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Finra (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has become the latest organisation to give its two cents on distributed ledger technology, publishing a paper on blockchain's implications for the securities industry.
19 January 2017
Deutsche Bourse is promising to cooperate with fintech firms and tap new technologies such as big data, AI and, above all, blockchain as it moves toward the creation of an 'Exchange 4.0', says CEO Carsten Kengeter.
18 January 2017
A coalition of four central securities depositories is collaborating with Deutsche Börse on an initiative to use blockchain technology to ease cross-border mobilisation of security collateral.
Blockchain technology could reduce infrastructure costs for eight of the world’s 10 largest investment banks by an average of 30%, saving them billions of dollars every year, new research from Accenture and McLagan suggests.
17 January 2017
Artificial Intelligence and blockchain will be at the centre of attention at an upcoming fintech forum put together by America's Federal Trade Commission.
16 January 2017
Seven of Europe's biggest banks are collaborating on the development of a shared cross-border trade finance platform for small and medium -sized companies that harnesses the power of distributed ledger technology.
The research arm of the Reserve Bank of India has recommended that the central bank should begin work on the creation of a digital currency unit using blockchain technology.
13 January 2017
Uptake of distributed ledgers will remove $110 billion in costs for the global financial services industry over the next three years as the technology is applied to critical 'pain points' across seven legitimate use cases, according to an analysis by McKinsey.
Deloitte is opening a blockchain lab on New York's financial district, in what it bills a 'make or break' year for the nascent technology.
12 January 2017
Interbank payments network Swift is stepping up its exploration of the blockchain, launching a new proof of concept test to determine if distributed ledger technology could help banks reconcile their nostro databases in real time.
Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) has formally launched a blockchain-based asset custody system, executing more than 100 live transactions on the system during a two-month trial run.
11 January 2017
Haskell Garfinkel, fintech co-lead at PwC, delves into the facts, fads and fiction that will shape the fintech universe in 2017.
Axis Bank is the latest Indian bank bidding to move blockchain technology into the mainstream market, partnering with Ripple in its application for cross-border remittances.
10 January 2017
New York's Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has selected IBM, in partnership with Axoni and blockchain consortium R3, to overhaul its Trade Information Warehouse to handle post-trade processing of derivatives contracts over a distributed ledger framework.
09 January 2017
India's Yes Bank has enlisted the help of IBM for a blockchain project that digitises vendor financing for client Bajaj Electricals.
04 January 2017
As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2016, we take a look back at our most popular news stories, videos, and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 3 January 2017.
21 December 2016
The Royal Canadian Mint is to allow transfers of gold bullion value stored in its vaults over a blockchain network run by Goldmoney Inc.
BNP Paribas has completed its first live cross-border B2B payments between corporate clients using blockchain technology.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Icap are among a clutch of major financial institutions preparing to invest up to $20 million in blockchain startup Axoni, according to a report by Reuters.
20 December 2016
Euroclear is set for a 2017 go-live for the application of blockchain technology in the London bullion market after completing its first pilot trades.
19 December 2016
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