Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Company update/ai

Eurocler and Swift join Chainlink AI and blockchain initiative for corporate actions

Chainlink announced today the results of an industry initiative that harnesses the combined advancements in AI, oracles, and blockchain technology to address the lack of real-time and standardized data around corporate actions.

22 October 2024

Finextra TV/Sibos

Chainlink Unveils New Privacy and Interoperability Solutions for Blockchain Adoption

At Sibos 2024, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink, highlighted the growing adoption of blockchain technology by asset managers, driven by efficiency gains in settlement, payments, and collateral management. Nazarov announced the launch of two key privacy-focused tools: the Blockchain Privacy Manager and CCIP Private Transactions, designed to ensure secure, private transactions across multiple blockchains. He also emphasised the importance of interoperability, introducing Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), which aims to enable seamless asset and system integration in the evolving digital assets landscape.

22 October 2024

News/crypto

Sibos: The future of ‘evenly distributed’ tokenisation

The National Bank of Kazakhstan will provide clients the “ability to spend crypto tokens” by the end of this year, announced Assel Marchenko, CTO and deputy of CEO, National Bank of Kazakhstan, at Sibos today.

21 October 2024

Company update/crypto

International rescure Committee to explore the use of Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin in aid delivery

Ripple, the leading provider of digital asset infrastructure, today announced a partnership with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of the world’s most trusted humanitarian organizations helping people affected by crises to survive, recover and rebuild their lives.

21 October 2024

News/wholesale

DBS rolls out blockchain-powered banking for institutions

Singapore's DBS has integrated a suite of blockchain-powered capabilities within its core transaction banking services for institutional clients.

21 October 2024

Company update/wholesale

WaveBL demonstrates blockchain-based trade finance with Swift and five global banks

WaveBL, the leading blockchain-based electronic Bill of Lading (eBL) platform, has completed a groundbreaking Proof of Value (POV) with Swift and the participation of five global banks: Lloyds, Emirates NBD Bank, Federal Bank Limited, and other banks, as well as MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a leading ocean carrier acting as an eBL issuer on WaveBL.

17 October 2024

Company update/crypto

Euroclear invests in Singapore-based digital market infrastructure Marketnode

Euroclear today announced it has acquired a strategic stake in Marketnode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator. Financial terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.

17 October 2024

News/markets

Prague Stock Exchange debuts DLT-based settlement system

The Prague Stock Exchange is implementing distributed ledger technology in the settlement of securities under the EU's DLT pilot regime.

17 October 2024

Research/BlockchainFuture of Report

The Future of Payments 2025 – Digital, Instant, Profitable?

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News/crypto

Ripple readies for stablecoin launch

Ripple is preparing to launch a US dolar denominated stablecoin, roping in a host of exchange partners and customers in the digital asset industry.

15 October 2024

News/payments

Citi Token Services for Cash goes live

Citi's Token Services for Cash has gone live, enabling institutional clients to move money between branches around the world 24/7.

14 October 2024

Company update/wealth

Lennertz & Co. launches third blockchain fund of funds

The owner-managed family office Lennertz & Co. is continuing its family of funds of funds for investments in innovative blockchain technologies, launching Blockchain Fund III. The strategy focuses on targeted investments in blockchain technology by investing in companies that build and develop the blockchain infrastructure.

11 October 2024

Company update/people

Blockchain Security Standards Council appoints inaugural board

The Blockchain Security Standards Council (BSSC) is proud to announce the appointment of its inaugural board of directors, comprised of key leaders from its founding member organizations.

09 October 2024

Company update/payments

WadzChain Network unveils hybrid blockchain to simplify global payments for businesses

WadzChain Network, a global leader in innovative blockchain technology, announced today the launch of one of the world’s first hybrid blockchains intending to transform global payments for businesses.

08 October 2024

News/crypto

Visa launches platform to help banks issue fiat-backed tokens

Visa has unveiled a platform that helps banks issue and manage fiat-backed tokens such as stablecoins on blockchain networks.

04 October 2024

News/crypto

Swift preps live digital asset trials

Banks around the world will next year start live trials of digital asset and currency transactions over the Swift network.

03 October 2024

Company update/crypto

Binance secures registration in Argentina

Binance, the world's leading provider of blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure, announces that it has been incorporated into the Argentinian Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) Registry of the National Securities Commission (CNV), marking Binance’s 20th global regulatory milestone.

03 October 2024

News/wholesale

Euroclear and Digital Asset complete gold tokenisation pilot

Post trade body Euroclear has partnered with blockchain firm Digital Asset and the World Gold Council in a pilot to tokenise gilts, gold and Eurobonds.

03 October 2024

Company update/identity

JP Morgan and Trustpair collaborate on global bank account validation service

Trustpair, leading vendor fraud prevention platform for multi-national corporates, has now enhanced its capability to verify global bank account information and extended its comprehensive coverage collaborating with Confirm, an application developed by Onyx by J.P. Morgan, the firm’s blockchain business unit, which provides scalable solutions and creates ecosystems that transform the way information, money and assets move.

01 October 2024

News/markets

Boerse Stuttgart uses blockchain to slash settlement times

Boerse Stuttgart says it has tested the settlement of exchange transactions with blockchain-based securities against central bank money - finding that using the technology can reduce settlement times from days to minutes.

01 October 2024