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Finextra's Year In Review

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With 2022 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activi... Read more

92% Of Wealth Managers Set To Increase Exposure To Clean Energy

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An overwhelming majority (92%) of wealth managers expect to increase their exposure to clean energy in the next twelve... Read more

Schroders Takes Minority Stake In Blockchain Asset Manager

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Schroders has taken a strategic minority stake in blockchain and digital asset manager Forteus, in a move that could s... Read more

Blockchain Infra Automation Platform Zeeve Raises $2.65 Mn In Seed Round

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Funding led by Leo Capital and Blu Ventures, proceeds to be used to bolster product development, augment tech team and e... Read more

Route Mobile To Buy Teledgers' Blockchain, DLT Platform For About Rs 130 Cr

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This will allow telecom operators to efficiently manage as well as regulate A2P (application to person) communication (S... Read more

Gartner Gartner On The Wall, Which Is The Hypest Cycle Of Them All?

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Omnipresent analyst house returns to the source Comment  It always comes around sooner than you think. With a large sl... Read more

It's Time To Decentralize The Internet, Again: What Was Distributed Is Now Centralized By Google, Facebook, Etc

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The idea was to remove central points of failure, not introduce them Systems Approach  Anyone who studies internet tec... Read more

E-com Giant Amazon May Soon Allow Digital Currency As Payment Mode

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Amazon may allow users to pay in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin soon as the e-commerce giant is hiring a digital currency... Read more

Silver Lake, Co-investors To Put Additional Rs 4,546.80 Cr In Jio Platforms

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This brings the aggregate investment by Silver Lake and its co-investors to Rs 10,202.55 crore Read more

The Future Of Intermediaries: Can 'the Middle Man' Improve Its Reputation?

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The role of intermediaries in stock trade has been called into question, particularly after the recent scandal involvin... Read more

How Blockchain Could Reclaim Human Dignity And Authority In The Digital World

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Aid:Tech has quickly risen to become one of Ireland’s most talked about blockchain start-ups. Since featuring a few y... Read more

Facebook Confirms It Will Launch Libra Cryptocurrency In 2020

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After much speculation and waiting with bated breath, Facebook has confirmed plans to launch its blockchain-powered sta... Read more

KamaGames CEO: The Whole ICO Thing Will Eventually Collapse

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Last year Dublin-headquartered online gaming platform KamaGames initiated a token sale using the Ethereum blockchain. A... Read more

What Impact Will Blockchain Have On The Asset And Wealth Management Industry?

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Blockchain technology has been gaining popularity in certain areas of the financial services industry in recent years, ... Read more

Mayday, Mayday: Little To Report This Month In Jobs

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Last month, we dubbed the jobs round-up ‘No April showers to bring May flowers’ and this headline has, unfortunatel... Read more

Latest Alexa Hack Shows Echo Could Be Turned Into Scary Spying Device

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Earlier this year, Amazon’s Echo smart assistant creeped a lot of people out with its Alexa software’s spontaneous ... Read more

State Street CTO: Blockchain Is One Of My Biggest Investment Areas

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Prior to joining State Street in 2016, Moiz Kohari was executive vice-president and head of global technology innovati... Read more

BoE Eyes Cryptocurrency Regulation

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Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) Mark Carney has confirmed the UK is set for a new wave of cryptocurrency regulati... Read more

Mythbusting: How Much Do You Really Know About Cryptocurrency?

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Cryptocurrency can seem like a major minefield, with conflicting information circulating online about how digital curre... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: Who Wants To Engineer Tomorrow?

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Which Irish tech sectors are absolutely killing it right now? Image: Peter Eleven/Shutterstock Ireland’s indigenous... Read more