financial services

ADALend’s Revolutionary GM for an Evolutionary Cardano Based DeFi

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Time Stamp: October 6, 2021 1:00 AM - Modified On: October 6, 2021 - Published By:
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sponsored DeFi continues to show the world that the future of finance will forever change from its old and traditional form, developed by solving problems individuals and institutions face with mainstream banks. ADALend continues the string of innovations in DeFi under the guidance of its GM. Javed Khattak, A qualified actuary (FIA), an award winning C-suite executive, and a successful serial entrepreneur who was awarded CFO of the year in 2018 by Wealth & Finance magazine, listed in the the top 20 individuals behind ICOs in 2017, a track record

MassMutual-owned fintech Flourish launches a new service to connect financial advisory clients with bitcoin

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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A fintech company owned by MassMutual is launching a service that lets registered investment advisors (RIAs) and their clients tap into bitcoin investments.Flourish’s new service, dubbed Flourish Crypto, reflects the growing intersection between traditional finance and the digital asset space, and it’s a bet on what the company says is growing demand among financial advisory clients for bitcoin. The offering is being launched in partnership with Paxos, which is supporting the execution and custody side of things. The New York-based startup has inked key relationships with payments and financial services

Crypto Job Hiring Sees Huge Demand as Industry Grows

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Time Stamp: September 30, 2021 8:50 AM - Modified On: September 30, 2021 - Published By:
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The number of jobs related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology have skyrocketed, according to data from several job listing websites.Sponsored Sponsored While crypto searches more than doubled on Indeed.com in the past year, US job postings with “cryptocurrency” and “blockchain” as keywords were up over 600% on LinkedIn. Additionally, growth in paid listing at CryptocurrencyJobs.co increased nearly 1,500% since last year. “Everyone is hiring right now” Daniel Adler, founder of CryptocurrencyJobs.co, provided some insight into the growth that’s occurred. He noted that some teams who were looking to double at

Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 6:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being able to use the remittance service, South African users will be able to buy, sell, and transfer cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, and the USDC stablecoin. South Africa Ripe for Disruption and Innovation According to a report that quotes the start-up’s VP for strategy and partnerships in Africa, Pardon Mujakachi, Chipper Cash has made the foray into South Africa because it believes the country “is ripe for disruption and innovation in

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 1:38 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

South African University Professor Urges Country to ‘Finalize Cryptocurrency Policy’ — Warns Against Resisting Crypto

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Time Stamp: September 27, 2021 12:30 AM - Modified On: September 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A professor with the University of Johannesburg, Rabelani Dagada, has urged South Africa to finalize its cryptocurrency public policy if the country still wants to become a hub for digital currency innovation. History Will Repeat Itself In an opinion published by Itweb, Dagada warned South African authorities that the continued efforts to stifle cryptocurrencies will not achieve the intended objectives. He adds that regulators must learn from history that violently opposing an emerging innovation will not kill it. He explained: Technology has prevailed against violent and regulatory opposition. During the

Ten crypto exchanges in South Korea applied for registration hours before deadline

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Time Stamp: September 26, 2021 3:45 AM - Modified On: September 26, 2021 - Published By:
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Only 10 out of dozens of cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were able to register with local authorities before time runs out on them on Friday, information on the country’s financial regulator’s website shows. On Friday, crypto exchanges Gdac, Five, OK-BIT, Graybridge, Flat Thai X, Prabang and digital currency custodian Gameper, to name a few, made progress in their registrations. South Korean authorities are still expecting at least 18 other crypto exchanges to complete their applications by Friday. In April, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) required that all crypto

Cryptocurrency Exchanges Seek Employees to Solve Regulatory Issues

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Time Stamp: September 25, 2021 7:11 AM - Modified On: September 25, 2021 - Published By:
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Sep 25, 2021 at 11:11 // News Many cryptocurrency exchanges have had problems with financial regulators in different countries. Some of them have had to shut down or move their operations to other countries. Others have been forced to look for ways to deal with supervisors and improve compliance. In 2021, cryptocurrency exchange Binance had numerous issues with regulators in different countries. As reported by CoinIdol, a world blockchain news outlet, it was charged and sanctioned by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) for allegedly conducting illegal business. Later, the

Bank of Russia Lists Crypto Companies Among Financial Pyramids

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Time Stamp: September 24, 2021 6:00 AM - Modified On: September 24, 2021 - Published By:
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The Central Bank of Russia has recently expanded its database of financial market players suspected of illicit activities. Several crypto companies have been added to the list along with entities bearing signs of Ponzi schemes, as well as illegal credit organizations and forex dealers. Central Bank of Russia Blacklists Crypto Platforms As part of its monitoring of the financial sector, the Central of Russia (CBR) regularly identifies illegal financial services providers and warns Russian investors about fraudulent platforms. This week, the regulator added another 105 companies to its growing list

Acorns Hires Former Amazon Executive as President, Hints at Crypto Options

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 6:15 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Acorns, a popular investing and savings app, announced a former Amazon lead as company president and head of day-to-day operations.Sponsored Sponsored Earlier today the financial services app revealed David Hijirida as the new president. Hijirida was an executive at Amazon and CEO of the digital bank Simple Finance. During his 12 years at Amazon, he managed global payments and advertising.  This new hire comes as Acorns expected a public listing later in the year. The public listing is with the intentions of accelerating its mission of wealth building and overseas

Panama’s crypto-bill will make it ‘compatible’ with crypto-assets, digital economy

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Time Stamp: September 7, 2021 8:00 PM - Modified On: September 7, 2021 - Published By:
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As El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, another Central American country took a step towards recognizing the importance of cryptocurrencies. The Republic of Panama, recently introduced its cryptocurrency bill. Panamanian Congressman Gabriel Silva, in a tweet thread, announced the same. According to him, the bill aimed to make Panama a “country compatible with the digital economy, blockchain, crypto assets, and the internet.” Moreover, use cryptocurrencies remained optional for individual citizens as well as businesses as per the said bill, which did not compel anyone to