Crypto markets keep being stuck despite big news, including institutional investments in crypto, and the SEC’s establishment of a Bitcoin ETF review deadline. Saturday, Oct. 6: crypto markets keep remain fairly stable on the day, despite this week’s major news in the industry, including institutional investments and an update from the SEC on their highly-anticipated […]
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InsurTech has a lot of room to innovate, from payout friction to risk analysis. The startup community has delivered a strong response to market gaps, and investors this week showed their interest in the B2B InsurTech market with three deals, including two rounds marking Eos Venture Partners’ first foray into the industry. Rounding out the […]
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It may not be much of a surprise to see a store clerk accept payment via smartphone, but recently, mPOS solutions are seeing increased implementation, beyond their traditional use by brick-and-mortar businesses. The flexibility, portability and business management features have seemingly made mPOS solutions attractive to a variety of industries. As a result, mPOS solutions […]
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Sierra Leone is set to create a national, blockchain-based credit bureau. On September 27, at the 73rd Session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA), Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio made an announcement where he declared that his country had set a new goal to create a national, blockchain-based credit bureau to “radically transform” the […]
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Crypto exchange Gemini Trust Company, LLC has obtained insurance coverage for custodied digital assets from lending services firm Aon. Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini) has secured insurance coverage for custodied digital assets from lending services firm Aon, according to a press release published Oct. 3. Founded in 2014 in New York […]
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Driverless cars are indeed coming to roads soon enough — the U.K.’s transport secretary, in fact, recently predicted that those vehicles would appear there within four years. Even so, it might be autonomous trucks — as in semi-trailer trucks that haul freight — that hit the highways in greater numbers initially, perhaps having a quicker impact […]
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IBM and Marsh’s blockchain-based commercial insurance partnership will leverage Salesforce links, the companies have confirmed. Global insurance brokerage and risk management firm Marsh announced it would extend its partnership with IBM as part of its proof-of-insurance blockchain solution, a press release confirmed Wednesday, September 26. Marsh, which began working with IBM in April this year […]
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Subscriptions offer consumers access to a steady supply of products, from food preparation and cosmetics to clothing and more. It now appears medical care could be the latest business disrupted by them. Subscription medicine — also called “membership medicine,” “concierge medicine” and “direct primary care” — allows patients to pay a monthly, quarterly or annual […]
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Audit firm Deloitte will help the RiskBlock Alliance blockchain consortium to expand into Canada. ‘Big Four’ audit and consulting firm Deloitte will help The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance blockchain consortium expand into Canada, according to an announcement published September 25. RiskBlock Alliance is a U.S.-based consortium launched in 2017, which focuses on the application of blockchain technology […]
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Source: Marie Huillet, CoinTelegraph The Winklevoss twins’ crypto exchange Gemini is eyeing entrance into the U.K. market, according to a new report from the Financial Times. Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, creators of U.S..-based cryptocurrency trading platform Gemini, are looking to expand the platform to the U.K. market, sources told the Financial Times (FT) September 24. […]
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