Tagged: Traditional Banking

Xapo Bank Introduces Euro Payment Rails, Expanding Integrated Offering for Crypto, Retail Banking

Xapo Bank, a fully licensed private bank that combines traditional banking with access to Bitcoin and stablecoins, announced an integration with the single euro payments area (SEPA) network, allowing members the seamless movement of funds in Euros (EUR). First introduced in 2008 and comprising 36… Read More

Stablecoins: Xapo Bank Expands Stablecoin Payment Rails, Becoming “First” Licensed Bank To Enable Tether Deposits, Withdrawals

Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank that aims to combine traditional banking with access to Bitcoin and stablecoins, claims to have become the first bank in the world to integrate Tether (USDT) payment rails. Xapo Bank is regulated and based in Gibraltar. Earlier this year,… Read More

Fintech Veteran Argues that Banks Achieving Functional Parity with Fintechs Isn’t Good Enough, Much More to Offering Modern Financial Services

Frank Rotman, who claims to be a 27+ year Fintech veteran and the Co-Founder of QED Investors, reveals that he talked to a bank executive who was “proud of finally getting to functional parity” with Fintech service providers in “a particular space” that financial tech… Read More

Derik Sutton from Autobooks and Currencycloud Discuss How Cash Flow Problems are a Major Issue for SMBs

Cross-border payment platform Currencycloud notes that financial innovation is now taking place at a “record pace.” However, when it comes to smaller businesses, you must first address their cash flow problems, because “nothing else matters” (if you can’t solve this issue first). Derik Sutton, VP… Read More

Many More UK Residents are Buying Bitcoin and Other Cryptos as British Pound falls to Lowest Level Against USD in 35 Yrs: Survey

Paxful, a leading peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, recently published the results of a survey performed with assistance from OnePoll on “the state of the financial climate” in the UK. As noted in a blog post by Paxful, sentiments include recent notions about the country’s traditional banking… Read More

Digital Banking: The “Core” of Banking Won’t Go Away, but Challengers Might Handle Valuable Customer Interaction, Report Claims

The digital transformation strategy used by most traditional banks has been “optimized for a world that no longer exists,” according to a new report from ResearchandMarkets.com. The report notes that incumbents have developed digital transformation strategies for the vertically integrated value chain, where change can… Read More

Varengold Bank Opens Fintech Hub in Berlin

Germany-based banking group Varengold Bank announced on Monday it has opened its new fintech hub in Berlin. According to Board of Managing Directors member, Frank Otten, the new hub will “add value” for the Varengold Bank’s current customers in Berlin because the bank will provide… Read More

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