Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Hong Kong prepares for digital tax reporting using inline XBRL The Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD) looks set to launch Inline XBRL-based digital tax reporting for business within the next ... Read more ›
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Need to get a leveraged project of the ground? You may well need the help of the worldwide insurance market. Credit enhancement insurance and other techniques are increasingly being used to help oil the wheels of capital allocation and spreading the risk. Those of you who regularly read my Lending column on Fridays will know ... Read more ›
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Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. Last week started with several stories about what could go wrong. Firstly, if risks from DeFi are not well managed, stablecoins (in BIS’s opionion) are prone to runs and possible fire sales of the assets backing them could generate funding shocks ... Read more ›
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If you want to annoy a Bitcoin fan, talk about the electricity cost of mining killing the planet. El Salvador is showing why this is lie by using renewable volcano energy to generate electricity to power Bitcoin mining. Whether the renewable energy source is volcano, or sun or wind or tides or geothermal geysers, the ... Read more ›
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There have been a few interesting stories in the news this week. In Budapest, there is a statue of the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. The statue has a plain face, wrapped in a bronze hoodie that is marked with the bitcoin logo. When people look at the statue’s face, because it is heavily polished to make ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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 EU care more about its Euro project than financial stability Although this piece relates mainly to the ongoing EU attempts to pull financial services business out of London particularly clearing services it does make some rather stark observations about what is going on in the Eurozone and why we should all be more than ... Read more ›
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  SEC adopts final amendments under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act In December 2020, the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, co-sponsored by Senators John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, and Chris Van Hollen, ... Read more ›
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Windsock Score is our qualitative rating of companies in the Fintech 50 Index. We expect investors to use this together with quantitive analysis. We call it Windsock because we are looking for both headwinds (strategic obstacles to growth) and tailwinds (strategically well positioned for growth). We start with Lemonade ($LMND), the only member of the ... Read more ›
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Brave, smart or lucky? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. Last week we saw further reflection on the appropriate role of regulators. When do they jump in and how?  Tether, Circle, Dai are all private sector issued stablecoins. Are they safe? Do they have to be issued ... Read more ›
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El Salvador is getting a lot of attention for a little known country whose GDP in 2020 was only $24.64 bn (0.02% of the world economy). After El Salvador announced the stunning move to make Bitcoin legal tender on 25 June 2021, Daily Fintech opined 10 reasons El Salvador President made the right call on ... Read more ›
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In the past couple of days, the entire crypto market has taken a pounding. The price of bitcoin dropped on the morning of Saturday, plunging by more than 20% to $42,000 with Ether following suit, falling as low as $3,500. The drop has been brewing for a while now and gathered steam this week after ... Read more ›
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Yes, we are in the last month of 2021. How are you doing on your New Year’s Resolutions? This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that ... Read more ›
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 Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) pioneer Klarna hit by customer Debt The only problem with entering the consumer credit market is that the consumers do the consuming part rather well but it you are the lender you have to get them to cough up for what they have consumed. It’s called the risk business ... Read more ›
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Here are the three most relevant developments in the world of structured reporting we became aware of in the course of last week. 1  Revised guidelines for ESEF audit The Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies (CEAOB) has published revised guidelines on auditors’ involvement on financial statements in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). Replacing initial ... Read more ›
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Part 1 discussed ways in which carriers are reorienting themselves with the long-term view on climate change. In this final Part 2, read about the differentiated approaches that leading insurtechs are adopting. John Neal, CEO of Lloyds market opines, “Climate is the ultimate systemic risk and represents the biggest single opportunity the insurance industry has ... Read more ›
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As stablecoins grow, what should regulators do? Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. Last week we saw further evidence of the Crypto and its related Stablecoin ecosystems continued growth and a further push by regulators and politicians to get a grip.   A great number of digital currencies ... Read more ›
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Neobanks (regulated digital only) are hot right now with 5 already in the Fintech 50 Index, many more lining up to IPO and top tier investors (including Warren Buffet in Nubank) going all in on private equities. However with the public equity market demanding profits again and with many Neobanks getting revenue without lending, the ... Read more ›
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Recently in the news, Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic presidential candidate in the 2016 elections, warned that cryptocurrencies could destabilize countries and undermine the role of the US dollar as a reserve currency. Clinton said Russia and China are manipulating cryptos and the Biden Administration needs to regulate the cryptocurrency market. As bitcoin and other ... Read more ›
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This week our experts brought you the following insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. Monday Ilias Hatzis our Greece-based crypto entrepreneur (Founder & CEO at  Kryptonio a “keyless” non-custodial bitcoin and cryptocurrency wallet, that lets users manage bitcoin and crypto, without private keys or passwords and Weekly Columnist at Daily Fintech) @iliashatzis ... Read more ›
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