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Banking Up For Grab In Singapore

Forrester IT

Following in Hong Kong’s footsteps, Singapore’s regulator – Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) – has confirmed that it is currently studying the possibility of issuing digital-only banking licenses to organizations with a “non-bank” parentage, which was first reported on May 7th, 2019 by various news outlets.

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Moonstone Bank, the Washington state bank with ties to FTX, will wind down crypto operations

GeekWire

(Bigstock Image) Moonstone Bank , the digital lender with ties to FTX, announced this week it will wind down plans to offer banking services for industries such as crypto and cannabis. It was acquired in 2020 by FBH Corporation, owned by Jean Chalopin, also the chairman of Bahamas-based Deltec Bank. Its net worth was $5.7

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Senators ask regulators to investigate bank and crypto ties, citing Washington state bank

GeekWire

bank regulators to investigate the ties between the banking industry and cryptocurrency firms including Farmington, Wash.-based based Moonstone Bank. 23 report in the New York Times that revealed how Moonstone received $11.5 Moonstone Bank, formerly known as Farmington State Bank, was acquired in 2020 by FBH.

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Bank downplays ties to FTX sister company in latest fallout from crypto exchange failure

GeekWire

A bank in rural Washington state sought to distance itself from FTX on Tuesday following a report last week detailing its connections to the failed cryptocurrency exchange. The New York Times reported Nov. 23 that FBH, the parent company of Farmington State Bank, received $11.5 Moonstone Bank’s reputation as well.”

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Three Ways Banks Can Improve Identity Authentication and Customer Data Privacy

CIO Business Intelligence

Digitalization is a double-edged sword for banks, especially when it comes to security. As financial services become more digital in nature, it’s important that banks think differently when using data analytics, security tools, and education to improve identity authentication and customer data privacy.

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Hortonworks Named a Leader in Big Data Hadoop Distributions Report

CTOvision

invited to participate in its January 2016 report entitled "The Forrester Wave TM : Big Data Hadoop Distributions, Q1 2016." It was noted in the Forrester Report that, "Hortonworks doubles-down on inclusive, broad community innovation. IBM is Developing an Open-Source Blockchain with Tech and Banking Giants (cryptocoinsnews.com).

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