Written by Timo Lehes, co-founder Swarm Markets, a regulated DeFi exchange — Financial infrastructure touches every part of our lives, from paying for a coffee to buying a house, whereby playing a critical role in economic development and stability. In recent years, FinTechs have emerged to improve the user experience of institutions and offer additional services through an API. They have sought…

By Andrew Delves, Senior Relationship Manager: Fintech, at ClearBank Digital assets, Blockchain technology and the adoption of cryptocurrency are on the rise and we’re moving towards them being a part of the mainstream financial system in the UK. We’re seeing many fintech players including such technology into their offerings, and…

Written by Sean Kiernan CEO of Greengage On 3rd November 2021, a group of organisations launched the results of a major new mapping exercise to examine the current state of the industry. Greengage, Deep Knowledge Analytics and the Big Innovation Centre published a landmark piece of research in partnership with…

2 min video looking at the competition digital asset exchanges face According to the website cryptowisser.com there are over 600 crypto exchanges currently so surely the sector is ripe for take-over activity. …

Will 2024 herald the rise of institutional digital assets? Ollie Cadman, CEO, The Realization Group A recent Era of Convergence panel debate between TradFi and DeFi industry specialists to debate on whether 2024 would be the year that institutional digital assets would really take off was a timely reminder of…

Written by Jason Meyers at Auditchain Labs AG In the rapidly evolving landscape of financial regulations, regulatory agencies are gearing up to deploy advanced investigative tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024. These tools aim to bolster the capabilities in identifying companies that violate disclosure requirements. …

Last week’s article looked at the collaboration between blockchain technology and AI, yielding transformative impacts on decision-making, privacy, and collaboration across finance, healthcare, and creative industries. This synergy ensures trust and authenticity in an era of misinformation. Use cases span healthcare analytics, supply chain optimization, fraud detection in finance, energy…

Written by Timo Lehes from Swarm The jury is still out as to whether all crypto assets, minus Bitcoin, will be classed as securities or not, as defined by US regulation. But there is no doubt that money market funds fall under the SEC’s purview and traditional financial institutions are…

Written by Dr Martin Hiesboeck head of research at Uphold If you own any crypto, you are probably familiar with certain words that excite the crypto spirits more than others, like “interoperability,” “to the moon,” or “adoption.” Adoption has traditionally meant mainstream companies, financial institutions and essential networks switching to…