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In the banking world, branches came first and ATMs came later to streamline the experience. But in the Bitcoin world, ATMs came first with limited features, and the ATM makers are working hard to add the sort of services that one might find in a mainstream bank branch.
July 7 -
Don't think of it just as currency or a new set of payment rails. To get a full sense of Bitcoin and its implications for banking, you have to think bigger than that.
February 25 -
Something resembling deposit insurance for virtual currencies may still be in the distant future. But a growing array of startups is attempting to offer Bitcoin users a similar layer of security to that enjoyed by bank depositors.
January 22 -
The promise of Bitcoin is to never have to trust anyone, but one of the field's most prominent startups wants to let its users reach out and touch someone.
May 16 -
Circle Internet Financial, a startup aiming to make the digital currency Bitcoin more user-friendly for merchants and consumers, has raised another $17 million, bringing its total funding to $26 million.
March 26
Paul Camp, a veteran of JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, has joined the digital-currency consumer finance company Circle Internet Financial as the startup's new chief financial officer.
Camp, whose titles also include corporate treasurer and executive vice president of financial operations, will oversee the Boston firm's core financial transaction operations. Circle stores its customers' bitcoin
"Paul's exceptional global skill set and relationships will also be critical in the company's continued global expansion," Circle's founder chief executive officer Jeremy Allaire wrote in a
Camp previously headed JPMorgan Chase's global transaction services division until July 2014, and was named one of Treasury & Risk Magazine's 100 most important leaders in global finance. He had previously held a similar position with Deutsche Bank, which led European competitors in settlement and payment services during his tenure.
The hire is the latest in a year that has seen the young company more than triple its number of employees, from 14 to 50. Circle's
