HSBC is preparing for the ongoing revolution in banking, highlighting six new types of jobs that will be necessary to forge a career in a digitally-enabled financial services industry. The global bank, which recently committed to a $17 billion tech spend as part of a new growth strategy, is currently recruiting
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Gaming group Razer moves into mobile payments
Global gaming group Razer has launched a mobile wallet in Malaysia targeted at millennials. The Razer Pay wallet, developed in conjunction with Malaysian congolomerate Berjaya Corporation Berhad can be topped up at 7-Eleven stores and via bank transfer from online accounts at AmBank, Bank Islam, CIMB, Hong Leong Bank, Maybank, Public
Cryptocurrency Visa card startup buys Crypto.com domain
Monaco, the startup behind a cryptocurrency Visa debit card, has rebranded after forking out millions of dollars on the Crypto.com domain name. Crypto.com was registered in 1993 by Matt Blaze, a University of Pennsylvania professor of computer and information science. With the crypto craze gathering momentum in recent years, Blaze has
Mailchimp is Shutting Down ICO and Blockchain-related Emails, and People Are Freaking Out
Consider this a shot across the bow of the entire ICO and blockchain-related sector: email marketing service Mailchimp recently enacted a policy shutting off Blockchain and ICO related accounts. Now, the first victims of this policy are getting the news, and responding in kind by attempting to read the riot
Will PSD2 and FinTech Competition Present Insurmountable Tech Pressure?
The challenge for many financial organisations, when enhancing digital services, is that the well-established portion of the financial industry, much like the global public sector, remains awash with legacy systems born during the first financial tech revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. These systems continue to support business models built well
Blockchain Remains a Potential Powerhouse for Various Markets’ Futures
As investors enter the second quarter looking for signs of growth sectors, cryptocurrencies and blockchain-related markets remain at the top of the list in potential. In particular, the advantages of blockchain technologies and their secure, immutable shared ledgers are rapidly gaining recognition in the international trade and finance, security, gaming
South Korea Financial Regulator Says Fintech Will ‘Solve The Youth Job Problem’
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that they will use Blockchain technologies for future fintech innovation by focusing on supporting new technologies as opposed to regulating them, local news outlet Korea JoongAng Daily reports today, March 21. Choi Jong-ku, the chairman of the FSC, said in relation to the