On June 20, Tbilisi will host Georgia’s major cryptocurrency event – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Georgia. Conference topics: mining, ICO campaigns, state regulation, and GovTech.    

In celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia and the country’s Independence Day, tickets to the conference are 30% cheaper!   

The price of a standard ticket using the freedom promotion code is 60 USD instead of 85 USD.

Startups from around the world are developing niche technologies that are making life simpler and more convenient, but they struggle to find the right partners that can take their solutions farther.

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect on 25th May 2018, with significant fines for non-compliance. It impacts any organization in the EU and organizations outside the EU who sell, market to or monitor EU individuals.

With time running out, here are some minimum items you should have in place by the deadline:

1.   GOVERNANCE

Finda System (Asia) Pte Ltd (Finda), a fintech company offering Know-Your-Customer (KYC) solutions to the banking sector, today announced receiving grant from Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) through the central bank’s FSTI (Financial Sector Technology and Innovation) Proof of Concept (POC) Scheme. 

MoneyOnMobile, Inc. (OTCQB: MOMT), one of India's largest mobile phone-based payment networks, announced the launch of a new biometric-based ATM cash-out solution. 

VSoft Corporation, a global provider of information and technology solutions for financial institutions, announced several new enhancements to its product suite, including natural language processing for its digital banking platform, Arya, and updates to CoreSoft, the company’s core processing system, and new feature functionality to the OnView payments products. 

Iliad has launched an upgraded version of its certification platform to simplify and speed the certification and on-boarding requirements of card schemes, clearing houses, PSP’s and banks. 

Software intelligence company, Dynatrace, today announced the findings of an independent global survey of 249 CIOs in the financial services sector, which reveals that 77% of financial services organizations say the need for speed in digital innovation is putting customer experience at risk. The study found that on average, financial services organizations release new software updates twice per working hour, as they push to keep up with competitive pressures and soaring consumer expectation.