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Cambridge Blockchain wins Santander DL Challenge

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Cambridge Blockchain wins Santander DL Challenge

Massachusetts-based Cambridge Blockchain has walked away with a £15,000 cash prize and the promise of future angel investment after winning a distributed ledger challenge organised by Santander InnoVentures in partnership with OneVest, CoFoundersLab and 1000 angels.

Bank of England to develop blueprint for overhaul of UK payments system

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Bank of England to develop blueprint for overhaul of UK payments system

The Bank of England is developing a blueprint to modernise the UK's 20-year old real-time gross settlement system to deal with changing payment habits and the emergence of distributed ledger technology.

DTCC calls for industry coordination on distributed ledger tech

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DTCC calls for industry coordination on distributed ledger tech

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has pitched itself as the coordinator of an industry-wide investigation into whether distributed ledger technology is the answer to "certain limitations" in the post-trade process.

Regulatory overhaul needed to make the Netherlands a fintech hub - report

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Regulatory overhaul needed to make the Netherlands a fintech hub - report

The Netherlands has the potential to become a fintech hub, but only if the country's regulatory framework is overhauled and banks, startups and government improve cooperation, according to a new report.

Financial industry giants join $50m Digital Asset Holdings funding round

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Financial industry giants join $50m Digital Asset Holdings funding round

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain startup helmed by former JP Morgan luminary Blythe Masters, has raised more than $50 million in a funding round joined by some of the biggest names in financial services, including Citi, Deutsche Börse and Santander InnoVentures. One of the investors, the ASX, has also handed Digital Asset a contract to design a post-trade settlement system using distributed ledger technology.

PwC establishes blockchain team

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PwC establishes blockchain team

Professional services giant PwC has set up a blockchain team at its Belfast office as it seeks to exploit and commercialise the technology behind cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

International co-operation essential to manage virtual currency risks - IMF

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International co-operation essential to manage virtual currency risks - IMF

Virtual currencies and their underlying technologies are seen as a important advance for the financial services sector, but achieving a balanced regulatory framework that guards against risks without suffocating innovation is a challenge that will require extensive international co-operation, says the International Monetary Forum (IMF) in a report presented during the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Dutch cops arrest 10 over bitcoin money laundering scheme

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Dutch cops arrest 10 over bitcoin money laundering scheme

Dutch authorities have arrested 10 men accused of using bitcoin to launder up to EUR20 million made from selling drugs online.

R3 runs blockchain proof-of-concept with eleven banks

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R3 runs blockchain proof-of-concept with eleven banks

Bank-backed blockchain collaboration outfit R3 has announced the completion of a distributed ledger experiment involving eleven of the world's largest financial institutions.

It's time to take a stand against all the blockchain crap out there

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It's time to take a stand against all the blockchain crap out there

With the blockchain hype machine at full throttle, David Birch of Consult Hyperion pleads for some rationality in the reporting and discussions of the shared ledger concept and its associated technologies.

Digital Asset Holdings opens London office; hires more bankers

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Digital Asset Holdings opens London office; hires more bankers

Digital Asset Holdings, the blockchain startup helmed by former JP Morgan luminary Blythe Masters, has brought onboard more banking heavyweights and opened a London office.

SXSW goes fintech

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SXSW goes fintech

Fintech geeks will join music and movie stars in Austin, Texas, this year after the SXSW festival and conference invited a host of startups aiming to disrupt the financial services world to take part in an accelerator pitch-off competition.

Fintech comes to Davos

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Fintech comes to Davos

Fintech will be high on the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos, as senior bankers take to the stage to discuss the digital convulsion hitting their industry, and smaller startups stalk the halls.

Royal Canadian Mint offloads MintChip digital currency assets

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Royal Canadian Mint offloads MintChip digital currency assets

The Royal Canadian Mint has offloaded its MintChip cloud-based digital currency to Toronto startup nanoPay, which plans to commercially deploy the technology within weeks.

Earthport creates single API for access to distributed ledgers

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Earthport creates single API for access to distributed ledgers

UK-based payment network Earthport has launched a single API to connect banks to Ripple's distributed ledger protocol when processing cross-border payments.

Accenture shortlists 15 for London Innovation Lab

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Accenture shortlists 15 for London Innovation Lab

Blockchain technology, cognitive computing and biometric security feature among the shortlisted applications selected to participate in Accenture’s 2016 FinTech Innovation Lab London.

Blockchain consortium R3 begins recruitment drive

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Blockchain consortium R3 begins recruitment drive

Bank-backed blockchain collaboration outfit R3 is in the market for talented developers, designers and architects capable of working on "some of the thorniest problems in financial technology".

Crazy fintech predictions for 2016

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Crazy fintech predictions for 2016

Pascal Bouvier, newly installed as a venture partner with Santander Innoventures fintech venture fund, dusts off his crystal ball and peers into the not-too-distant fintech future.

Nasdaq sees in the New Year with first blockchain transaction

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Nasdaq sees in the New Year with first blockchain transaction

Nasdaq is claiming a major step forward in the use of blockchain technology in capital markets after documenting a successful private securities transaction via its distributed ledger-based Linq platform.

2015: That was the year that was

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2015: That was the year that was

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2015, 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 4 January 2016.

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