With some autocratic regimes now using digital money for economic control and surveillance, can the original promise of cryptocurrency endure? Ten years ago, bitcoin was introduced as the first open-source, decentralised, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. The idea ...
There has been a staggering fall in the price of solar and wind power in the last decade, alongside a call for climate action, leading to a rapid expansion of these technologies. Global demand for ...
Both the ECB and BoE are likely to be under new leadership within the next nine months. While Draghi’s eight-year term expires in October, Mark Carney’s is expected to end in January 2020. This transition ...
EY and SAS collaborated to improve risk and compliance processes Citi announced its NextGen project, an initiative with EY and SAS, using artificial intelligence (AI) to develop an advanced risk analytics scoring engine. NextGen was ...
Financial companies are increasingly turning to advanced technology to bolster their key services. Automated fund management is becoming a daily reality for many retail investors as advanced financial technology becomes miniaturised – companies like Nutmeg ...
Energias de Portugal, which ranks among Europe’s major electricity operators, and is one of Portugal’s largest business groups has completed a strategic investment in the Israel- and US-based cybersecurity company Sepio Systems. EDP is a ...
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute has found that financial services firms are lagging behind in digital transformation compared to other industry sectors. Financial services firms report falling confidence in their digital capabilities, ...
We tend to think of investment in terms of financial capital, yet physical capital is beginning to transform, with investment opportunities growing in other sectors. An investment no longer has to solely deliver a financial ...
Leading digital banking and payments provider offers its continued support as Countingup launches new solutions to meet the accounting demands of small businesses PrePay Solutions (PPS), subsidiary of Edenred the world’s leading corporate payments organisation, is ...
U.S. and global financial markets are unlikely to be “unmoved” by President Trump’s 2019 State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, affirms the CEO of the one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory ...
With 2018 firmly behind us, the early months of the new year are a time for contemplation and evaluation of the last 365 days; both the good and the bad, the opportunities and the challenges. ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) will produce more accurate, reliable and transparent credit decisions than human-based systems within five years, according to capital markets professionals surveyed by Intertrust. Intertrust, a global leader in providing expert administrative services ...
The pound is shackled by Brexit drama, is locked in a holding pattern, and nothing is currently priced in, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The warning from ...
The FMA is the independent financial market supervisory authority of Liechtenstein. We ensure the stability and credibility of the financial market, the protection of clients, and the prevention and prosecution of abuse. The FMA is ...
Diamonds and Bitcoin – precious gems seem to have nothing in common with the volatile cryptocurrency at first glance. But IBM wants to change that: the technology corporation has started a pilot project to document ...
Tamatoa Jonassen, CEO of Cook Islands Finance, talks to CEO Insight of how this Pacific nation has managed to win the praise of international regulators, whilst still knocking spots off the competition when it comes ...
Bitcoin was born ten years ago on 31 October 2008. The world’s first cryptocurrency is now at the vanguard of a complex financial system that is increasing attracting the interest of markets and investors. The ...
Greg Kidd – an early investor in Ripple and Square, as well as Twitter and Coinbase and one of the world’s most influential leaders in fintech and digital identity – has entered into a strategic partnership agreement valued at ...