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Swift Business Forum Ireland 2019 - live blog

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Swift Business Forum Ireland 2019 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's coverage of the Swift Business Forum Ireland 2019, live from Croke Park in Dublin. The day's agenda promises to explore how Irish financial institutions can capitalise on unprecedented technological change to deliver a truly digital customer experience.

Jaguar Land Rover pays car owners cryptocurrency for driving data

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Jaguar Land Rover pays car owners cryptocurrency for driving data

Car maker Jaguar Land Rover is testing smart wallet technology that lets drivers earn cryptocurrency and make payments on the move.

Marsh introduces proof of insurance blockchain platform

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Marsh introduces proof of insurance blockchain platform

Insurance broker and risk adviser Marsh is rolling out a proof of insurance blockchain platform to US commercial clients.

Visa partners FIS to push DLT-based platform for international corporate payments

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Visa partners FIS to push DLT-based platform for international corporate payments

Visa's distributed ledger-based, non-card platform for high-value corporate, cross-border payments will now be offered to FIS client bank.

SoGen issues covered bond as security token on Ethereum

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SoGen issues covered bond as security token on Ethereum

Societe Generale has issued EUR100 million of covered bonds as a security token, directly registered on the Ethereum blockchain.

MUFG joins Series B round in Chainalysis

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MUFG joins Series B round in Chainalysis

Cryptocurrency compliance outfit Chainalysis has raised an additional $6M to close its $36M Series B round with an investment from Japan’s largest financial institution, MUFG, as well as Tokyo-headquartered VC Sozo Ventures.

20|30 collaborates with LSE on test issuance of tokenised equity, raises £3m

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20|30 collaborates with LSE on test issuance of tokenised equity, raises £3m

Blockchain startup 20|30 has raised £3 million by selling tokenized shares and settling them in a test environment on the LSE’s Turquoise platform.

TCS blockchain powers cross-border securities settlement between CSDs

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TCS blockchain powers cross-border securities settlement between CSDs

The Moroccan and Kuwait central securities depositories have carried out a cross-border securities settlement using stable coins and a blockchain from Indian IT giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Kleinwort Hambros issues blockchain ETN

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Kleinwort Hambros issues blockchain ETN

Kleinwort Hambros has launched a blockchain note to give investors exposure to companies most likely to benefit from the adoption of distributed ledger technology.

RBS and Barclays trial blockchain tech to slash property transaction times

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RBS and Barclays trial blockchain tech to slash property transaction times

RBS and Barclays Bank have completed a blockchain trial with R3's distributed ledger software which reduced the time taken to complete a property transaction from three months to less than three weeks.

Digital Asset open sources smart contract language

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Digital Asset open sources smart contract language

Distributed ledger technology firm Digital Asset is open sourcing its DAML smart contract language, opening it up to the developer community.

Mortgage blockchain tech startup Acre raises £5m

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Mortgage blockchain tech startup Acre raises £5m

Acre Software, a UK startup using blockchain technology to revamp the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers, has raised £5 million from Aviva and Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG).

Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

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Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Boerse and Swift are among the financial services sector names to join a new collective promoting the development of a global framework for the development and adoption of distributed ledger technology.

DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

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DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

The cross-border payments industry is "ripe for disruption", with distributed ledger technologies leading the charge, according to a blog post published by the World Bank.

Marco Polo blockchain network used for commercial transactions

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Marco Polo blockchain network used for commercial transactions

The Marco Polo blockchain trade finance network has successfully navigated unchartered territory, facilitating two commercial transactions involving Commerzbank and LBBW.

Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019 - live blog

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Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's coverage of the Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019, live from Copenhagen. This event has a focus on accelerating digital transformation, and will look at how the financial community in the region is harnessing technological change to deliver a digital customer experience.

EToro signals tokenized future with Firmo acquisition

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EToro signals tokenized future with Firmo acquisition

Online trading and investment firm eToro is looking to a tokenized future after buying Firmo, a Danish outfit that enables smart contracts for derivatives to be securely enabled on any major blockchain. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Russia pushes its Swift alternative

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Russia pushes its Swift alternative

Russian authorities are promoting the international use of an alternative financial messaging system to the global Swift network in order to mitigate the risk of sanctions.

UniCredit completes transaction on we.trade blockchain platform

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UniCredit completes transaction on we.trade blockchain platform

UniCredit has completed its first Italian transaction via the blockchain-based trading platform we.trade.

Australia unveils national blockchain strategy

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Australia unveils national blockchain strategy

The Australian government has launched a national blockchain plan which it hopes will bolster its fintech sector.

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