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Singapore, the first accelerated fintech patent has been granted
The Singapore Intellectual Property Office (IPOS) has approved the project presented by a technology company that uses the blockchain. As reported by Fintech News, the procedure took only seven months (usually it takes more than four years), a key factor in this...
Fintech, 4 forecasts for 2019
Donna Fuscaldo on Forbes reports four forecasts made by some fintech operators for 2019: insuretech will become mainstream, fintech companies will create white-label lending platforms, many fintech companies will remain in the private market and the use of...
US, two bills for cryptocurrency regulation
Next week, the US Congress could introduce two bills to regulate the cryptocurrency field. As reported by Kate Rooney on the CNBC website, the objectives are three: fraud prevention, consumer protection and making United States a leader in the digital area. In...
These are state-of-the-art digital assets
Axel P. Lehmann on the World Economic Forum website cites a report entitled "The global financial and monetary system in 2030". The report states that the increasing acceptance and adoption of cryptocurrencies will have numerous positive effects because it will help...
In 2019 cryptocurrency will become mainstream
Gerald Fenech on Forbes makes some predictions for 2019: cryptocurrencies will no longer be the subject of speculation and capitalization but will be used in everyday life, numerous and extraordinary projects based on collaboration and mutual support will allow a...
EU, the Mediterranean countries have signed a document on the DLT
Seven southern European Union member states have written a document for a support in the adoption and promotion of DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology). Adrian Zmudzinski writes that on Cointelegraph, quoting a news published on the Financial Times.The declaration has...
European fintech hubs post-Brexit
As a result of Brexit, some European capitals could become big new fintech hubs. Joe Wallen on Forbes indicates three cities.Tallinn: with over 400 startups, it is called the "Silicon Valley on the Baltic Sea" and Estonia has the third highest concentration of...
Japan is regulating ICOs
The Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is ready to introduce a new regulatory framework for ICOs. The goal, as Maryam Manzoor writes on Cryptovest, is to increase investor protection by requiring all business operators to register with the FSA.
Traditional banks vs fintech, future scenarios
The future of traditional banks is the subject of an article by Ryan Browne for the CNBC website. Browne has interviewed a bank CEO who said that in the next few years financial institutions will suffer "massive disruption" due to the competition from financial...
They all agree: 2019 will be the year of bitcoin
According to a recent report by AT Kearney, by the end of 2019 bitcoin will reclaim nearly two-thirds of the crypto-market capitalization in the cryptocurrency market and the financial regulators will change their position on the issue. Panos Mourdoukoutas on Forbes...
Singapore, a blockchain accelerator supported by a governmental body
Ana Berman on Cointelegraph writes that Singaporean governmental body "Enterprise Singapore", has supported a new blockchain accelerator launched by a local venture capital firm. The accelerator will focus on the mass adoption of blockchain, decentralized applications...
Healthcare, the convergence of blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things
Amori Nisa on Forbes emphasizes that the health sector has very clear problems of privacy, fraud and security. In the last year there have been 37 cases of data breaches among health institutions. In the United States this sector is worth $ 28 billion and the...