FinTech Futures speaks to Climate First Bank’s founder, Ken LaRoe, and CTO, Marcio deOliveira.

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Collectively, challenger banks are chipping away at the most profitable parts of the incumbents’ business.

Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic and other reputable institutions point out that hemp could be a perfect replacement for steel. These scientists claim these plants are phenomenal crops meant to be mass-cultivated on industrial scales to produce dozens of products. For example, the various car parts produced from steel or plastic can be alternatively made from hemp. And hemp is a much stronger and more durable raw material than steel and plastic. Yes, hemp is stronger than both materials and products derived from the crop that have long-lasting lifespans.

The consumer finance provider signs first insurance deal with MSIG in Southeast Asia.

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With impending confirmation as the country’s top banking supervisor, will Sarah Bloom Raskin implement a bitcoin bias in Federal Reserve regulation?

The Elbit defence contractor’s StarLiner drone received certification from the Israel Transportation Ministry to operate over civilian airspace. Through the step, Israel became the first country in the world to do so. Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority provided the approval after […]

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed In a recent interview that the world’s largest ride-hailing company will eventually accept crypto as payment.

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As Women’s Day is just almost a month, the intergovernmental organization United Nations (UN) is working on the event’s preparation and celebration. This year is special because the UN will make NFTs part of its plans. NFT art collection called “Boss Beauty Role Models” will be in the spotlight on March 3. The release of [...]

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Uber, the largest ride-hailing company globally has confirmed that the firm is open to accepting Bitcoin payments in the future. In a Friday interview on Bloomberg, the company’s C.E.O Dara Khosrowshahi stated that they were actively engaging in discussions around crypto and when time is ripe for them, they would “absolutely” start accepting payments in […]

Tory MP Michelle Rempel Garner says it’s time Canada started taking crypto seriously, and has proposed a bill to help grow the sector.

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