The deal would only go ahead if Zurich felt it was getting a fair deal, said chief executive Martin Senn. His comments came as Zurich reported a 1% dip in net profits for the April to June quar....
Barr previously served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions under President Barack Obama and as a special Treasury advisor to former President Bill Clinton. Barr a....
Conducted by prepaid and gift card product provider Blackhawk Network in April, the poll canvassed 1,000 US consumers, questioning them about their sentiment toward both traditional and emerging p....
According to Global Voices, Roskomnadzor – the Kremlin's executive body responsible for controlling and supervising media and mass communications – issued a notice today ....
Barclays investors greeted its 25% gain in interim profits with a 2% rise in the share price. Sky shares jumped 2.5% on news of its 18% rise in profits but then slipped by 1%. The FTSE 100 inde....
Profits last year were £2.55bn. The bank also set aside a further £850m to compensate customers - including further claims for mis-sold payment protection insurance. The results com....
The idea that conversation around the technology has altered drastically in the last year was first noted by American Banker editor in chief Marc Hochstein in the event's opening address. The ....
Using network data from the past three hours, the service lets users compare the current waiting times associated with various fee tiers, calculated in satoshis per byte. It claims to predict d....
When it comes to estate planning, very little has been mentioned about bitcoin. While bitcoin is subject to wills and revocable living trusts like any other asset, there are some special considera....
In a new post for CIO Journal, Accenture managing directors Owen Jeff and Sigrid Seibold offered their thoughts on how institutions can begin leveraging the technology in "corporate environme....
To date, startups such as the Boost VC-backed BitMesh and Wi-Fi services provider WIFI Metropolis are both developing concepts around the idea. The consensus? The popularity yet inaccessibili....
In its relative short history, bitcoin – and its underlying technology the blockchain – have captivated thinkers around the world, but not everyone was quick to see the potential.....
SETL will use its blockchain, which is "akin to proof-of-stake", to let market participants cut out the web of intermediaries in the post-trade system, saving them time and money. ....
UPDATE (27th July 16:31 BST): Updated with statements from Peter Klamka. The man behind a Mike Tyson-branded bitcoin ATM in Las Vegas has defended the initiative after accusati....
The Shanghai Composite closed down 8.5% at 3,725.56 after more weak economic data raised concerns about the health of world's second largest economy. Profit at China's industrial firms ....
While many people focus on bitcoin’s price fluctuations and potential increase in adoption, currency is just the first application of this game-changing technology. The core of the blockchai....
The New York-based firm has emerged as an active investor in companies in the sector, so far participating in funding rounds for Abra, BitPesa, Blockchain, Blockstream and Case, two of which ....
(CoinDesk) - New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit is set to host a private gathering of financial industry professionals on Monday, 27th July. The all-day, invite-only "Bankchain Discover....
Multinational technology firm IBM is among the sponsors of a forthcoming India-based hackathon set to focus on bitcoin, the blockchain and FinTech. Called HackCoin, the two-day event is schedul....
(CoinDesk) - Few consumers are using digital wallets – just 2% according to recent data from Gallup – and those who don't say concerns about security are the reason. D....
(CoinDesk) - Despite setting off to a rather boring start, excitement peaked this week when reports surfaced that two former bitcoin exchange operators had been arrested on anti-money launderin....
Australian cryptocurrency firm DigitalBTC bought $10.1m worth of bitcoin in Q2 of this year, the company's latest quarterly report reveals. This brings the amount of bit....
(BBC) - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has finalised a deal to cut tariffs on $1 trillion (£644bn) worth of information technology products. The deal updates the 18-year-old IT Agreem....
(BBC) - (Open): Vodafone started the day among the biggest risers among the FTSE 100 after results showed improvements in its major UK and German markets. Vodafone was 2.5% higher after it repo....
(CoinDesk) - The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF) has penned an informal advisory note to community banks highlighting the potential challenges of working with bitcoin industry fir....
(CoinDesk) - New data suggests that many financial professionals believe their industry is being reshaped by blockchain technology. A survey conducted by market intelligence provider ....
(CoinDesk) - A new service is launching its invite-only beta this week with the promise of delivering the "gold standard" for bitcoin data. Challenger Deep is a platform aim....
(CoinDesk) - Despite a decline of approximately 40% in bitcoin purchases, Connie Chung, senior payments product manager at Expedia, says the option to pay with the digital currency will remain as ....
(coindesk) - An Australian cryptocurrency firm is facing fresh delays on its road to debuting on the Australian Securities Exchange. Australia's chief securities regulator, the Austral....
