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Starting next summer, a fintech payment system will be launched in Manchester. It will allow customers to pay in all the shops in the city. Philip Ghayour (Business Manchester) explains that it takes just a few seconds to verify the biometric data and finalize the...

About payments industry, the time when the blockchain will replace credit cards seems to be approaching. Scott Cook (CryptoNewsZ) lists several advantages of this technology, starting with increased security and benefits related to cross-border payments. User's...

Telecom sector has witnessed a sharp increase in the use of blockchain. According to a report by IBM, more than one-third of the communication service providers across the globe have already adopted the blockchain technology or actively engage in exploring the ways to...

As a result of the 2008 economic crisis that involved banks, fintech companies had a far greater growth than credit institutions. The Banking Exchange website explains that companies that apply financial technology have been able to develop new products, improve them...

In Innisfil, a city in Ontario (Canada), it will be possible to pay property tax in cryptocurrency starting next month. Initially, citizens will be able to use bitcoin only, but shortly after they will use several digital currencies. Philip Maina (Cryptoline News)...

The first Russian bank to receive a license in four years is a credit institution created specifically for fintech and e-commerce companies. Jane Connolly reports it. Bank 131, that is its name, won’t employ traditional business models, open offline branches or...

The German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAFM) carried out a proof-of-concept and believes that blockchain can improve asylum procedures. Marie Huillet (Cointelegraph) explains that the test focused two crucial aspects of asylum procedures: the creation...

A new Bitrefill service allows you to buy gift cards for AirBnB and Netflix, but also prepaid phone accounts and online purchases on Amazon, Nike and many other sites through cryptocurrencies. Erik Gibbs (Coingeek) explains that some of these services are currently...

Luxury is increasingly linked to fintech in Switzerland as well as in France. Matthew Allen (Swiss Info) writes that three Swiss luxury brands will soon accept bitcoin payments through the inapay application. Customers will pay from their bitcoin wallets and the...

Central Bank of South Korea, at the end of a research on central bank digital currencies, stated that cryptocurrencies could change society through micropayments, privacy and a different role for banks. Ana Berman (Cointelegraph) explains that Korean experts believe...

WhatsApp is launching a crypto-wallet called Wuabit, which can be accessed through a chat interface. It is a "software agent" powered by artificial intelligence that responds to simple commands. A source told Sam Webb of Coin Rivet, author of this article published in...

French luxury brand conglomerate LVMH, owner of Louis Vuitton and other labels, has announced the launch of a blockchain to track luxury goods. Ian Allison (Coindesk) explains that it should take place in May or June and that it should involve Louis Vuitton and...