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Blockchain could unlock $1 trillion in trade, mostly for SMEs and emerging economies - WEF

Distributed ledger technologies (DLT) – of which blockchain is the best known form – could play a major role in reducing the worldwide trade finance gap, enabling trade that otherwise could not take place, finds a new study by the World Economic Forum and Bain & Company.

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SoftBank completes blockchain PoC for cross-border mobile payments

SoftBank Corp., a Japan-based telecom carrier; Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR), a global leader and innovator of cloud, messaging, digital and IoT products; and TBCASoft, Inc., an innovator of cross-carrier blockchain platform technology, today announced that they have partnered on a Proof of Concept (PoC) for a new cross-carrier mobile payments service based on the Rich Communication Services (RCS) global messaging standard and TBCASoft's cross-carrier blockchain platform.

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Malta blockchain Acts to come into force on 1 November

On the 11th of September, Mr Joseph Cuschieri, CEO of the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) announced that Malta’s three blockchain Acts will come into force as of the 1st November 2018.

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Huobi acquires minority stake in algoreg

algoreg, a Luxembourg-based RegTech reshaping the onboarding and KYC journey, announced today that Huobi, a leading global blockchain asset financial service provider, acquired a minority stake in algoreg and will join its Board of Directors.

Ripple and R3 settle legal dispute

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Ripple and R3 settle legal dispute

Blockchain rivals Ripple and R3 have settled a legal dispute, which saw both firms trade blows over technology contracts and joint venture agreements.

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Tieto forges blockchain partnership with R3

Tieto, a leading Nordic software and services company and R3, an enterprise blockchain software firm have partnered to accelerate the adoption of next generation decentralised business networks built on Corda, R3’s open source blockchain platform.

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PSG kicks off cryptocurrency and blockchain partnership with Socios

Paris Saint-Germain today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with blockchain platform Socios.com.

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CULedger names advisory board

CULedger, a credit union-owned CUSO that focuses on delivering innovative applications to credit unions through its cross-border global distributed ledger platform, today announced its newly formed advisory board, a strategic committee of trusted advisors.

Paxos launches stablecoin

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Paxos launches stablecoin

Blockchain startup Paxos has secured approval from New York regulators to launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin

Building trust with advance authentication technology

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Building trust with advance authentication technology

Miguel Braojos, VP Global Sales IAM, HID Global, talks about building trust with advance authentication technology, how banks can go beyond simple compliance and how customer trust can be built through innovation.

Transforming customer experience for the banking and asset management community

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Transforming customer experience for the banking and asset management community

Marc Murphy, CEO, Fenergo, highlights the main insights and updates from Fenergo's most recent Client Council event, what the key takeaways were from their research into client life cycle management and on-boarding, and why industry standards are important for improving customer standards through KYC and client on-boarding.

UK's Tech Nation picks 20 fintech programme members

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UK's Tech Nation picks 20 fintech programme members

The UK government-backed Tech Nation has picked 20 early-stage startups to join its new fintech programme, promising to give them intensive backing to help grow their businesses and the country's financial technology ecosystem.

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TransferGo launches real-time remittance transfers with Ripple

TransferGo announced today that it has begun processing blockchain enabled real-time transfers through Ripple.

P2P Community Engagement for KYC, Client On Boarding and CLM professionals

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P2P Community Engagement for KYC, Client On Boarding and CLM professionals

Laura Glynn, Director of Global Regulatory Compliance, Fenergo, talks about Fenergo's Regulatory Forum, how its Regulatory Rules Engine helps financial institutions to manage and future-proof their compliance obligations, and what financial institutions look for in a compliance solution

ASX delays timetable for DLT cutover

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ASX delays timetable for DLT cutover

The Australian Securities Exchange has postponed the launch of its new blockchain-based settlement system by six months following user concerns about the scope of the technical changes required and the tight timeline.

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PTDL Group folded into Blockchain Business Council

The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group, founded in November 2015, which brings together major post-trade industry participants and regulators to share information and ideas about how distributed ledger technology can transform the post-trade landscape, has announced that it will merge with the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC).

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ICSF completes blockchain PoC with Arab Jordan Investment Bank

ICS Financial Systems Limited (ICSFS), the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, has successfully completed the implementation of blockchain proof of concept (PoC), which was conducted at Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB), one of Jordan’s leading investment and commercial banks, through ICS BANKS Blockchain Adapter between Amman Head Office and Cyprus Branch (Limassol).

IBM to demo blockchain-based payment system at Sibos

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IBM to demo blockchain-based payment system at Sibos

IBM is preparing to demonstrate a blockchain-based alternative payments system to international banking representatives attending the annual Swift operations conference in October in Sydney.

Deutsche Bourse sets up dedicated blockchain and crypto-assets unit

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Deutsche Bourse sets up dedicated blockchain and crypto-assets unit

Deutsche Bourse has set up a dedicated 'DLT, Crypto Assets and New Market Structures' unit to further advance its work into the transformational potential of blockchain technology.

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Rakuten buys bitcoin exchange

Rakuten, Inc. (hereinafter “the Company”) announces that today it decided to acquire everybody’s bitcoin Inc. (hereinafter “everybody’s bitcoin”) through its subsidiary, Rakuten Card Co., Ltd.

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