Financial institutions are ready to implement blockchain technology. This article is aimed at the industry leaders, progressive thinkers, and innovators; those people who know this domain inside out, with all the accomplishments and shortcomings, and those who are already foreseeing the abundance of opportunities lying behind the advent of emerging technologies.

Hacking ATMs with malicious software or traditional physical attacks is becoming one of the most worrisome trends in the banking sector in 2018. The wave of "jackpotting" attacks, which swept across the countries in Asia, North and South America at the beginning of the year, continues as series of similar crimes occur in European countries, including the post-Soviet space. 

Argo, a UK-based provider of cryptocurrency mining services, is pleased to announce the launch of Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, on its platform from 1st of November 2018.

The move comes in response to consumer demand and will increase the total number of cryptocurrencies available for mining by subscribers to seven. The current market capitalisation of Bitcoin is $114bn. 

Argo’s customers are currently able to mine Bitcoin Gold, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, Zcash, Komodo and Horizen through its monthly subscription, cloud-based mining-as-a-software service.

BABB has successfully completed its equity crowdfunding through Crowdcube, raising more than £1,400,000 from 1,232 investors.

The funds will be used to support BABB’s applications for banking licences in the UK and Lithuania.

BABB is building a decentralised platform using blockchain and biometrics technology, to provide mobile banking services to empower the global micro economy and tackle one of the world’s biggest challenges: how to effectively connect unbanked people to the economy.

Axioma today announced the launch of axiomaBlue^TM, an innovative cloud-based environment providing best-of-breed solutions and tools that enable investment managers to cost efficiently create, implement and scale unique investment strategies.

Event: FinTECHTalents
Dates: 30th & 31st October 2018 
Venue: Here East, London – in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Sponsors: include Finastra, Pluralsight, TSB, Travelex, Capita, and Rand Merchant Bank

FinTECHTalents is the ultimate fintech festival offering two days of innovation, collaboration, live tech demos, music & craft beer – and is being held at Here East, London for its inaugural edition. 

Adyen, the payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, today announced that it has been selected by Gap Inc. to manage its in-store and online payments across Europe.

Recent research of over 1,500 European business decision makers across the banking and financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and insurance industries reveals that Europe is potentially quite conservative when assessing the significance of blockchain. Cognizant’s report, ‘Blockchain in Europe: Closing the Strategy Gap’ highlights that, while there are breakthrough ideas on how blockchain

The UK audit market is awash with tension. A variety of factors are redefining the landscape, but most prominent are the widespread scrutiny of auditing practices and high-profile allegations of malpractice. As a result of these tensions, trust in accountancy is depleting – with both the public and politicians questioning the role and responsibilities of the audit profession. With the sector braced for major reforms, this is a time of significant change.