Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Denmark's Nets partners Coinify to explore blockchain tech

Danish payments company Nets has set its sights on blockchain technology, teaming up with local specialist Coinify on a development lab that will work on developing distributed ledger-based products and services.

25 May 2016

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Deloitte launches financial services blockchain lab

Business advisory firm Deloitte is setting up an Emea financial services blockchain centre in Dublin that will house a team of 50 developers and designers.

25 May 2016

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R3 consortium gets first Chinese member

Ping An Financial Services Group has become the first Chinese member of the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

24 May 2016

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Japan's SBI Holdings looks to raise $275m for fintech fund

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has set its stall out as a central player in the fintech ecosystem, promising to aggressively adopt new technology and build a network of startups through a $275 million venture fund.

12 May 2016

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Founder of digital money laundering operation Liberty Reserve gets 20 year prison term

The founder of Liberty Reserve - a digital currency outfit used by cybercrooks to launder hundreds of millions of dollars - has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

10 May 2016

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EBAday 2016: Setting a vision for the future of the European payments industry

An impressive list of up to 80 board directors, chief financial officers and payments and technology heads from Europe's leading banks have confirmed their participation in the conference programme for the eleventh annual EBAday, taking place this year at MiCo - Milano Congressi from 7 to 8 June 2016.

06 May 2016

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App pays people 'sweatcoins' for exercise

A new iPhone app is hoping to help users beat the flab by handing over "sweatcoins" in exchange for movement.

06 May 2016

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Craig Wright backs out of Bitcoin proof, says sorry and goodbye

Craig Wright, the man who earlier this week claimed to be inventor of Bitcoin, has backed out of a commitment to present new proof that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.

05 May 2016

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Europeans ready to quit banks over out-of-date technology

As they increasingly bank online and through their mobiles, many Europeans say that they would leave providers that do not offer up-to-date technology, a survey from Fujitsu shows.

04 May 2016

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Deloitte UK calls for blockchain identity standards; Post-Trade group swells membership

Deloitte UK is working on a 'Smart Identity' blockchain prototype enabling users to create a set of federated digital credentials for a range of applications, from access management to customer verification.

04 May 2016

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Australian claims he is Bitcoin creator

Australian entrepreneur and academic Craig Wright has outed himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, although many within the cryptocurrency community have raised doubts about the claims.

02 May 2016

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IBM makes blockchain cloud play

IBM is stepping up its interest in distributed ledger technology, setting out a new framework for securely operating blockchain networks in the cloud, and outlining details of a partnership with BNY Mellon.

29 April 2016

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Finextra Community goes from strength to strength

The Finextra Community has posted its 10,000th blog post, marking a major milestone in the growth and maturity of the financial technology industry's most enduring social network.

29 April 2016

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ABN Amro's blockchain journey

ABN Amro has formed a 30-strong team to investigate the possible applications of blockchain technology across the bank. Arjan van OS, head of the Dutch bank's innovation centre, and Marjan van der Plas, one of the leaders of ABN Amro's 'Blockchain Community' run through some potential use cases.

29 April 2016

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Tramonex gets £250K UK govt grant for blockchain-based cross-currency payments

London-based forex startup Tramonex has scored a £250,000 grant from the UK government to develop a prototype for cross currency payments using blockchain technology.

28 April 2016

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SETL and Computershare to apply blockchain tech to share ownership records

SETL, the post-trade blockchain startup founded by former Chi-X chief Peter Randall, is to work with Computershare on a joint initiative to establish securities ownership registers using distributed ledger technology.

28 April 2016

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UK government looks to blockchain tech to track taxpayer money

The UK government could use distributed ledger technology to track student loans and aid money, according to Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock.

26 April 2016

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ECB investigates use of distributed ledger but warns of far-reaching consequences

The European Central Bank is looking into the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the Eurosystem's market infrastructure but is wary of the far-reaching consequences for the role of central bank money, says executive board member Yves Mersch.

26 April 2016

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Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp wins Payment Institution status

Luxembourg has granted Payment Institution status to European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, providing the firm with a passportable license in 28 EU member states.

25 April 2016

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Morgan Stanley report dampens distributed ledger hype

A new Morgan Stanley report poured cold water on some of the wilder claims about how and when distributed ledger technology will transform the financial services industry.

25 April 2016