NEM opens blockchain centre in Malaysia
Jul 05, 2018 05:04 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
NEM Malaysia this week launched the largest blockchain centre in Asia, which will serve as a learning centre, incubator, co-working space, and accelerator for organisations that are interested in adopting the technology,...
Bermuda seeks to foster fintech growth with new class of bank
Jul 05, 2018 03:29 am UTC| Fintech
The Government of Bermuda is planning to undertake measures to foster blockchain and fintech ecosystem in the country. The government is increasingly making efforts to position the country as a regulated hub for...
Tech Mahindra to establish blockchain centre within R&D hub ‘Makers Lab’
Jul 04, 2018 11:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
Tech Mahindra is going to set up a blockchain centre within its RD unit Makers Lab at its Hyderabad facility, The Economic Times reported. The Indian tech giant is seeking to foster co-innovation in the blockchain space...
DAV Foundation joins automotive blockchain consortium ‘MOBI’
Jul 04, 2018 09:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup DAV Foundation has joined the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI), a blockchain-focused initiative aimed at making transportation safer, more affordable, and more widely accessible. Launched in...
EBA assesses impact of fintech and associated risks and opportunities in new reports
Jul 04, 2018 09:09 am UTC| Fintech
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published two reports on financial technology (FinTech) in order to raise awareness on the potential prudential risks and opportunities from current and potential FinTech...
South Korean telecom giant KT launches blockchain-based web novel platform ‘Blice’
Jul 04, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Digital Currency Technology
KT, South Koreas leading telecom company, has announced the launch of a blockchain-based platform for web novel writers. Dubbed Blice, the platform will allow web fiction writers to upload their own works to the site,...
Over 10 blockchain and crypto asset firms make it to UK FCA’s fourth cohort of regulatory sandbox
Jul 04, 2018 04:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the names of the 29 firms that have been selected for the latest cohort of the regulatory sandbox. The objective of the regulatory sandbox is to allow firms to test...
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