Tag: banking

Central banks are jostling with private-sector operators of stablecoins to dominate digital money and protect consumers, the global body for policymakers has said. Private digital assets could coexist ... ( read original story ...)

Some stablecoins have generated controversy over whether their cash reserves are safe enough for a cryptocurrency supposedly equivalent to a dollar. ( read original story ...)

Private equity billionaire Orlando Bravo said: "Crypto is just a great system. It's frictionless. It's decentralized." ... ( read original story ...)

The hunt for crypto-focused compliance executives has intensified in recent months as the industry faces growing regulatory pressure, both in the U.S. and abroad. ( read original story ...)

Affirm Holdings Inc. is joining the ranks of fintech companies vying for "super-app" status as the company plans a series of feature introductions that ... ( read original story ...)

Takeshi Hiano Tokyo-based Photosynth, the Japanese startup developing and offering smart lock Akerun as well as cloud-based room-entry access control ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average wrapped up on Thursday its best month since November 2020 even as markets fell for a fourth straight session on concerns over China's economic growth due to a worsening ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's presumptive next prime minister, Fumio Kishida, has started making arrangements to retain Taro Aso as deputy premier and finance minister in the new cabinet, Jiji news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has warned he doesn't think crypto is "the second coming of the Messiah," adding it's "possible for governments to slow down [bitcoin and crypto's] ... ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin ATMs may seem like a safe proposition, but a report by crypto exchange Kraken showed the network in the United States is vulnerable to hacks. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese mobile phone services and online shopping mall operator Rakuten Group Inc said it will start preparing for an initial public offering of the group's online banking unit, as ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten Group on Thursday said it is preparing to publicly list shares in online banking subsidiary Rakuten Bank in a move that would raise funds for its fastest-growing segment as the wider group ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten Group Inc said on Thursday it is preparing to list its online banking unit, raising funds as it soaks up losses incurred from building its low-cost mobile ... ( read original story ...)

At CNBC's Delivering Alpha conference on Wednesday, investor Katie Haun said the U.S. should see China as a cautionary tale when it comes to regulating crypto. ( read original story ...)

Affirm CEO said Tuesday night that "consumers will be able to buy and sell crypto directly from their savings account." ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, Sep 30 (EFE).- Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday that the entity would maintain its ultra-flexible monetary policy regardless of economic measures the imminent Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)