FinTech Futures: Top five stories of the week – 21 April 2023
Here’s our pick of five of the top news stories from the world of finance and tech this week.
Paxos
Blockchain infrastructure platform Paxos to pull out of Canada
Customer accounts without funds will be closed on 9 May, Paxos says.
PayPal reportedly halts work on stablecoin offering
PayPal is hoping to get a clearer understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape, Bloomberg reports.
Mastercard to enable banks to offer crypto trading services with new solution
Named Crypto Source, the new offering is being developed in partnership with Paxos.
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Paxos makes im-PAX with new stablecoin
Paxos Standard is “the world’s first regulated crypto asset”.
Euroclear ends blockchain gold settlement deal with Paxos
The partnership between central securities depositary Euroclear and Paxos for a blockchain-powered gold settlement service is over, according to Reuters. As Banking Technology reported last year, the pair completed their first pilot for the service for London bullion – with a go-live planned for this year. Over 600 OTC test bullion trades were settled on […]
ICAP looks to blockchain for FX trades
ICAP, a UK-based financial services firm, is jumping on the bandwagon and getting ready to process foreign exchange (FX) trades on blockchain, according to the Financial Times. As Banking Technology reported earlier this year, ICAP’s post trade risk and information division completed a proof of technology test case for blockchain – so its interest is […]
LatAm #paytech Bamboo names Francisco León as its first CEO Bamboo believes it is in “a unique position” to capita… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Tackling the triple challenge: digital fatigue, decision fatigue, and scarcity mindset Today’s consumers are navig… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
B2B #fintech Plastiq files for #bankruptcy, enters deal with Priority Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Top five stories of the week > Anne Boden to step down as CEO of @StarlingBank > Pipe builds “#fintech dream team”… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Why is @Apple taking a bite out of #banking? I am, on the whole, a delighted Apple customer. And as a #fintech spe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
FinTech Futures #Jobs: Despite London being a global superhub for #fintech and the UK being ranked as the European… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#Crypto app @TapGlobalPlc appoints David Hunter as chairman He will replace John Taylor, who will remain on the co… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
At FinTech Futures, we know that it can be easy to let funding announcements slip you by in this fast-paced industr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…