Singapore Fintechs to transform Green Finance
Singapore fintechs Stacs and Bluecell will partner to push for industry-wide adoption of blockchain-powered green loans.
PayPal to acquire cryptocurrency security startup Curv
PayPal has agreed to acquire cryptocurrency security startup Curv to accelerate and expand its initiatives to support cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
AWS enhances Amazon Managed Blockchain with Ethereum support
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces general availability of Ethereum on Amazon Managed Blockchain.
Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $120 million
Blockchain.com has announced that it has raised a $120 million funding round. The company develops a popular crypto wallet as well as an exchange.
Aussie blockchain community calls for more government support around the nascent tech
Blockchain Australia has again called on the government and regulators to provide more support for the local blockchain ecosystem.
SwiftPass and Wallyt to partner with Findora on payments network
Findora announced today that the company will integrate their solutions with global payments company SwiftPass, and HK-based fintech Wallyt.
UK FinTech Fasset granted authorisation to test blockchain platform in Bahrain
UK FinTech Fasset received authorisation to test its solutions for the tokenisation of hard assets in Bahrain’s FinTech Regulatory Sandbox.
Tencent to build virtual bank after Hong Kong regulator approves license
Chinese internet giant Tencent is set to open a blockchain-based virtual bank after the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved a new license. Speaking at the World Blockchain Summit in Wuzhen, China on Friday, Tencent blockchain chief Yige Cai said the company’s virtual bank received the SFC’s green-light. Moving forward, the company will assemble a team to support the blockchain-based banking platform, according to Chinese media site Sina Finance. “Hong Kong’s new regulations and supervision on digital assets transactions validates the importance of blockchain technology and digital assets, which is good news for the whole industry,” Cai said in his speech at the summit. The SFC has granted […]
