Tag: United Kingdom

Blackbox welfare fraud detection system breaches human rights, Dutch court rules

AIFebruary 19, 2020

An algorithmic risk scoring system deployed by the Dutch state to try to predict the likelihood that social security claimants will commit benefits...

Countries Buckle Up as FATF’s Travel Rule Deadline Approaches

BlockchainFebruary 16, 2020

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published its travel rule last June, in which it proposed a means through which cryptocurrency exchanges and...

Italy Registers a Boost in Cryptocurrencies and Other Digital Payments

BlockchainFebruary 16, 2020

Feb 16, 2020 at 08:28 // News Making a digital payment, e.g. using cryptocurrency is still, for many Italians,...

Bitcoin ATMs Grow in Number Reaching Almost 7,000 in Operation Around the World

BlockchainFebruary 15, 2020

ATMs supporting digital coins have increased parallel to the predominant trend on cryptocurrency markets since the beginning of 2020. With...

Skymind Global Ventures launches $800M fund and London office to back AI startups

AIFebruary 15, 2020

Skymind Global Ventures (SGV) appeared last year in Asia/UK as a vehicle for the previous founders of a YC-backed open-source AI platform to...

Chinese Central Bank Files for 84 CBDC-Related Patents

BlockchainFebruary 13, 2020

China is on the fast track towards developing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Much progress has been made over the past month,...

Egyptian National Bank Turns to Blockchain to Boost Remittance Business

BlockchainFebruary 12, 2020

Another major financial institution has partnered with blockchain-based payments firm Ripple.The National Bank of Egypt has signed a cooperation agreement with Ripple to...

French Financial Regulator Presents Its Argument in Favor of an EU Digital Currency

BlockchainFebruary 12, 2020

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), the financial regulator of France, has called on the top policymakers of the European Union to allow...

Australia’s Blockchain Roadmap Isn’t Music to Everyone’s Ears, Draws Criticism

BlockchainFebruary 11, 2020

So far, 2020 has been a year of cryptocurrency regulation: The European Union, the United Kingdom and Singapore have officially introduced their approaches...