Long before the advent of Bitcoin, one of the most influential free market economists of the 20th century, Milton Friedman, forecast the arrival of a decentralised digital currency:

“I think that the internet is going to be one of the major forces for reducing the role of government. The one thing that is missing, but will soon be developed is a reliable e-cash, a method whereby on the internet you can transfer funds from A to B without A knowing B or B knowing A.”

Moonfare has appointed Dr. Lorenz Jüngling, currently managing director, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer, as Co-CEO, alongside Moonfare founder, chairman and current CEO Dr. Steffen Pauls.

Profile, a leading financial solutions provider, has announced today the implementation of the Axia Custody solution at 

Twitter is one of the most used social media apps worldwide, mainly in the US. Still, after Elon Musk decided to buy the platform, things took a wrong turn for regular users, and now the app is a totally different environment than before. For example, a new platform update won’t allow you to block people anymore, while annoying paid subscriptions were introduced for typical features. Indeed, Musk wants to make X the “everything app,” but for now, it’s an app that does nothing for its users. 

When it comes to managing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations many challenger banks turn to basic or unproven in-house risk management solutions. Although these solutions can in some ways be quite innovative, they are often built quickly and lack thorough experienced testing, leading to potential vulnerabilities.

72 projects applied to take part in the "Artificial Intelligence Business Incubator": the international incubation program fostered by Banca Sella and implemented by dpixel – the Sella group Venture Incubator – with the support of the Fintech District, aiming to assist in the initial phase (pre-seed) of startups, researchers, entrepreneurial teams, university spin-offs, companies and the most innovative artificial intelligence projects applied to finance.

Prove Identity, Inc. ("Prove"), a global leader in digital identity solutions, has announced a $40 million funding round led by MassMutual Ventures and Capital One Ventures.

Fenergo, the leading provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Transaction Monitoring and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), today announced that Generali Investments Holding – holding company of Generali Investments’ ecosystem of asset management firms, with more than €504bn in assets under management (AUM) – is deploying Fenergo’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) CLM to enhance its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance processes.