AI bringing brains to your banking as digital revolution gathers speed
Australia’s new breed of digital banks are introducing artificial intelligence to stop the inertia that costs consumers millions of dollars annually.
Opal card integration with Apple Pay, Google Pay? Dominello dares to dream
Commuters hoping to ditch their physical Opal smartcard for a virtual equivalent in a digital wallet could be waiting some time yet.
Blockchain is giving away $125 million worth of digital currency
Blockchain, one of the most popular virtual crypto wallet companies in the world, is giving away $125 million worth of Stellar. The giveaway is set to be the largest of its kind. Referred to as an airdrop in crypto parlance, the program will specifically benefit 30 million Blockchain users spanning over 140 countries. They will each receive $25 worth of Stellar Lumens coins. According to the company’s statement, the program will contribute to the adaptation and decentralization of new crypto networks by encouraging users to embrace a wider variety of digital native tokens without having to buy or mine cryptocurrencies. To qualify, candidates must have a Blockchain wallet. The crypto […]
Apollo Capital becomes an advisor to Melbourne Mint’s digital currency project
Enhanced Society has announced that Apollo Capital’s Henrik Andersson has joined as an advisor to Australia’s pre-eminent precious metals retailer, Melbourne Mint, to support the development of MELD, a gold backed stable coin. Apollo Capital’s Henrik Andersson, who contributes 17 years experience in global financial markets, with almost a decade on Wall Street, joins the MELD project as an advisor. His expert knowledge in the field of tokenomics, cryptocurrency applications, and knack for identifying the long term viability of projects is an invaluable asset to MELD. With over 100 years of precious metals expertise, Melbourne Mint and their partners are leading the way with a product that digitises gold, making […]
Digital Surge introduces new changes to help drive Bitcoin adoption
Bitcoin trading platform Digital Surge has announced important updates to to help onboard new customers and simplify the process of investing in Bitcoin. Better rates to Buy & Sell Bitcoins Digital Surge operates a full reserve order book meaning that all the trades on the exchange are fully backed by money in their bank and Bitcoins in their wallets. The price that you see when buying or selling Bitcoin is determined by other customers that place orders on the platform. They have been working to bring in more traders to further decrease the price of Bitcoin. You will now see that the price to purchase Bitcoin is much more competitive. […]
The future of money relies on digital
by Carlo Lacota, Head of Banking and Financial Services, ANZ at Cognizant The era of digital disruption has brought new challenges involving security, privacy, and technology access. It is therefore imperative for financial services providers to take stock and consider how to deepen their customer relationships. The inability to capitalise on the opportunity that digital brings to attract and retain customers will increase churn velocity and further increase cost as customer retention costs far less than acquisition. Our relationship with money is broken A recent global study by Cognizant revealed that people’s relationship with money is broken, with over half of the study respondents saying money and […]
DigitalX named advisor on high profile ICOs raising US$61m
DigitalX Ltd (ASX:DCC) is strengthening its credentials as one of the world’s leading corporate advisors for Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), accepting the engagement as corporate advisor to SingularityNET and BitCar for their respective upcoming ICOs for token sales raising a combined US$61 million. The SingularityNET public ICO will look to raise up to US$36 million from the sale of 500 million tokens, while the BitCar ICO will raise up to US$25 million from 250 million tokens. DigitalX offers a unique combination of Blockchain technical expertise as well as marketing and promotional services. We also have an extensive cryptocurrency network and can connect companies with investors with significant digital currency holdings. […]
DigitalX advises Power Ledger on Australia’s first Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
DigitalX Ltd advises that it has been engaged as an advisor to Blockchain energy trading company Power Ledger for its Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Following a pre-ICO or “Token Generation Event”, in which Power Ledger raised the equivalent of AUD$17 million of digital currency, Power Ledger is offering 140 million POWR tokens as part of the main sale. POWR tokens will effectively be auctioned to the public, generating interest from solar developers, renewable energy projects, retail investors and speculators. “DigitalX is quickly becoming a market leader for ICO advisory services and we are pleased to be able to work in a strategic role to the Power Ledger project. “Power Ledger […]
