# fintech News

Seoul prosecutors announced on March 5, 2019, that they are forming a "Task Force" with the sole purpose of fighting off crypto and fintech-related crimes of fraud as reported by the country’s News1 Agency. Crime Fighting in Korea To fight off an 800 percent increase in crypto-related and fintech-related crimes...

Circle, a U.S-based fintech firm has completed the acquisition process of SeedInvest in a bid to establish a robust token marketplace that would allow businesses as well as individuals to raise capital via open crypto rails and infrastructure, according to a blog post March 4, 2019. Circle Officially Takes Over...

The Indian Institute of Management, (IIM) has joined forces with TalentSprint, a digital platform involved in placement of banking workers, teachers, and technical education, to roll out an advanced programme in financial technology (fintech) and blockchain technology for management and finance professionals, this according to local news source The Asian...

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has completed a successful proof of concept on R3’s Marco Polo trade platform, according to a press release dated February 18, 2019. Done and Dusted A successful proof-of-concept (PoC) has been completed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Japan’s second-largest bank by assets, as performed...

Since the beginning of 2019, the crypto space has seen an atypical number of crypto-related searches growing. While public searches have circled around popular terms such as dApps or DAO, the community now seems to be trying to find a new narrative for the crypto-industry which is generally related to the...