Blockchain-based technologies may one day change the worlds of finance and payments. But so far, they haven’t. At least, not in the sweeping and transformative manner that early proponents of Web3 and cryptocurrency at first promised. Still, each week, small advances are successively made across...
Deutsche Bank and cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda have formed an expanded partnership in which the bank will provide real-time payment solutions for the incoming and outgoing transactions of Bitpanda customers in Germany. With this partnership, Bitpanda will have access to German International Bank Account Numbers (IBANs),...
Around the world, the once unstoppable growth of tech companies has been called into question by successive waves of layoffs, with sectors whose strength is tied to consumer confidence the worst affected. In Europe, the q-commerce space has been among the hardest hit. Between the...
In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Meta is facing an order to suspend data transfers to the United States by the European Union, while Russia’s Ministry of Finance has released a cryptocurrency draft law. Plus, B2B commerce startup Marketforce raised $40 million in a...
July 01, 2025
Deutsche Bank is reportedly planning to debut its cryptocurrency custody service in 2026. The banking giant recruited the technology division of crypto exchange Bitpanda to help develop the offering, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 1), citing unnamed sources. Deutsche Bank’s corporate bank, which first announced its custody plans in 2022, will also continue to work with […]
June 04, 2024
Deutsche Bank and cryptocurrency broker Bitpanda have formed an expanded partnership in which the bank will provide real-time payment solutions for the incoming and outgoing transactions of Bitpanda customers in...
February 22, 2022
The U.K.’s financial watchdog said it has its eyes on crypto platform Bitpanda’s plan to purchase the British company Trustology and can quash the deal if it uncovers concerns. As...
November 23, 2021
Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda has joined forces with French mobile financial services platform Lydia to give the app provider’s more than 5 million users access to trade digital assets on Bitpanda’s...