Financial Technology Start-Ups to Get a License to Bank

Regulators are planning to create a new type of banking license that will allow upstart financial technology companies to expand more quickly across the country. The plans for the new type of bank license were announced Friday morning by the comptroller of...

Goldman's Global Tech Development Head Jessop Leaves for Chain

Jessop, 50, who worked at Goldman Sachs for 17 years, was global head of technology business development and before that a senior leader in the principal strategic investments group, deciding what exchanges, electronic trading systems and financial …Powered by...

Part 1 – How to Create and Sustain Financial Inclusion

financial-technology firms, and NGOs. These organizations can help ensure stronger adoption, usage, and sustainability. For countries that have not yet embarked on this journey, we also recommend that the finance ministry, reserve bank, or both acting …Powered...

IDG Capital to Deploy More Resources in Firms, Eyes Tech Assets

IDG Capital, which together with China Oceanwide Holdings Group recently bought tech publisher International Data Group for an estimated $1.5 billion, will also look to increase and extend its investments in telecoms, financial technology and advanced …Powered...