Crowdlending meets Cryptos: Crowd4Cash accepts Bitcoins and Litecoins
The provider for Crowdlending Crowd4Cash located in Zug is one of the first in the market who enables lenders to invest into Peer-to-Peer loans with an attractive return rate with cryptocurrencies. Investors may easily pay their invested amounts with Bitcoins
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Payment Services: Consumers To Benefit From Cheaper, Safer And More Innovative Electronic Payments
European consumers will be able to reap the full benefits of paying online for goods and services, thanks to new rules that will it make it cheaper, easier and safer to make electronic payments. The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2),
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Fintech Events in London in 2018
A globally fintech hub, London has been on the forefront of financial innovation, fueled by its supportive government, advanced financial services sector and burgeoning tech ecosystem. This year again, London will be hosting some of the world’s largest fintech gatherings
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London Blockchain Week announces DreamTeam, IBM, BTCC, IOTA Foundation and Gibraltar Stock Exchange as event headliners
London Blockchain Week is pleased to announce that DreamTeam, IBM, BTCC, IOTA Foundation and Gibraltar Stock Exchange will be headlining the event in January 2018 in London. Now in its fourth year, Blockchain Week will bring together between 800-1400 leading
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Digital First: Digitale Transformation bei der Basler Kantonalbank
Wer die digitale Transformation vorantreiben will, steht vor der Frage, wie die Softwareentwicklung schneller und flexibler werden kann. Die Basler Kantonalbank hat sie beantwortet. So konnte die Bank die Entwicklung ihrer Core-Banking-Plattform Avaloq verbessern und neue Services wie „myBKB“ erfolgreich
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Win/Win – wenn Fintech mit Bank kooperiert
Nein, das Vorsorgegeschäft macht aktuell niemandem Spass. Die Kunden kriegen (fast) keine Zinsen mehr auf ihrem Sparkapital und die Banken können in diesem Geschäft nichts mehr verdienen. Das nötige Geld für Ausleihungen kriegen sie aktuell über andere Wege günstiger und
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Switzerland’s First ICO Code of Conduct
The Swiss Crypto Valley Association who is supporting the development of blockchain and cryptographic related technologies and businesses, announced the launch of a Code of Conduct for Initial Coin Offerings. It is intended that this framework will guide ICOs on
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Bitcoins für Anfänger – was ist bei Kryptowährungen grundsätzlich zu beachten?
Wie einen Hype erklären, dessen Grundlagen für den technischen Laien kaum nachzuvollziehen sind? 2017 war das Jahr des Bitcoins. Experten rechnen damit, dass 2018 zum Jahr der Kryptowährungen wird. Obwohl das Konzept erst seit wenigen Jahren existiert, haben sich in
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Lombard Odier Investment Managers completes its first Blockchain Bond Trade
The Insurance Linked Strategies (ILS) team at Lombard Odier Investment Managers has completed its first bond transaction using blockchain, the immutable ledger for recording transactions. The team’s purchase of catastrophe bonds is believed to be among the first secondary market
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Lykke Switches Trading-Place to Centralized Model: Did Blockchain trading fail?
As cryptocurrencies gain popularity, scalability issues and high transaction fees have forced Swiss startup Lykke to switch from a semi-decentralized to a centralized operational mode. The transition for Bitcoin trading wallets occurred in late-December 2017, while the transition for Ethereum
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