Let’s Talk Payments shares several charts about the fintech ecosystem from 2017; includes the most funded fintech segments, the location of fintech startups around the globe, an analysis of the payments ecosystem and more. Source
The Celo Foundation has announced they have signed up 50 founding members for the Alliance for Prosperity; the new crypto...
Lend Academy shares recent initiatives from Barclays and PNC Financial Services as traditional banks move into the online consumer lending space. Source
According to TU's data, the fraud attempt rate decreased by 22.6% globally in the first quarter compared to Q1 last year.
A U.S. central bank digital currency is coming, and what form it takes could spell opportunity — or trouble — for the banking industry.
A lot of the significant investment in ICOs has come from people who have made millions in bitcoin and need to diversify; Business Insider sat down with Lightspeed Venture Partners investor Jeremy Liew and Blockchain founder/CEO Peter Smith to discuss the ICO market and why so much money has flooded into these startups; the discussion also touched on the recent Chinese crackdown on ICOs which has driven the price of Bitcoin down and the need to diversify looks to be more important than ever. Source
Mercado Pago añade el envío de remesas a su oferta de servicios de pago electrónico, busca ser la opción número para el cobro de remesas en México.
The Euro Coin will be backed by euro-denominated reserves held by U.S. regulated financial institutions.
This week’s PeerIQ Industry Update covers earnings reports from Citi, JPM and Wells Fargo, a review of Lendit Fintech USA 2018 and the latest version of the PeerIQ Valuation Report. Source.
5G technology is beginning to be rolled out by telecom companies as the technology has a lot of potential to...