Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime to help China handle digital Yuan | Cointelegraph

“As China is moving forward with blockchain projects amid the COVID-19 crisis, the government has tapped another tech partnership to continue the development of China’s digital yuan.

Domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startup SenseTime has partnered with the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute to provide its AI expertise amid the reported trials of the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC).”

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Bank of China expands tests of New Fintech Regulation to six more cities | Cointelegraph

“Bank of China launched its first fintech innovation regulatory pilot project in Beijing last year. The bank announced plans to expand its regulatory pilot projects in six more cities and districts on April 27.

The bank plans to conduct pilot projects in Shanghai, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Hebei Xiong’an New District, Hangzhou and Suzhou. Ultimately, it aims to improve the financial services in general for the real economy.”

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Collaboration Between the Swiss and Chinese FinTech Ecosystems | Fintechnews.ch

The Zurich and Singapore based FinTech Incubator & Accelerator F10 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Zheshang Venture Capital Company Ltd to create more opportunities for investment and Startup development within the F10 ecosystem at the “Zurich Lake – West Lake” forum for FinTech and Wealth Management.

@ Fintechnews.ch | December 4, 2019