Bitwala aims to provide blockchain-based banking services that are faster, cheaper and accessible to anyone in any part of the planet. Bitwala offers 20+ currencies to 120+ countries, Bitcoin prepaid cards, mass payments and apps for iOS and Android.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/germany-s-blockc...
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2021/01/25/year-of-the...
Year of the Crypto Bank - Daily Fintech
The Chinese New Year is coming up in couple of weeks and 2021 is a Year of the Ox. That’s a bull, but a regulated bull. And 2021 will be bullish on the convergence of crypto and traditional financial services. Keeping up the positive crypto momentum from 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of […]
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8 months, 3 weeks
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Plum lands $10m for European expansion - FinTech Futures
Plum, a UK fintech which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to grow consumers’ money, has landed $10 million from Global Brain and EBRD.
Fintastico Team
9 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/wirecard-folds-a...
Wirecard Folds: A Blow to Crypto Cards, but a Chance for Blockchain
A temporary nuisance for crypto debit card holders, the Wirecard debacle reminds the public of the problems blockchain technology was designed to fix
Fintastico Team
9 months, 2 weeks
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What Does Wirecard's Shutdown Say About Fintech's Systemic Weaknesses? | Finance Magnates
Wirecard's UK subsidiary temporarily shut down by the FCA, revealing a number of structural weaknesses in fintech. What now?
Fintastico Team
9 months, 2 weeks
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LIVE STREAM - With Fintech Meetup FFM "Covid-19 - Dawn of digitization or doom of the FinTech industry?!?"
Live Stream in Cooperation with Fintech Meetup Frankfurt Startuprad.io will bring you the live stream of the Fintech Meetup in and around Frankfurt tomorrow. We are there in times of COVID19 and you can enjoy the stream from your comfy couch. Don't miss another live stream and join our meetup. https://www.meetup.com/Startup-Couch-TV-Talks/events/271395382/ AGENDA: 18:30 - Hello and get-together 19:00 - PANEL
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9 months, 2 weeks
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Wirecard's $2 billion disappearing act - Daily Fintech
On January 7th, 1918 Harry Houdini performed his “Vanishing Elephant” illusion where he was able to make a 5 ton elephant disappear before the eyes of a packed theatre in New York. But what Wirecard to pull off, even Houdini couldn’t have managed. Wirecard is a payment processor. Their mantra was simple, to build […]
Fintastico Team
10 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/cash-or-plastic-...
Cash or Plastic? Countries Where Crypto Debit Cards Are Fair Game
Cointelegraph examines where crypto debit cards are available and what options they offer as wider adoption starts to take hold
Fintastico Team
11 months
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/05/161457...
German Neobank Bitwala to Allow 80,000 Customers to Buy, Hold, Earn Interest on Bitcoin (BTC)
German neobank Bitwala will be allowing its 80,000 customers to purchase, hold, and earn interest on Bitcoin (BTC).
Fintastico Team
11 months
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German Neobank Offers Bitcoin Accounts With 4.3% Interest
German neobank Bitwala offers users interest rates up to 4.3% with its new Bitcoin Interest Account product
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1 year
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MakerDAO’s Gustav Arentoft: Decentralization Is Not a Binary Choice
MakerDAO’s Gustav Arentoft talks decentralization and regional expansion in a new interview with Cointelegraph.
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1 year
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Payment Provider NetCents Readies Cryptocurrency Credit Card for Launch
CAN crypto payment provider is undertaking final testing before the launch of its cryptocurrency credit card.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 1 month
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This fintech firm is launching a crypto debit card for users in 178 countries | CryptoSlate
Crypterium, a crypto fintech firm led by Visa’s former General Manager for Central Europe, claims to have rolled out the most widely available prepaid crypto debit card, allowing users in 178 different countries to spend Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin in-store and online. The card comes as the second iteration for Crypterium, who purportedly ran into …
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1 year, 1 month
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2020/02/157808...
Funding Trends: How Startups Will Raise Capital in 2020
Any new blockchain startup needs funding, but where does that all-important juice come from? While venerable entities (let's not list them, presumably, you know what and who they are) certainly have the means to plank billions into their chosen ventures, they can't be expected to
Fintastico Team
1 year, 3 months
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Former Barclays Exec to Launch UK’s First Regulated Crypto Bank in 2020
Starling Bank co-founder promises the future of digital and crypto banking with Ziglu, arriving Q1 2020.
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1 year, 4 months
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1 year, 4 months
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SolarisBank launches subsidiary digital assets
solarisBank, the tech company with a banking license, publicly announced the foundation of its subsidiary solaris Digital Assets GmbH today. The 100% subsidiary of Berlin-based solarisBank AG will provide an API-accessible platform which adds a custody solution to the full range of solarisBank’s digital white-label banking services. solarisBank had already made a significant contribution to the decentralized world in 2018 by launching the solarisBank Blockchain Factory as a banking infrastructure provider. solaris Digital Assets will further advance solarisBank’s blockchain activities by supplementing the banking infrastructure with a custody solution for digital assets.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 6 months
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Crypto Debit Card Firm Cryptopay Launches UK Bank Transfers With British Pound
Crypto wallet and debit card service company Cryptopay now offers transfers with the British Pound through the Faster Payments Scheme.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-banking-r...
Crypto Banking Regulation Around the World, First Signs of Growth
The recent move by Swiss regulators to licence two crypto banks is sending a message to regulators worldwide, but what are the stances of global authorities?
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-news-from...
Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Aug. 24–31 in Review
This week from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch: German authorities’ opinion on Facebook’s Libra and Swiss crypto banks getting FINMA licenses.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 7 months
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Top-5 Crypto Performers: BSV, BTC, XRP, LEO, IOTA
Rebounds off the support levels are not sustaining. Should traders buy now or wait? Let’s look at the charts.
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1 year, 7 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/germanys-bitwala...
Germany’s Bitwala Launches All-In-One Mobile Bitcoin Bank App
Bitwala launches smartphone Bitcoin banking app for customers in 30 European countries.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-are-crypto-...
What Are Crypto Banks and How Do They Work?
Crypto banks are becoming a reality as regulators begin to work closer with blockchain firms, big things are in store when the fiat & crypto economies collide.
Fintastico Team
1 year, 8 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockfi-raises-o...
BlockFi Raises Over $18M in a Round Led by PayPal Co-Founders’ VC Firm
Crypto lender BlockFi secured $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture.