China is trialling its digital yuan
China has taken a place at the front of the nations looking to digitalise their economies by trialling its digital yuan.
The FCA bans the sale of certain cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes that reference certain types of cryptocurrencies like bicoin, ripple and ether to retail consumers.
McAfee founder faces fraud charges for alleged $23m ICO scheme
John McAfee, the founder of cybersecurity company McAfee, is facing criminal charges after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of having failed to be transparent about being paid to promote initial coin offerings.
23 FinTech rounds raised in the last week
Last week proved a huge win for challenger banks and the Latin American FinTech sector. Check out these funding rounds to find out why.
Bank of England governor calls for cryptocurrency regulations
Andrew Bailey, governor at the Bank of England, has called on financial regulators to stop playing catch up in how they supervise digital payments methods such as stablecoin and cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb found partially liable in data leak
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been found partially liable for a data leak in 2017 that cost a customer over $27,200.
Cybersecurity and InsurTech startups behind many of the 27 rounds raised last week
Of the 27 FinTech companies to raise rounds in the last seven days, cybersecurity and InsurTech companies enjoyed the most cash injections.
US authorities seize millions in bitcoin linked to terrorism financing
The US justice department has announced that American authorities have seized millions of dollars in cryptocurrency linked to online terrorist financing campaigns involving Hamas, al-Qaeda and ISIS.
MarketOrders launches blockchain to prevent gold and jewellery fraud
Gold and jewellery marketplace MarketOrders is launching an end-to-end blockchain solution in order to combat inefficiencies and minimise fraud.
MAS, NRF and NUS launch research institute to bolster the digitalisation of the Asian...
The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) is a new initiative from three Singaporean authorities to speed up the development of digital financial services in Asia.
