RIPPER Malware To Blame For Recent Taiwan Bank ATM Heist
ATM malware is becoming the new norm all over the world these days. Inserting a bank card into an automated teller machine is a significant systemic risk right now. …
Category: Finance
U.S. Government is Backing Research Projects in Hopes of De-Anonymizing Bitcoin Transactions
August 30, 2016
Crypto, Finance, News, Security, Technology
Sandia Research is being backed by the U.S. Government in the creation of a tool that will help law enforcement de anonymize bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin is becoming all but …
US Consumer Spending Increase Does Not Warrant Economic Growth
Despite suffering from financial anxiety, US consumers are starting to spend more and more. In fact, the average US consumer has been spending more for four months in a row …
Our Society is Evolving From E-Payments To P2P Transactions
The success of Uber has been documented thoroughly in the media over the past few years. But to every story, there is another side that has an impact on …
Is Samsung Interested in Blockchain Technology?
August 28, 2016
Coins, Crypto, Finance, News, Technology
The major technology conglomerate, Samsung, may be shifting resources towards research and development of Blockchain-related solutions. According to media source The Korea Times, Samsung Group –the biggest technology conglomerate …
Over Eight in Ten Americans Suffer From Financial Anxiety
In this day and age of financial uncertainty, Americans are expressing their worst fears. While it is not easy to manage finances or even save up for a rainy …
FinCEN Proposes New AML Guidelines For Unregulated Financial Service Providers
Various financial services providers in the US are still unregulated to this very day. Some of the Bitcoin companies will certainly fall into this category, but there are also …
Contactless Payments in 2016 Surpass The 2015 UK Volume
Contactless payments are one of those trends which may or may not become a big thing. Just last year, things were not looking overly positive, despite some growth in …
Blockchain Investments Equaled Half of All 2015 Fintech VC Funding
An interesting shift is taking place in the world of Fintech funding right now. Even though the total amount of VC funding in Fintech is slowing down, the money …