Blockchain-powered gold trading platform has launched a new system to track the provenance of its physical gold and other precious metals. Tradewind Markets has launched a new system on its platform to track the provenance of its physical gold and other precious metals. On Nov. 5, Coindesk reported that Tradewind Markets, a blockchain-based digital trading […]
Continue Reading
Berlin-based blockchain firm delivers mine-to-market technology solutions to help fight against blood diamonds in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Berlin-based blockchain company, RCS Global delivers mine-to-market technology solutions to help fight against conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Not part of a blood-stained supply chain On Oct.1 Reuters reported that government officials in […]
Continue Reading
Cybercriminals are exploiting a known vulnerability in the software Confluence to mine XMR. Cybercriminals are now reportedly exploiting known vulnerability CVE-2019-3396 in the software Confluence, a workspace productivity tool made by Atlassian, according to a report by security intelligence firm Trend Micro Inc. on May 7. The exploit that has been developed allows cybercriminals to […]
Continue Reading
The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius is establishing a regulatory framework for digital asset custodian services. The Mauritanian Financial Services Commission (FSC) is establishing a regulatory framework for digital asset custodian services, according to an official announcement published on Feb. 8. The new regulation will be effective as of March 1 and will require custodian […]
Continue Reading
Chinese payments conglomerate Alipay is ramping up its B2B services with a new suite of offerings for small businesses (SMBs). Reports in Financial IT on Monday (Oct. 29) said Alipay is introducing a range of solutions for small businesses to support growth of China’s SMB community. They include business intelligence solutions like analysis and support […]
Continue Reading
Attribution is a pain point for companies of all shapes and sizes. There are so many options; so many decisions to be made, and there are no clear rules or parameters to guide you. There are no rules in the sense that there aren’t clear outlines for how to do attribution “correctly” because attribution can […]
Continue Reading
The rivalry that banks and FinTech firms might have experienced in the past now appears to be behind them. Both sides of the financial landscape appear ready to collaborate, with APIs acting to bridge the divide and to facilitate financial innovations. However, APIs are not only being used to promote greater collaboration between banks […]
Continue Reading
In commerce, the conversion is the Holy Grail. The moment when customer contact becomes a sale, and tips over to meaningful relationships, ideally long-lasting. It’s an elusive goal, though not for lack of data, which is everywhere and ever-changing. The key is to leverage all that data along different touchpoints in the consumer lifecycle, to create […]
Continue Reading
As financial institutions (FIs) invest in technology in an effort to position themselves more competitively against FinTech firms, the development of so-called chat bots and “robo advisors” has accelerated. Projects from Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and RBS have all surfaced in recent years, as FIs deploy artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that both meet their customers’ needs […]
Continue Reading
On Friday (Sept. 30), LendingClub officially closed the door on a two-year chapter in its corporate history that its current board and founding team would probably like to forget. Both the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have officially ended a two-year investigation of LendingClub, its subsidiary LC Advisors (LCA), […]
Continue Reading