Financial and technological education has been one of the topics recently discussed during the First Online Latin America Fintech Marathon, organized by the Sociedad Venezolana de Fintech y Nuevas Tecnologías (Fintech Venezuela). Carmen Salvador participated in this event, accompanied by more than…
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Santander, Zara and Movistar are leaders in the Spanish market
According to the report published by Brand Finance, the independent consultancy firm for brand valuation, the Santander credit institution has positioned itself as the leader of the most valuable brands in the European country.
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Sweden starts trial period of its E-Krona cryptocurrency
Sweden explores the benefit of cryptocurrencies and currently promotes a digital currency called E-Krona, which according to experts could facilitate conventional payments and banking activities throughout the country. Instead of using a…
Colombia authorizes adoption of disruptive blockchain technology
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia issued a circular number 029 of 2019, where it authorizes supervised entities to adopt disruptive technologies such as blockchain, and also urged financial entities to promote augmented reality, the…
Fintech, insurtech and regtech revolutionize goods and services consumption
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. One of its consequences is the emergence of technology companies called fintech that rely on various technologies to offer services and products that were previously offered almost…
Japan approves € 215,000 million to stimulate economic growth
The main sectors of the economy of Japan that will receive strong support thanks to the first stimulus package in three years will be economy, infrastructure in the face of natural disasters, exports, public spending, as well as the…
New emplyment cuts affect the economy in Spain
In the current decelerated economy of Spain, many companies - especially in industry and banking - have outlined strategies that allow to thin the workforce that includes the payroll of each one of them, as a formula to save costs since the…
ABN AMRO under investigation for alleged money laundering
According to a statement issued by the banking entity "The Dutch Prosecutor informed ABN AMRO that the bank is subject to an investigation in relation to the requirements under the Law on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist…
The New York Stock Exchange offers investment opportunities in bitcoin
It is the first time contracts paid in cryptocurrency are traded in a federally regulated house in the United States. The initiative implies “an important step to give a trust infrastructure to digital assets”, as indicated by the CEO of…
IBM, Citibank and Ubisoft join blockchain technology
The new commercial partners are the IT giant IBM, the banking institution Citibank and the video game development giant UbiSoft. They have joined the blockchain accelerator Tribe Accelerator, based in Singapore, to offer innovations in the…
German Finance Minister says Libra should be avoided as a parallel currency
According to a document seen by Reuters, German regulators are working so that stable digital currencies do not become alternative currencies, ensuring that the currency driven by Facebook's social network will be clearly rejected.
The…
Wells Fargo develops a stablecoin for internal use
In its pilot phase, the cryptocurrency driven by Wells Fargo will be used under the blockchain platform, initially for the internal liquidation of the company for international payments within its global network through a token, as…