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Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) claims it is the first execution venue in Europe to list a European regulated product based exclusively on the crypto currency.
25 July 2016
The introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could significantly boost gross domestic product, new research from the Bank of England suggests.
19 July 2016
Santander has doubled the size of its fintech investment fund, from $100 million to $200 million, in what the bank describes as a sign of commitment to its philosophy of collaborating with startups.
The leaden response of banks to the threats posed by distributed ledger technology leaves the industry exposed to a $150 billion revenue shortfall unless they can up their game, according to an analysis by Bain.
15 July 2016
Once the preserve of anarcho-libertarians, digital currencies and their underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) are making their way onto the agenda at the heart of the British establishment as the House of Lords prepares to hear from a top Bank of England official about the prospects for a 'Britcoin'.
After two years in stealth mode, a British startup run by a gaggle of former Google engineers has come into the light claiming to have solved the greatest challenge in fintech: how to replace core banking systems.
13 July 2016
The R3 blockchain consortium is working with Barclays Bank, Isda and legal and academic bodies to explore the development of a repository of master templates for smart contracts when trading and managing securities on distributed and shared ledgers.
Blythe Masters, the former JP Morgan bigwig who now runs distributed ledger technology startup Digital Asset Holdings, has been named group senior advisor on technology and blockchain by Spanish banking giant Santander.
12 July 2016
Barclays' South African unit Absa is boarding the blockchain train, joining the R3 consortium and teaming up with several local banks in an effort to develop the continent’s first distributed ledger-based banking system.
KBC has developed a blockchain application for managing, tracking and protecting domestic and international trade transactions between SMEs.
IBM is to establish its first 'Centre for Blockchain Innovation' in Singapore, working in concert with the island city-state's Economic Development Board and Monetary Authority.
The UK government is trialling the use of distributed ledger technology and a mobile app to help welfare claimants track what they are spending their benefit payments on.
08 July 2016
After 16 months of deliberation, North Carolina has enacted a blockchain-friendly bill with the passing of the North Carolina Money Transmitter Act.
07 July 2016
A group of Russian banks have banded together to create a national blockchain consortium to rival the international R3CEV collective.
06 July 2016
Startupbootcamp is to run a combined fintech and cybersecurity accelerator programme in Amsterdam with the backing of Rabobank, ING, ABN Amro, SNS Bank, PwC, NN Group, Delta Lloyd and Athlon.
05 July 2016
The Dutch Central Bank is supporting the creation of a 'blockchain development campus' for banks to congregate and share knowledge on the the application of distributed ledger technology in the financial services arena.
04 July 2016
Eschewing the usual accelerator route, JPMorgan is setting up an 'in-residence' programme for fintech startups, inviting them to spend six months side-by-side with the banking giant working together on digital answers to the industry's most pressing questions.
30 June 2016
Credit Mutuel Arkea has completed a pilot of an operational permissioned blockchain network to verify customer bona fides in compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements.
Financial service firms and technology providers around the world will spend more than $1 billion this year as they race to bring distributed ledger tech to capital markets, claims Greenwich Associates.
24 June 2016
UBS, Santander and CIBC are among seven banks to sign up to the Ripple's distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments.
22 June 2016
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