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Hong Kong Exchange plans blockchain-based share market

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Hong Kong Exchange plans blockchain-based share market

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is planning to launch a new private market to provide early stage companies with a blockchain-based share registration and transfer platform for the conduct of pre-IPO financing off-exchange and clear of the regulatory remit of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.

Blockchain book author launches $20m digital asset investment vehicle

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Blockchain book author launches $20m digital asset investment vehicle

The author of a book on blockchain is launching a digital asset investment firm with $20 million in backing.

Euroclear backs away from gold bullion blockchain project

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Euroclear backs away from gold bullion blockchain project

Euroclear has walked away from a blockchain partnership with Paxos for the London gold bullion market that was set to go into live production later this year.

Overstock's Medici Ventures takes stake in Symbiont

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Overstock's Medici Ventures takes stake in Symbiont

Medici Ventures, the blockchain roll-up platform of e-commerce retailer Overstock, has made an undisclosed investment in Symbiont.

Santander looks to smooth fintech integration with BiBox

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Santander looks to smooth fintech integration with BiBox

Santander Global Corporate Banking has turned to UK startup BiBox to help it more quickly and easily integrate technology from fintech startups.

Citi taps into Cornell Tech talent

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Citi taps into Cornell Tech talent

Citi is teaming up with Cornell University, leasing space at the Ivy League school's engineering campus in order to engage with students and faculty on areas such as blockchain and machine learning.

Mastercard and Scotiabank join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

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Mastercard and Scotiabank join Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Mastercard, Cisco and Scotiabank have added their weight to the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance as part of a wave of 34 new members signing up for the project to promote the uptake of Ethereum as the foundation for running smart contracts in Fortune 500 enterprises.

Borsa Italiana partners IBM on securities data blockchain system for SMEs

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Borsa Italiana partners IBM on securities data blockchain system for SMEs

London Stock Exchange-owned Borsa Italiana and IBM are using blockchain technology to digitise the issuance of securities for SMEs in Europe.

Liquidshare DLT joint venture formed by seven-strong finance consortium

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Liquidshare DLT joint venture formed by seven-strong finance consortium

A Paris-based consortium of top-rank financial firms are to pool resources in the establishment of a joint venture company that plans to use distributed ledger technology to ease the post-trade processing of SME lending operations.

BofE says Ripple PoC reinforces desire for DLT compatibility

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BofE says Ripple PoC reinforces desire for DLT compatibility

The Bank of England says that a distributed ledger technology proof-of-concept with Ripple has reinforced its intention to make a new real-time gross settlement (RTGS) platform compatible with DLT usage in the private sector.

ANZ and Westpac put bank guarantees on the distributed ledger

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ANZ and Westpac put bank guarantees on the distributed ledger

ANZ, Westpac and IBM have successfully completed a trial run of distributed ledger technology to update the decades-old process of issuing, tracking and claiming on bank guarantees.

Mizuho completes DLT-based trade finance transaction

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Mizuho completes DLT-based trade finance transaction

Mizuho has completed a trade finance transaction between Australia and Japan, digitising all necessary documentation and sharing the data with multiple participants across a distributed ledger.

Luxembourg funds industry completes first live blockchain transaction

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Luxembourg funds industry completes first live blockchain transaction

Investors have completed the first live share purchases over a blockchain-powered fund distribution platform.

Twenty eight global banks to test Swift blockchain application

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Twenty eight global banks to test Swift blockchain application

Interbank messaging network Swift says that 22 additional global banks have joined its blockchain proof of concept (PoC), designed to validate whether the technology can help banks reconcile their international nostro accounts in real time.

Thomson Reuters launches startup incubator

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Thomson Reuters launches startup incubator

Thomson Reuters is opening an incubator in Switzerland, giving startups working in areas such as big data, analytics, AI and distributed ledgers access to its famed data and content sets.

BNP Paribas loads first share registers on to blockchain platform

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BNP Paribas loads first share registers on to blockchain platform

BNP Paribas Securities Services and crowdfunding outfit SmartAngels have loaded the share registers of five of their clients onto a new platform designed to allow private companies to issue securities on the primary market and give investors access to the secondary market using blockchain technology.

SAP Financial Services Forum, London - Day 2 live blog

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SAP Financial Services Forum, London - Day 2 live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage from Day 2 of the SAP Financial Services Forum in London. The theme for this event is 'winning in the digital moment'. The agenda will examine how technologies such as AI, machine learning, analytics, blockchain, open APIs and the cloud can be best leveraged to deliver truly digitised financial services.

Commerzbank steps up focus on trade finance transformation

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Commerzbank steps up focus on trade finance transformation

Commerzbank is to work with the Fraunhofer-Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) in Dortmund to test and develop new scenarios for digitisation of trade and supply chain finance using distributed ledgers and the Internet of Things.

SAP Financial Services Forum, London - Day 1 live blog

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SAP Financial Services Forum, London - Day 1 live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the SAP Financial Services Forum in London. The theme for this event is 'winning in the digital moment'. The two-day agenda will examine how technologies such as AI, machine learning, analytics, blockchain, open APIs and the cloud can be best leveraged to deliver truly digitised financial services.

LA joins fintech fray through digital money conference

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LA joins fintech fray through digital money conference

Los Angeles is looking to jump aboard the multi-billion dollar fintech train through its first professional financial technology conference.

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