(REASON.COM) – Cryptocurrency startup Coinbase has been scrupulously compliant with government demands, until the IRS asked for millions of innocent customers’ records. By Andrea O’Sullivan Should the Internal Revenue Service
(TECH CRUNCH) – Fraugster, a German and Israeli startup that has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help eliminate payment fraud, has raised $5 million in funding. By Steve O’Hear Earlybird
By Thomas Wilson TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese financial firms risk falling behind on the world stage as efforts to adopt blockchain technology that promises to save billions of dollars in
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Monday it plans to auction over 2,700 bitcoins that were forfeited during several cases, several of which stemmed
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia has set up a cyber-intelligence unit to identify terrorism financing, money laundering and financial fraud online, the government said on Tuesday, because of “unprecedented” threats to
By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) – London-based online money transfer business Azimo is considering switching its headquarters to mainland Europe because of Brexit, which it says could threaten Britain’s position
BERLIN (Reuters) – The growing threat of hacking and a duty to protect data more stringently will accelerate demand for cyber insurance in Europe, insurer Allianz said on Wednesday, as
By Jemima Kelly KEFLAVIK, Iceland (Reuters) – Marco Streng is a miner, though he does not carry a pick around his base in south-western Iceland. Instead, he keeps tens of
By Nandita Bose CHICAGO (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Wednesday it has completed the rollout of its Wal-Mart Pay mobile payment service across the United States and that
(BBC) – Would you be prepared to manage all your finances through your smartphone? This is the hope of many financial technology – fintech – start-ups aiming to transform our
