Bitcoin trading among fields covered by start-ups selected by Fusion
Fusion has announced its selection of the first ten FinTech startups. This is Fusion's first FinTech accelerator program in Geneva, Switzerland, and the program has seen the participation of several start-ups coming from seven different countries. The project claims that it aspires to bring together a large group of stakeholders. For now, the project covers the following sectors: Payment. Big Data / Information. Crowd-Funding / Lending. Trading. (Digital) Banking. Personal Finance Management. Bitcoin / Blockchain. Wealth Management. Created by Polytech Ventures, Fusion was launched in the....
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