Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Swiss Blockchain Federation founded

The Swiss Blockchain Federation has been founded in Zurich. The objective of the association is to promote the attractiveness of Switzerland as a location for blockchain-based activities and encourage the development of a secure and competitive legal framework.

31 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain bank Babb appoints Gaurav Rana as CTO

BABB has appointed Gaurav Rana as its new CTO. With its first mobile app due to be launched to beta testers in the autumn, Rana will be taking over development of the BABB app and blockchain platform.

30 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

CULedger welcomes Visa founder Dee Hock to advisory team

CULedger, a credit union-owned CUSO that focuses on delivering innovative applications to credit unions through its cross-border global distributed ledger platform, appointed Dee Hock, former Founder and CEO Emeritus of Visa, as a member of its advisory team, known as “Team Aspire”.

30 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo adds gold-backed digital asset by Digix

From today, pioneers of the world's first gold-backed digital asset class Digix, is pleased to announced that their gold backed cryptocurrency DGX has been integrated into BitGo’s Digital Currency Support with Enterprise Access.

29 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Reports suggests DLT can enable equity settlement

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and R3 have published a report demonstrating the feasibility of clearing and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

26 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Tuple and GXChain bid to build P2P data exchange marketplace

Tuple, a new GDPR-compliant decentralised marketplace for trading data assets and value-added data, has formed a strategic partnership with GXChain, a data-centric public blockchain that supports over 140,000 data transactions per day.

25 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Novatti launches Australian dollar tied stablecoin launches on Stellar network

Novatti, an award-winning global software technology, utility billing and payment services provider, today announced that is launching the Novatti AUD Utility Token, a token on the Stellar Network that is one-to-one backed by the Australian dollar (AUD).

24 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Danske Bank joins trade finance network Marco Polo

Danske Bank has joined the Marco Polo Network, the largest network of commercial banks in the trade finance market.

24 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Infosys to embed R3's Corda into Finacle platform

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems Limited, a fully owned product subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), and R3, one of the fastest growing enterprise blockchain software companies in the world, today announced their partnership to collaborate on blockchain solutions.

24 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Wall Street Blockchain Alliance joins Accord Project

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry-leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and cryptoassets across global markets, is pleased to announce that it has joined the Accord Project.

23 October 2018

Company update/Sibos

SmartStream releases new reconciliation module to deal with digital marketplace evolution

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of TLM Aurora, the next generation of Corona, the industry’s leading reconciliation platform – the first new module is designed to support the new industry standards in the digital payments world, by providing connectors to SWIFT GPI, RTGS, as well as Blockchain based networks, allowing for real-time operational control, proactive exception management and low TCO.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

SETL names BCG veteran as new CEO

SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider using blockchain technology, announced that it has appointed financial markets executive Philippe Morel as CEO and board member to lead the company.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

iGTB joins R3 Corda

Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), the transaction banking division of Intellect Design Arena Ltd, the leading B2B fintech with 21% CAGR over three years, has joined enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Danske Bank joins Marco Polo Network

Danske Bank has today announced that it has joined the Marco Polo Network, the fastest growing trade and working capital finance network in the world.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

ING unveils blockchain privacy offering

ING announced today another blockchain breakthrough that improves data privacy for clients: its zero-knowledge set membership (ZKSM) solution.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Sberbank reports back on ICO financing trial

Sberbank and the National Settlement Depository (NSD) have summed up the results of a test deal to attract financing through an initial coin offering (ICO) using the Bank of Russia’s sandbox.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Visa readies blockchain-based B2B Connect for market

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced new product details surrounding digital identity in preparation for a first quarter 2019 launch of Visa B2B Connect.

22 October 2018

Company update/regulation

SEC launches strategic hub for innovation and fintech

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of the agency's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub).

18 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Identitii launches secure blockchain channel for bank-to-corporate communications

Identitii Ltd (ASX: ID8), the fintech enabling the secure overlay of transaction level detail on top of financial messages, has today launched Overlay+, its new platform for enriching payments and corporate treasury transactions.

18 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

GFT tests confirm Digital Asset's DLT platform can handle peak equity trading volumes

GFT, the global provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services community, today announced the results of its independent performance analysis of Digital Asset’s distributed ledger platform.

17 October 2018