Peru’s fintech industry has been growing consistently these past years, surging to 171 fintech companies operating locally, as of September…
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This year, the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) bill entered into full force in Switzerland, opening up new opportunities and business…
Europe is often considered a pioneer in the widespread introduction of open banking, but despite groundbreaking regulations like PSD2, significant…
September 10, 2020 marked the deadline for member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) to implement new measures required…
Switzerland’s fintech license appears to have attracted a horde of cryptocurrency startups looking to leverage the relaxed regime to provide…
In Europe, Switzerland, Estonia, Malta and Cyprus have the most advanced and mature blockchain ecosystems with well-developed startup scenes and…
European consumers still have reservations about open banking offerings despite the entry into force of the Revised Payment Services Directive…
Portugal’s fintech ecosystem continued to grow and mature in 2020 with several new developments including the establishment of fintech hub…
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regulators across Europe have put in place various measures to ensure continuity and sustainability of the…
In a whitepaper released last month, the European Commission (EC) unveiled its strategy to promote the development of artificial intelligence…
The European Council and Commission have issued a joint statement in which the two bodies call for a “coordinated approach”…
During a hearing in the US Senate, David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s digital currency project Libra, said that Swiss…
Regulatory technology, or regtech, is an emerging field within the fintech industry that utilizes information technology to enhance and streamline…
The blockchain ecosystem has been steadily maturing over the past several years and projects are getting both larger and closer…
Alipay, the mobile and digital payments platform of Ant Financial, Alibaba’s financial affiliate, has been granted an electronic money license…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its advice to the European Union (EU) institutions on crypto-assets and…
With blockchain and cryptocurrency gaining more traction day after day, the Swiss government is now exploring the possibility of introducing…
The emergence of new technology solutions leveraging open APIs, cloud, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) has driven increasing volumes of…
The Principality of Liechtenstein, a microstate in Central Europe known for its many private banks, is making a name for…
The small Mediterranean island of Malta is quickly emerging as a popular location for entrepreneurs to set up blockchain and…