BFC Bulletins Monthly News Digest

As part of a technological due diligence by Amazon when evaluating a potential acquisition, it was found that many motherboards assembled by Super Micro Computer Inc. (SuperMicro) for Elemental Technologies …

In an increasingly digital world, consumers want to ensure that their personal information is not at risk of falling into the wrong hands. Here’s a quick overview of consumer opinions …

Beneath the surface of the internet exists a largely hidden world – the dark web. Find out what the dark web is and what goes on there in this short …

Join Emmanuel Le Marois, a manager at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), as he discusses why cybersecurity is an important issue for financial services, what cybersecurity actions …

In today’s digital world, cybersecurity is not just a luxury; it’s a necessity. This is especially true in the financial services industry, a popular target for major cyber-attacks in recent …

Cyber threats to the financial industry are constantly evolving, with malicious actors become more and more sophisticated in planning and executing their attacks. Find out why we must all be …

The fusion of technology and the financial world is no longer limited to improving banking experiences as many new FinTech startups are using technology to create a brighter future in …

The potential of FinTech to help financially excluded populations of the world is well-documented, with FinTech helping to reduce vulnerabilities, build assets, manage cash flows and increase income. Yet FinTech …

The consumer financial system has an important role to play in achieve complex global goals such as ending poverty, abolishing hunger, moving to renewable energy and reducing inequality since the …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to change the world of retirement planning, with robo-advisors emerging as one of the hottest trends in this field. Robo-advisors are online services that use …

Millennials represent a drastically different generation than baby boomers or gen-Xers, one that has adapted to a broader range of resources and a much more connected world. Building a millennial-friendly …

The use of FinTech in China is highlighting both the good and the bad of lending in the world’s second-largest economy. On the good side, FinTech is being used in …

Bitcoin is the world’s first and largest cryptocurrency and is becoming more and more popular. To generate Bitcoins, a “mining” process takes place in which computers perform millions of calculations …

Futurists like to talk about how the future will be cashless and how FinTech is ushering in this new age of digital currencies, contactless payments, prepaid debit cards and mobile …

FinTechs have traditionally worked to provide financial services to the unbanked and underbanked. This is especially important today with the increase in the number of refugees and immigrants. Perhaps the …

For many around the world (especially those in rural areas), access to financial services represents a major problem; however, FinTech is bridging that gap and helping more and more consumers …

The Immigration Service of Finland has begun providing refugees with prepaid Mastercards rather than cash, allowing refugees to enter the blockchain-based system of unique digital identification information. This serves to …

The Russian economy is moving into a new period of low interest rates, with mortgage rates dropping below 10% and expected to reach below 8% by 2024. Such low interest …

Denmark is planning to use a cryptocurrency to provide humanitarian assistance, the first such instance of a donor state using blockchain technology for humanitarian efforts. To this end, a report …

Equity Group Holdings Ltd.’s FinTech Unit is in discussions with six Ethiopian banks to collaborate on cross-border mobile payments and e-commerce. The company, acting via its wholly-owned subsidiary Finserve Africa …