DarcMatter is the FinTech company that has just announced that it is now developing a blockchain distributed ledger to continue to provide enhanced transparency, security and trust to the alternative investment industry and the global financial market. While there has been a great deal of development in the alternative fund space, there are still a…
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The Mexican Institute of Finance Executives (IMEF) has just announced that it has signed an agreement with the new Institutional Stock Exchange (BIVA) to promote the growth of the stock market and stimulate economic development. With this Agreement, BIVA and IMEF will collaborate in events related to the promotion of the financial sector, creating synergies…
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Orvium, the open-source, decentralized platform for managing scholarly publications’ lifecycles and associated data, has just announced that María del Carmen Pastor Sempere, Director of BAES Blockchain Lab, has joined the project as a strategic advisor. This announcement comes following the establishment of a partnership between Orvium and BAES Blockchain Lab. I am excited to be…
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Vietnam is one of those countries that stands firmly against cryptocurrencies, judging by their legal actions. Country officials are currently pushing for more regulations to be introduced for cryptocurrency trading and transactions. Thailand is in the same position as Vietnam. The two countries are anti-crypto and officials are looking for ways to prevent businesses from…
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Banks and financial institutions are all over the place with cryptocurrencies: they "love" them, they "hate" them. And while blockchain is sweeping the floor with new applications in hundreds of industries and companies, the future of cryptocurrencies is yet unclear. One surprising rumour right now is that the first cryptocurrency bank is going to open…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Good Crypto. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…
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Following a review by Australian regulator ASIC, five Australian banks have informed that they will improve their compliance measures and controls for deposit accounts that can be operated by a third party, such as a financial adviser. ASIC’s industry-wide review was prompted by concerns raised through an investigation of the conduct of persons involved in…
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Atonomi, the blockchain-based arm of IoT security provider CENTRI Technology, has announced the appointment of seasoned technology and business leader Robert “Rob” Strickland to the role of CEO for both companies. Strickland, who has also served as the longest member of the Board of Directors, brings more than 30 years of experience in driving innovation…
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Australian regulator ASIC has just announced that it has permanently banned Bee Chin Lim, also known as Vicky Bee Chin Lim of Yagoona in New South Wales, from providing financial services. Ms Lim was the sole director of JJ Global Network Pty Ltd (JJ Global), which was closely associated with Malaysian-based entity called JJ Global…
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Cyprus financial regulator CySEC, in apparent response to an increase in CIF license applications from FCA regulated firms, has issued a notice that any firm wishing to ensure its application has time to work its way through the system before a possible 'Hard Brexit' in March 2019 needs to have its paperwork completed and submitted…
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