Banking

Banking

Bitcoin.de Launches Integration With Fidor Bank Accounts

Bitcoin.de has announced enhanced services as a result of its partnership with Fidor Bank, allowing EUR/BTC trades to be completed within "seconds".

Business  ·  23 February 2015
Regulation

Policy Experts Talk Transparency in Bitcoin at Foreign Affairs Event

Foreign Affairs hosted an event to discuss the issues around trust where cryptocurrency is involved in global banking, payments and identity.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 February 2015
Banking

SWIFT Event to Discuss Bitcoin’s Impact on Banking

The SWIFT Business Forum comes to New York next month with a panel of payments and cryptocurrency professionals.

Business  ·  10 February 2015
Banking

Bank Suspends Polish Bitcoin Exchange’s Accounts

Polish bitcoin exchange BitMarket.pl had its bank accounts suspended earlier this week due to a legal issue.

Business  ·  30 January 2015
Volatility

Volatility, Deflation and Manipulation: A Response to Bitcoin’s Critics

Criticisms from bitcoin pundits in the press almost always boil down to a few common misconceptions, argues Jon Matonis.

Business  ·  26 January 2015
Exchanges

UK Bank Closes Safello Accounts 6 Weeks After Entering Partnership

Only six weeks after bitcoin exchange Safello announced local deposit options for UK customers, the firm's banking partner is closing its accounts.

Business  ·  26 January 2015
Banking

How Bitcoin Could Shake Up B2B Payments

Bitcoin is great for business-to-business transactions, if both sides know how to use it. What happens if they don't?

Business  ·  24 January 2015
Exchanges

BBVA: We Wanted to Better Understand the Bitcoin Opportunity

In a new interview, BBVA Ventures' Jay Reinemann discusses his firms investment in Coinbase and what his means for its parent bank.

Markets  ·  21 January 2015
Banking

KPMG: Bitcoin a Threat and Opportunity for Retail Banks

KPMG has published a report which identifies bitcoin as both a threat and an opportunity to the banking sector.

Markets  ·  19 January 2015
Regulation

US Treasury May Consider Bitcoin Industry Concerns Over Banking Access

The Chamber of Digital Commerce will present data to the US Treasury on banking problems faced by digital currency startups at a meeting next week.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 January 2015
Regulation

India’s Central Bank Could One Day Use Digital Currency, Chief Says

Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan spoke out on bitcoin at a televised event late last week.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 December 2014
Regulation

Chain Reflects on the Growing Role of Bitcoin APIs  in 2014

Chain's Eric Rykwalder examines how bitcoin APIs have been a boon for developers over the last year, and looks ahead to what 2015 might bring.

Tech  ·  30 December 2014
Regulation

US State Bank Supervisors Issue Model Regulation for Digital Currencies

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors has drafted guidance for regulating digital currency activity

Policy & regulation  ·  16 December 2014
Exchanges

Safello Partners with UK Bank for Faster Payments

Swedish-based bitcoin exchange Safello has announced a new banking partnership that will see it add local transfer options for UK customers.

Business  ·  15 December 2014
Regulation

Why Bitcoin Needs Lawyers to Bridge the Technology Gap

As bitcoin continues to be taken more seriously by banks and regulators, the industry needs lawyers to help smooth out bumps on its way to mainstream.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 December 2014