Corporate venture has become a major force behind fintech startups.
BitMEX, a derivatives trading platform for bitcoin, will offer the kind of structured products typically produced by investment banks.
For Credit Suisse, this gives its RMs the chance to advise rich clients on their total net worth, not just what they bank with C.S.
AMTD and its affiliated $1 billion China Fintech Fund back Fox Fintech, the finance arm of internet portal Sohu.
The digital money-transfer company is branching into payments for companies.
Blockchain is a database that is shared, encrypted, distributed and based on consensus about what is true.
Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies enable the transmission of actual value.
AIMS, a financial services group in Australia with a focus on Asian clients, will add low-cost investment products via robo-advisory.
Central banks are in talks about using the company's tech to issue digital currencies pegged to fiat money.
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