How mobile payments platform, Wirex, continues to lead the future of digital banking April 14, 2020 Pavel Matveev, co-founder and CEO of Wirex, spoke with City AM’s James Bowater, to discuss how their unique fintech business is leading the future of digital banking and explains why they are here to stay. Despite the uncertain financial climate and the scepticism that many have around cryptocurrency, we at Wirex are continuing to work [...]
Wirex achieves profitability by maintaining 3 million registered customers in 130 countries April 7, 2020 As the sun shines down on the deserted great City of London and the presses stay silent during this unprecedented lockdown with the NHS diligently fighting COVID-19, the crypto markets remain open demonstrating that the digital economy will play a vital role going forward. It strikes me that if we had had a Central Bank [...]
EU vs Swiss Policies Compared April 7, 2020 In a major move last year, The European Parliament and the European Council took new strides towards EU anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations with the Fifth AML Directive. The Fifth AML Directive popularly known as MLD5 which entered into force on 9 July 2018 expanded the scope to cover [...]
Could Blockchain Save The 2020 US Election? April 7, 2020 Blockchain technology might hold the key for a free and fair election as Corona Virus threatens access to ballot boxes. Seeing Donald Trump lambasting the press, an abundance of MAGA (Make America Great Again) hats on television and over-the-top political advertising should be a sign that the United States is heading full throttle towards a [...]