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Lithuania is set to launch the world’s first collectible crypto coins in 2020, further cementing its position as an emerging fintech and crypto hub. The country dedicates the coin to its 1918 Act of Independence, bearing its 20 signatories. Lithuania Is a Crypto Hub The Bank of Lithuania will issue the world’s first digital collectors [...]

MasterCard has announced its new "FinTech Express," which targets the Asia-Pacific region. During the Singapore FinTech Festival, MasterCard Asia Pacific Co-President, Ari Sarker, had an interview with Bloomberg in which he discussed the new platform. The official also touched on MasterCard’s withdrawal from the Libra Association. According to Sarker, the FinTech Express initiative is meant [...]

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and IMF Deputy General Counsel Ross Leckow were in Singapore on Monday 12. The two had an interesting conversation. Leckow is very positive about Fintech and blockchain. We have never heard anything so positive come out of the mouth of the IMF before. He said: “The IMF is devoting a lot [...]

Oct. 26, Reuters reported that blockchain startup Ripple has hired Amir Sarhangi as the new head of RippleNet. The report revealed that Amir Sarhangi has officially stepped down as the Director of Product Management & Partnership Messaging at Google to join Ripple. Sarhangi joined the search engine giant back in 2015 when Google acquired his [...]

San Francisco-based Fintech company Ripple recently released an official statement announcing the launch of their social program, dubbed “Ripple for Good (RfG)". The blockchain startup will commit $105 million in funding a number of projects with much emphasis on education and financial inclusion across the world. Ripple plans to work with RippleWorks. This is a [...]