 Overseas companies find British red tape a hindrance to doing business. I am not a great fan of the FCA and think they should perhaps take a leaf out of the medical professions book when nudging UK banks in one direction or another. “First do no harm” comes to mind. I have known for ... 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  XBRL adoption in Malaysia: a way forward for SMPs Following the adoption of the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) throughout the world, the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) has taken the ... Read more ›
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The business ecosystem paradigm is not alien to the healthcare industry. In the past, players ranging from payers to providers as well as big tech companies, have led initiatives to build ecosystems as a means to integrated, value-driven care. There were notable successes among health maintenance organizations, such as Kaiser Permanente, but most of the ... Read more ›
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The battle to be your stablecoin is on! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week we saw significant movement on two different visions of what your favourite stable coin should be and who will be running the infrastructure behind it. First, the ECB fired a shot ... Read more ›
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Our 10 Takeaways from the Facebook Libra announcement in June 2019 still seems about right. Over two years later and all we have is a name change from Libra to Diem. The message is still “it is happening” but patience is being strained. In the meantime both Square & Twitter are making some big moves. ... Read more ›
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The growth of the crypto ecosystem is awe-inspiring. Only a year ago, there were around 6,000 currencies on CoinMarketCap. Today, the combined value of the 11,000 cryptocurrencies has climbed over $2.34 trillion, as bitcoin climbed over $51,000 on Friday, reaching its highest level since the middle of May. More than 200 million wallets hold all ... 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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 Buy now pay later. (BNPL) Klarna leads the way, but to where? The world of buy now pay later is expanding at a rapid rate and Klarna is at the forefront with all of the necessary attributes of a Fintech start up. Rapid client expansion, a stellar market valuation and heavy and increasing losses. ... Read more ›
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We are not quite done with the silly season in XBRL matters, hence just two news items for the past week today. 1  SEC Commissioner Crenshaw and former FASB chair Seidman to keynote … XBRL US announced that the annual XBRL US Investor Forum 2021: Data that Delivers, will feature two keynote speakers, Commissioner Caroline ... Read more ›
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in insurance are thriving on the back of macro factors – low interest rates, pandemic-related impacts and deepening specialization. For instance, in life and annuities, equity and reinsurance deals are far from abating, with price competition among reinsurers creating a seller’s market. The rush to add digital capabilities in response to ... Read more ›
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The Central Banks are building! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week saw a number of announcements from Central Banks who are finished with the design phase and are now building different versions of a CBDC. The Bank of Jamaica became the latest central bank to ... Read more ›
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When the first wave of Fintech got rolling after the 2008 financial crisis, the idea of taking on the financial establishment was only a gleam in the eye of the wildest futurists. One Bitcoin was worth small fractions of a US dollar and reaching parity was a massive future milestone that few thought would happen. ... Read more ›
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With bitcoin’s value rising again, the adoption of the Lightning Network is also on the rise. The Lightning Network is a second layer on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, that enables private payment channels to be established between users. The Lightning Network has experienced continued growth at an increasing rate, in the number of nodes, ... Read more ›
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This week, as summer ends, 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 ... Read more ›
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 Revolut to take on payday loans industry Revolut is certainly not averse to enter new areas and has recently announced that it is launching a new reason why workers should get their salaries paid into a Revolut account by essentially providing clients with the ability to draw them down in advance of payday. So ... Read more ›
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Back to regular programming with three notable XBRL related news items from the past week. 1  Workiva Stock – SPAC attack XBRL service providers have seen revenue increase thanks in part to a hot IPO and SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) market. In Q2 2021, SPAC activity declined but the overall activity has still greatly ... Read more ›
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 A continuous wave of ransomware attacks since early 2020, has destabilized critical infrastructure around the world and exacerbated the pandemic’s economic distress. Insurers that protect companies against cyberattacks are shoring up prices with cyber policies reaching unheard-of price levels. Cyber risk, a lucrative business line since its introduction in the 1990s, had seen the ... Read more ›
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The rise and rise of Stablecoins! Here is our pick of the 3 most important Stablecoin news stories during the week. This week saw new stablecoins, improved stablecoins and news from much anticipated stablecoins. First, USD Coin (USDC) which has had some controversy over what is backing it and hence how stable it could really be ... Read more ›
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The concept of “sustainable capitalism” does NOT mean the latest CleanTech unicorn ie growth at all costs to make a few shareholders vastly wealthy. That may produce solutions to help mitigate the Climate Crisis, but “sustainable capitalism” is a more radical concept that is about enabling billions to earn a good living – within a ... Read more ›
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Bitcoin’s price hit $49,803 on Saturday afternoon, the highest it has reached since March 5, 2021. After trading between $30,000 and $40,000 for several weeks, bitcoin is nearing the key $50,000 level as it continues to climb back toward high points seen earlier this year. As I write this post, the entire crypto market cap ... Read more ›
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