Today marks the start of London Fintech Week 2017. Here’s our round up of the top events each day if you could only choose one.

Amir Hossein Davaee is the Deputy Minister of Information & Communication technology in for the Iranian government. During an interview with Shargh, the Farsi newspaper, Davaee has stated that “The ministry of communications and information technology has already conducted a number of research studies as part of efforts to prepare the infrastructure to use Bitcoin inside the country.

In a bid to convert shoppers in Japan from cash to mobile payments. Alibaba will be introducing an Alipay platform to the country early next year. Ant Financial Services, the financial department of Alibaba, is working on tailoring the platform for the Japanese market.