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Four Key Building Blocks for Institutional Grade Crypto Custody
KPMG has released a new paper detailing what it believes are the four key building blocks for winning institutional grade crypto custody solutions, citing the need to provide next-generation security, be up-to-date with regulatory changes, gain third-party trust, and offer
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Central Bank Digital Currencies and Libra in the Spotlight
It appears that central banks are devising a response to decentralised money, such as bitcoin – by contemplating new centralised digital versions of their own currencies. This goes by the name of Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Libra’s stablecoin project launched
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Why These 7 Swiss Fintech CEOs are Worth Following in 2020
Switzerland has emerged as a global fintech center over the past couple of years, notably in the segment of investment management and the field of blockchain. As of December 2019, Switzerland was home to 343 fintech companies, among which 133
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Insurance Industry Headings Towards Marketplace Model: World Insurtech Report
The insurance industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation, fueled by evolving customer expectations, innovative offerings and new players entering the market. In this rapidly changing landscape, incumbents must recognize the needs and preferences of an emerging generation of policyholders, and
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German Airline Issues First Airline Ticket On The Blockchain
Hahn Air, is the first airline that issued a real-world ticket enabled by blockchain technology on the open-source travel distribution platform Winding Tree. It is also the first airline to fly passengers holding blockchain-powered tickets on its scheduled flight from
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Bank Vontobel Takes Over a Swiss Personal Finance Platform: Exclusive Interview
Gokong, a Swiss Personal Finance Platform, recently announced that Bank Vontobel is taking full control over the platform We did an exclusive interview* with Gokong’s CEO about the exit and about the Swiss Personal Finance and the Financial Fitness market.
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What is Suptech? An Overview of this Rapidly Growing Space
In the same way technology is changing the financial services industry, technology is also changing how the industry and supervisory authorities implement and enforce regulations. Today, an increasing number of supervisory authorities are turning to technology to support their work,
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New EU PSD2 Deadline For e-Commerce Card-Based Payment Transactions
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an opinion on the deadline for the migration to SCA under the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) for e-commerce card-based payment transactions. The Opinion sets the deadline to 31 December 2020 and prescribes
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Federal Council About the Current Status of Stablecoins and Facebook Libra in Switzerland
During its meeting on 16 October 2019, the Swiss Federal Council was informed about the current opportunities and challenges associated with stablecoins. Switzerland will continue to actively monitor discussions on new digital technologies such as blockchain/DLT, etc. The country is
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SNB is Targeting a Fintech Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have signed an Operational Agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland. The Hub will identify and develop in-depth insights into critical trends in technology affecting central
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