial technology reflected itself this week in the IPO of payment processor Square. Regarded as a test of FinTech investment potential, shares soared by 45% after offering, reports The New York Times DealBook. Meanwhile, the relationships between banks and startups continue to shift toward mutual cooperation. Yet the … [Read more...] about FinTech Present and Future
Big Banks Endorse Blockchain
TOP FINTECH STORIES 09/18/15 Financial institutions are starting to open up to FinTech technologies. More this week on big banks endorsing blockchain technology, along with several stories on APIs and how they can help banks compete in a FinTech world. Plus a look at which companies are already gaining headway in FinTech. 9 massive banks just teamed up to take the … [Read more...] about Big Banks Endorse Blockchain
Markets to Make: Trends and Research in Banking, Payments, and Cryptofinance
TOP FINTECH STORIES 09/04/15 The influence of the Millennial generation and how to capture them as customers gets increasing attention in the financial services media. As we move into the final stretch of the year—the fall conference season upon us and planning markets for next year—I'm reviewing trends and market research in the news. U.S. readers wanting to spend part of … [Read more...] about Markets to Make: Trends and Research in Banking, Payments, and Cryptofinance
Cooperation and Disruption: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?
TOP FINTECH STORIES 08/28/15 In a week of international market turmoil and drama, FinTech news looks toward a more cooperative future. The ongoing and potential future relationship between banks and tech firms gets a more realistic treatment in this week's articles. The Evolution of Fintech: A Story That Keeps Speeding Up Digital FinTech may hold the technological future … [Read more...] about Cooperation and Disruption: The Start of a Beautiful Friendship?