Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Global Blockchain Technologies and HP test P2P enterprise cloud services marketplace

Global Blockchain Technologies Corp. (CSE: BLOC) (FSE: BWSP) (OTC Pink: BLKCF) ("BLOC" or the "Company") announces a proof-of-concept ("PoC") for a peer-to-peer ("P2P") decentralized marketplace for cloud services, geared towards enterprise users.

05 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Billon receives EUR 1 million funding from the Polish National Center for Research and Development

Billon, the technology company that has civilised blockchain, has been granted EUR 1 million funding from the National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR) as part of its Intelligent Development program.

05 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

SmartStream makes AI play

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of the next phase of its innovations team – who are working with financial institutions to optimise workflows, using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and blockchain technologies, in the areas of reconciliations, cash management and fees and expense management.

04 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Trunomi joins forces with Shyft for KYC

Trunomi, the industry's leading consent framework and data rights management solution, today announces its official partnership with Shyft, a comprehensive blockchain-based digital ID solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliance.

01 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Asset managers turn to emerging technologies as regulatory dust settles

The results of Linedata’s eighth global asset management survey reveal a shifting focus away from regulation as companies prepare for a new wave of demands and opportunities afforded by disruptive technologies.

01 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Dianrong supply chain finance offering added to R3 Corda

Dianrong, a leader in online marketplace lending in China, and R3, a global enterprise software firm, today announced that Dianrong’s next version of its supply chain finance solution will be made available on Corda, R3’s blockchain platform for finance and business.

31 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Natixis joins R3's blockchain-based trade finance network Marco Polo

As part of its ongoing efforts to offer nextgeneration trade finance solutions to its clients, Natixis has announced that it has joined the trade finance network Marco Polo.

31 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Currencies Direct completes successful pilot of XRP for FX payments

Currencies Direct has successfully completed an international payment over Ripple’s xRapid platform using XRP.

29 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Crealogix integrates crypto assets into digital banking hub

Digital banking innovator CREALOGIX today announced the launch of CREALOGIX Invest Crypto which adds cryptocurrency and blockchain market data to its CREALOGIX Digital Banking Hub.

29 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange joins Equichain working community

Equichain is proud to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) to join its working community, which aims to bring efficiencies to capital markets.

28 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

ConsenSys to open Dublin innovation studio

ConsenSys, a blockchain company, announced its expansion into Ireland with the Dublin Innovation Studio, expected to open in June of 2018.

25 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

MAS takes action against token issuers

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned eight digital token exchanges in Singapore not to facilitate trading in digital tokens that are securities or futures contracts without MAS’ authorisation.

25 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

World’s first blockchain platform for marine insurance now in commercial use

EY, Guardtime, A.P. Møller-Maersk, Microsoft and insurance industry leaders Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin, MS Amlin and ACORD announce members of the marine industry are using Insurwave, a blockchain platform to support marine hull insurance.

25 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Bangkok Bank joins R3's Marco Polo consortium

Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (“Bangkok Bank”), one of the largest regional banks in South East Asia and Thailand’s largest lender, has joined the Marco Polo trade finance initiative run by enterprise software firm R3 and trade finance technology specialist TradeIX.

24 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Risk and compliance staff expect big benefits from AI and DLT

Building on its commitment to help connect and empower the global financial and corporate communities by providing actionable insights and proprietary solutions that add greater value, Thomson Reuters recently commissioned Celent to conduct independent market research on integrated Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).

22 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Central Crypto and Huobi team on quantitative crypto-trading initiative

As the digital assets becoming increasingly relevant, many cryptocurrency exchange executives and quantitative financial experts said in a cryptotrading summit on May 19, crypto trading is a better application for quantitative techniques, but the investors are calling for more integrated source of information for further education.

22 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Dawn of the blockchain IPO

Stock certificates could someday be endangered, replaced by the new invasive species of security tokens.

22 May 2018

Company update/devops

Finastra adds US fintechs to open platform

Finastra today welcomed four early adopters to its FusionFabric.cloud open platform. US-based Fintechs, including Tradle, Conversation.one, Active Allocator and GreenPoint Financial, are on board to design and create apps on Finastra’s platform.

22 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Coinsuper establishes Crypto Exchange Network

Coinsuper, the professional digital asset trading platform, is pleased to initiate the establishment of a Crypto Exchange Network (CEN), with the vision of connecting the financial world.

22 May 2018

Company update/Blockchain

UK Cryptoassets Taskforce meets for the first time

The first meeting of the UK’s new Cryptoassets Taskforce took place today. The Taskforce agreed its objectives, which include exploring the impact of cryptoassets, the potential benefits and challenges of the application of distributed ledger technology in financial services, and assessing what, if any, regulation is required in response.

21 May 2018