Royal Bank of Scotland taps ex-Circle exec to lead fintech project
Marieke Flament will lead a small and medium business based unit that will bring blockchain revolution to their banking.
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CFTC to pursue defunct UK fraud crypto scheme firm, founder
The U.S. regulator is taking action against the now-defunct Control-Finance Limited and its director in connection with the alleged frauds.
UK regulator blacklists fraud company posing as FCA-authorized firm
The FCA has called out a site that was fraudulently cloning another company and acting as an investment scam.
Coin Center: Proposed AML regulations violate privacy rights in UK
Coin Center is against proposed new laws in the U.K, but they might just be standing up for more criminal activity.
Blockchain technology will be used to protect UK National Archives
The UK’s University of Surrey will work on a blockchain project called ARCHANGEL that will help save the country’s National Archives.
FCA regulators warn public of ICAP crypto clone firm
The FCA warned that a group calling themselves ICAP Crypto is a clone firm that has developed a kind of scam to try to convince potential victims that they are a legitimate firm.
Crypto, forex scam reports tripled in UK in 2018: watchdog
The U.K. continued to suffer from crypto scams during the down market, and it appears the old tricks still work.
London Stock Exchange currently exploring blockchain use cases
The London Stock Exchange is looking into blockchain use cases that could increase transparency for financial markets.
3 blockchain firms get green light to join UK FCA’s regulatory sandbox
The Financial Conduct Authority has included Diro Labs, Fintech Delivery Panel Partners and ecommerce payment firm Nuggets within the cohort 5 group of companies.
Coinbase introduces Visa crypto card in UK
Visa has agreed to a deal with Coinbase to allow a new Visa-branded debit card for the cryptocurrency exchange’s clients in the UK.
British hacker who made over £700K in crypto jailed for six years
The UK has delivered a stiff sentence to a British hacker, who used malware to steal hundreds of thousands from victims around the world.
The UK startup that wants to streamline the global healthcare industry
Pharmeum’s co-founder and CEO Zain Rana introduces an app that enables users to bring their health data anywhere in the world with blockchain and AI.