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Dutch National Bank to lead way in digital euro development

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Dutch National Bank to lead way in digital euro development

Just as there is expectation of the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in China, Sweden, the UK and elsewhere in the years to come, a digital euro is also thought to be on the cards.

Banque de France and SocGen test digital euro

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Banque de France and SocGen test digital euro

The Banque de France and Societe Generale have tested the use of a blockchain platform to settle a transaction with a central bank digital currency.

Raiffeisen Bank to pilot digital currency

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Raiffeisen Bank to pilot digital currency

Austria's Raiffeisen Bank is to pilot the use of digital currency for money transfers and custody with corporate and institutional clients after a successful proof-of-concept with British-Polish fintech BIllon.

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Uphold partners Coil to help creators get paid

Uphold, a leading digital money platform that has powered more than $6 billion in transactions across 180 countries, today announced a partnership with Web Monetization provider Coil utilizing the Interledger Protocol.

Citi's Tony McLaughlin on CBDCs, Libra and bitcoin

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Citi's Tony McLaughlin on CBDCs, Libra and bitcoin

Tony McLaughlin of emerging payments and business development at Citi tells Finextra TV of his soft spot for bitcoin as an alternative investment, but points out the inefficiencies that still afflict the cryptocurrency.

DTCC experiments with asset tokenisation and DLT

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DTCC experiments with asset tokenisation and DLT

The Depository Trust and Clearing Coporation has unveiled two new projects, codenamed 'Ion' and 'Whitney', to experiment with asset digitalisation, distributed ledger technology and asset tokenisation for post-trade settlement in the public and private markets.

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Fintech arm of WEG Bank forms blockchain in banking partnership with Singapore's Anquan Capital

Anquan Capital Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based group of technology companies has partnered with the FinTech arm of the German WEG Bank AG, which operates under the brand name TEN31.

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Temasek, Paradigm and Slow Ventures join Libra Association

The Libra Association, an independent member organization, is pleased to announce the addition of three new members, Temasek, Paradigm and Slow Ventures.

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Baosteel and Rio Tinto complete first deal on Contour platform

Contour, the open trade finance network, has today announced the completion of a Baosteel and Rio Tinto deal, supported by Chinsay, DBS Bank, essDOCS and Standard Chartered Bank, marking the first fully integrated paperless trade for Rio Tinto with a Chinese counterpart.

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Blockchain Valley Ventures launches virtual deal marketplace for startup funding

Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), blockchain technology-focused venture capital firm, in collaboration with Delio, a leading provider of private markets investment technology, has launched the BVV Dealroom - a virtual deal marketplace for blockchain startups and investors.

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R3 and Kaleido team up

At the State of Enterprise Adoption session at this year’s Consensus: Distributed conference, R3 Co-Founder Todd McDonald and Kaleido Founder Steve Cerveny announced the companies formally partner to offer R3’s Corda Enterprise software on Kaleido’s digital platform.

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Traydstream partners with Infosys Finacle to drive blockchain based trade finance automation

Traydstream, the fintech leader in trade document scrutiny using artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the signing of a joint partnership agreement with Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY).

Is it time to believe the blockchain hype?

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Is it time to believe the blockchain hype?

Finextra Research has collaborated with Deloitte's Richard Walker, HSBC's Mark Williamson and Ciaron Roddy and BBVA's Francisco Maroto amongst others and to produce a detailed report on the future of blockchain technology in financial services: Where is the industry now? Where could it go? How do we get there?

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Chainstack builds automated onboarding for R3 Corda network

Chainstack’s new automated onboarding process for Corda Network reduces the time taken for enterprises to access Corda Network, promoting enterprise participation in Corda Network.

DBS joins Contour trade finance network

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DBS joins Contour trade finance network

DBS has become the first bank in Singapore to join the Contour blockchain trade finance network.

The Future of Blockchain 2020

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The Future of Blockchain 2020

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Bitcoin Suisse embarks on capital raise

Bitcoin Suisse, the market leading Swiss crypto financial services and technology provider, is pleased to announce its Series A and first-ever capital raise.

Fintech revenues to hit $500bn by 2030 - UBS

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Fintech revenues to hit $500bn by 2030 - UBS

The global fintech industry is at an inflection point, with revenues set to grow from $150 billion in 2018 to $500 billion in 2030, according to research from UBS.

Libra Association names HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey CEO

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Libra Association names HSBC legal chief Stuart Levey CEO

The Libra Association has named HSBC chief legal officer and former US treasury department official Stuart Levey as its first CEO.

OCC taps DLT for securities lending infrastructure

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OCC taps DLT for securities lending infrastructure

Equity derivatives clearing organisation OCC has selected Axoni to help it replace its securities lending infrastructure with distributed ledger technology.

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