Fintech

Venture Capital

Bitcoin and Blockchain Startups Not Immune From Selective Investors

As investment in FinTech continues to rise, investors are becoming more selective with startups, including those focused on bitcoin and blockchain.

Business  ·  27 March 2016
PayPal

Offline Commerce App Wins $10k at Bitcoin Miami Hackathon

A bitcoin rewards concept took home $10,000 in bitcoin at the second annual Miami Bitcoin Hackathon held this weekend at The Lab Miami.

Business  ·  26 January 2016
Banking

What Banks Should Be Doing With Blockchain in 2016

Virtual Capital Ventures general partner William Mougayar offers eight predictions for the bitcoin and blockchain industry in 2016.

Markets  ·  30 December 2015
Payments

Visa Europe: The Blockchain is ‘No Longer a Choice’

As part of a year-end retrospective, Visa Europe suggested bitcoin and the blockchain will soon be embraced by financial incumbents.

Tech  ·  28 December 2015
Regulation

The Stories That Shaped the Blockchain Narrative in 2015

BuckleySandler LLP counsel Amy Davine Kim recaps how digital currency regulation affected the strategies of bitcoin startups and incumbents in 2015.

Markets  ·  28 December 2015
Banking

Santander and UBS Discuss Blockchain at Bank of England Event

Investment bank UBS and Spanish megabank Santander discussed blockchain technology at the Bank of England's Open Forum event held in London today.

Business  ·  11 November 2015
Smart Contracts

Symbiont Adds FinTech Veterans to Advisory Board

Symbiont has added Maureen O'Hara, chairman of Investment Technology Group and a former US Treasury official to its board of advisors.

Markets  ·  7 October 2015
Banking

Global Finance Association BAFT Aims to Drive Bitcoin Awareness

BAFT, a global financial services association, is set to drive bitcoin and blockchain awareness with the launch of a new FinTech scheme.

Business  ·  18 September 2015
Startups

Bitnexo Wins South American Final of BBVA Competition

Bitcoin-based platform Bitnexo has joint-won the Latin American final of BBVA's Open Talent competition.

Business  ·  15 September 2015
Exchanges

9 Crypto Startups Make BBVA Competition Final

Nine crypto startups have made it through to the final of this year's BBVA Open Talent competition.

Business  ·  7 August 2015
Payments

FinTech Voices Join Blockchain Conversation at Keynote 2015

New voices from the FinTech community joined ongoing debates in the bitcoin and blockchain space at yesterday's Keynote 2015 conference.

Business  ·  4 August 2015
Hong Kong

Bitcoin Firm Bitspark Joins Accenture’s FinTech Accelerator

Hong Kong-based remittance platform Bitspark is the only bitcoin and blockchain startup to join Accenture's FinTech Innovation accelerator.

Business  ·  16 July 2015
Startups

Chicago Gets Its First Incubator for Blockchain Startups

A group of Chicago entrepreneurs and investors have launched the city’s first bitcoin and blockchain hub. Opening today at Chicago’s 1871 – an entrepreneurial centre home to 325 early-stage digital startups – Chicago’s Bitcoin Center will provide a co-working space, mentorship, public relations and government affairs services to blockchain-focused startups. Matthew Roszak, CEO of the Chicago Bitcoin […]

Business  ·  10 July 2015
Startups

French Bitcoin Startups Back FinTech Trade Group

Bitcoin wallet hardware maker Ledger and bitcoin exchange Paymium are among the 36 fintech startups backing France FinTech, a new trade group.

Business  ·  1 July 2015
Banking

Santander: Blockchain Tech Can Save Banks $20 Billion a Year

Blockchain tech could reduce banks' infrastructural costs by $15-20 billion a year by 2022, says a new report by Santander InnoVentures.

Business  ·  16 June 2015