October 13, 2017
SWIFT Test Demonstrates Positive Potential Future For Blockchain Tech

The results are in for an early proof-of-concept test at Swift with six of the cooperative’s member banks. By all indications, it seems the DLT application can deliver the business...

October 11, 2017
RippleNet Grows To 100 Financial Institutions

Ripple revealed that RippleNet, its blockchain network, now services more than 100 financial institutions. “We are pleased to announce that Bexs Banco, AirWallex, Credit Agricole, Cuallix, Currencies Direct, dLocal, IFX,...

October 10, 2017
EU Banks Investigated For Blocking FinTech Access To Customer Data

EU antitrust authorities have launched an investigation into whether Dutch and Polish banking associations and their members are blocking FinTech companies from accessing customer account data. According to a Reuters...

October 06, 2017
CEO’s Hedge Fund Bails Sears Out With A Cash Injection...

Eddie Lampert — and his checkbook — really, really believe in Sears. In fact, according to a recent report from Chain Store Age, Lambert believes so much that, at this point, employees...

October 06, 2017
Alternative Finance’s Popularity Won’t Break With Investors

On Thursday (Oct. 5), Alenka Grealish, senior analyst at Celent, penned an article for American Banker with a prediction: The small business (SMB) credit space is headed for a “shake-up.” The...

September 29, 2017
Why Banks Need FinTech To Address Their Own Complicated Treasuries

Banks are finding it more difficult than ever to ignore potential FinTech partnerships that could better serve their corporate customers. When it comes to corporate treasury, business clients demand robust...

September 22, 2017
Corporate M&A Breaks New Record

Corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity has broken a new record this year, according to the latest data from Jeff Golman, vice chairman of Mesirow Financial. In a news report...

September 22, 2017
Mastercard: Micro Businesses Can Move Financial Inclusion’s Largest Roadblocks

Promoting financial inclusion — a lofty ambition targeting two billion people around the world who currently live without the ability to securely send and receive money — is about more than taking...

September 22, 2017
ECB Could Require Fintechs To Have More Liquidity, Capital Buffers

The European Central Bank (ECB) may start requiring bank startups that want to enter the FinTech zone to have more liquidity and capital buffers. According to a report in Reuters,...