We all wanted 2019 to be the year of recognition and widespread adoption of cryptocurrencies. It seems that cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are now really advancing the world by leaps and bounds. A new partnership has appeared in South America, which allows banks to make cross-border payments directly through the…
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The ‘fintech’ ecosystem gains strength. In the last year, the number of this type of companies in Spain has increased by 15%, from 292 to 337 startups that develop technological solutions related to the financial sector. These data, collected in the X-Tech-Report-Spain-2019 Report prepared by the consulting firm Finnovating, reveal…
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Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, Eddie Hughes, has asked the local authorities to take the initiative and accept Bitcoin payments. The conservative politician also believes that the lack of reliable information is delaying wider adoption. The United Kingdom should take the initiative The comments of MP Hughes, reported…
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The Chinese service provider for mobile payment and the Berlin-based FinTech have announced that they will work together soon. What do the participants hope for? Alipay – more than just mobile payment Since its inception in 2004, the Chinese payment service provider Alipay has more than 700 million users. In…
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Google wants to avoid any problem derived from Brexit and has decided to move the management of its financial services from London to Dublin from next Thursday. In a brief note, the technology giant has informed Google Payments users that they are going to make some changes in the terms…
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The central bank of Mexico is in talks with Amazon to launch a new mobile payment system, backed by the state. That would allow consumers to pay for purchases online using QR codes, said the general director of payments of the bank. It would be the first time that Amazon,…
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The venture capital arms of Google and Salesforce.com Inc. are investing in UK based payment startup GoCardless. Which has raised an additional US $ 75 million to finance its expansion. The financing is headed by Adams Street Partners, GV formerly known as Google Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, GoCardless said in…
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There was much negative talk this week over JPMorgan’s launch of JPM Coin. Timo Schlaefer, CEO of Crypto Facilities, for instance, commented that, “JPMorgan continues to get it wrong. Using blockchain to run a closed network is like wearing a designer suit to wash your car”. But that is shortsighted…
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Cryptocurrency companies that do not want to convert their shares to fiat can now pay for legal services with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) or Bitcoin Core (BTC) with Atrium. The corporate law firm, which has helped more than 300 startups to raise more than $ 500 million in venture capital, now…
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The Shore Annual Report 2019 looks already pretty dramatic: The provider of customer management software had dismissed more than half of its employees and made immense losses. In addition, the company feared a liquidity shortage. How bad is the crisis of the Munich startup? Companies and payments Shore sells a…
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