Articles
What is a social bank? Do we need one?
Opinion about social bank
April 1, 2020 • Sam Boboev
In his book “Digital Bank: Strategies to launch or become a digital bank” Chris Skinner discusses the role of bank branches. Chris claims the number of bank branches is decreasing from year to...
Corona crisis in Germany — what state aid is available for companies and start-ups? (March 19, 2020)
An overview from a German lawyer.
March 20, 2020 • Dennis Hillemann
I. Preliminary remark This article is dedicated to government support for companies against the background of the corona crisis. It is about the financial benefits of the country or the EU...
Remote working, collaboration and raising capital in a time of Coronavirus
Digital transformation as a new weapon against coronavirus
March 19, 2020 • Tabz Qadir
South Africa is facing a coronavirus pandemic which is having severe social and economic consequences, and sooner than later the economic shock will start to hit hard. Henceforth, keeping smal...
Yandex.Checkout and Sberbank extend B2B-payments service for clients of various banks
Product update
Feb. 18, 2020 • Yoomoney
Merchants can now accept payments from corporate clients from various Russian banks, previously the option was available for Sberbank accounts only. The service is also available for foreign me...
CEO at Yandex.Money on Paris Fintech Forum Results
Paris Fintech Forum has definitely kicked the e-commerce trends discussion in 2020
Feb. 13, 2020 • Ivan Glazachev
Paris Fintech Forum has definitely kicked the e-commerce trends discussion in 2020. It is always curious to look at the wider picture, profoundly discuss highlights, aspirations and challenges ...
What's in the FCA's latest report on operational resilience in the FS sector?
Opinion on operational resilience
Jan. 22, 2020
Thanks to the UK’s new Open Banking initiative, the scale of IT problems within the financial services sector has become apparent, with major banks typically suffering well over one outage per ...
Civil Liberties and Blockchain
The Internet is broken. Can blockchain help to fix it?
Jan. 14, 2020 • Dennis Hillemann
This is a transcript of Episode 2 of my podcast, The Blockchain Lawyer. It is available on all major Podcast platforms, including Apple , Google , and Spotify . Hello everyone...
What is Blockchain?
An easy-to-understand explanation
Jan. 13, 2020 • Dennis Hillemann
This is a transcript of episode one of my podcast „The Blockchain Lawyer“. You can listen to this podcast on all major podcast platforms, including Apple , Spotify and Google ....
Blockchain at sea – the perfect wave?
Can blockchain technology play a significant role in the maritime economy?
Sept. 17, 2019 • Dennis Hillemann
The development of new technologies and the associated digitization of business processes are also affecting the traditional sectors of the economy. The maritime industry looks back on the long...
What I learned at Blockchance 2019 in Hamburg
Blockchain is not about money. It’s about change.
Aug. 18, 2019 • Dennis Hillemann
I left the Blockchain convention in Hamburg ( Blockchance , 17th-18th of August) both impressed and motivated. Impressed not only on the sheer number of attendees but because how much the tech...