#Banks and Fintech

The spread and regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the banking industry and fintech applications.

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ForkLog 9 18.05.2021

Fitch: CBDCs will strengthen oversight of the payments sector

CBDCs will bring benefits but could disrupt the financial system, according to Fitch's report.

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ForkLog 17 14.05.2021

Swissquote and PostFinance launch app to buy Bitcoin

The Swiss national postal operator PostFinance and the online bank Swissquote have launched the Yuh app. Its users will be able to invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum and 11 other cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 22 13.05.2021

RBI urges banks to sever ties with Bitcoin exchanges

The RBI unofficially pressures banks to reassess ties with cryptocurrency exchanges and traders, Reuters reports citing its own sources.

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ForkLog 15 05.05.2021

Media: hundreds of American banks poised to give clients access to bitcoin

In the coming months, customers at some US banks will be able to buy, sell and store bitcoin using their existing accounts. CNBC, citing New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG).

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ForkLog 28 04.05.2021

Singapore’s largest bank reveals results of its own Bitcoin exchange

Singapore's largest financial group disclosed the results of its cryptocurrency exchange — DBS Digital Exchange.

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ForkLog 58 28.04.2021

Gemini and Mastercard to launch crypto-cashback credit card

The cryptocurrency exchange Gemini signed an agreement with Mastercard and WebBank to launch in the summer of 2021 a credit card offering cashback in cryptocurrencies for residents of all U.S. states.

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ForkLog 15 27.04.2021

Former Neklis Bank executives arrested

The Moscow Tverskoy District Court arrested the former chairman of the board of the now-bankrupt Neklis Bank, Sergey Boriskin, and his deputy Natalia Akulova.

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ForkLog 16 27.04.2021

Blockchain startup Securrency raises $30 million from leading Wall Street players

The blockchain compliance solutions provider Securrency raised $30 million in a Series B funding round.

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ForkLog 22 23.04.2021

Paxos Secures Conditional National Bank License

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), part of the U.S. Treasury, has approved Paxos' application for a nationwide trust bank license.

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ForkLog 23 23.04.2021

Millions of euros belonging to Wirecard were carried out of the Munich office in plastic bags

For several years, employees of the now-defunct fintech company Wirecard carried cash in plastic bags out of the Munich headquarters, totaling several million euros. The Financial Times reports, citing former employees familiar with the situation.

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ForkLog 19 14.04.2021

Aximetria opens Bitcoin investments via Russian banks

The financial service Aximetria, based in Zug, Switzerland, unveiled a B2B solution that will enable Private Banking clients to invest in cryptocurrencies through a personal manager in any Russian bank.

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ForkLog 26 13.04.2021

HSBC confirms ban on MicroStrategy stock purchases

The largest bank in the United Kingdom, HSBC, has confirmed a ban on the purchase of MicroStrategy's stock. The restrictions apply to clients of the HSBC InvestDirect platform.

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