Fintech


Markets

Charting Asia’s Dominant Fintech Frontier

Asia looks poised to continue its trajectory towards digital dominance, says the co-founder of Zilliqa.

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Markets

OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers

The OCC's head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers as well as to the firms themselves.

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Finance

Crypto and Fintech Share Goals: They Should Talk

The missions of programmable money and autonomous finance overlap, so it's surprising people from crypto and fintech don't collaborate more.

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Policy

CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech Week

The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together marquee names from Switzerland’s FINMA, Sweden’s Riksbank, Bank for International Settlements, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the International Monetary Fund to discuss stablecoin regulation, central bank digital currencies, the future of money and more.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert

Markets

Digital Bank Revolut Taps Fireblocks to Support New Crypto-Based Services

Announced Thursday, Revolut will use Fireblocks’ platform to offer new cryptocurrency services for its retail customers

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Markets

Visa Adds Crypto Lender Cred to Fast Track Payments Program

Decentralized lending platform Cred is the latest crypto firm to join Visa’s Fintech Fast Track Program with the goal of scaling faster.

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Finance

Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and Crypto Begins

Parts of fintech may be embracing crypto, but Noelle Acheson argues that doesn’t mean crypto is fintech – it’s more than that.

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Policy

Is Crypto Fintech? It Depends Who You Ask

Crypto is financial technology. But Is it fintech?

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Finance

PayPal Picks Paxos to Supply Crypto for New Service, Sources Say

PayPal has chosen Paxos to handle the new service’s supply of digital assets, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Finance

PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling: Sources

Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.

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