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Commerzbank, Continental and Siemens test blockchain tech on money market

Commerzbank has teamed up with Continental and Siemens to carry out a EUR100,000 test commercial paper transaction using blockchain technology.

22 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Ping An's OneConnect commences operations in Indonesia

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or “the Group”, is delighted to announce that the financial technology (Fintech) subsidiary- OneConnect commences its operations in Indonesia to enable local banks and financial institutions to accelerate their efforts in digitization of financial services and move towards a more inclusive financial industry.

21 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

ConsenSys opens Hong Kong office

ConsenSys, the leading global blockchain company and venture development studio, today announced the appointment of Charles d’Haussy as Director for Strategic Initiatives and market lead for Hong Kong.

21 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Bank Frick targets institutional investors with digital asset trading

Liechtenstein's Bank Frick has set up a subsidiary, DLT Markets, to provide institutional investors with professional access to the multi-exchange trading of digital assets.

21 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Coinbase buys blockchain intelligence platform Neutrino

Today we’re announcing that Coinbase has acquired Neutrino, a blockchain intelligence platform.

19 February 2019

News/Blockchain

BBVA issues blockchain-supported Green Bond

BBVA has negotiated the terms of a EUR35 million structured green bond using an in-house developed blockchain platform.

19 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Facebook posts 'marketplace payments blockchain' job ad

In another hint of its intentions in the payments space, Facebook has been advertising for a 'Technical Program Manager, Marketplace Payments Blockchain'.

15 February 2019

News/startups

Rabobank puts EUR80m into tech venture fund

Rabobank is pumping another EUR80 million into its venture fund investing in early-stage fintech and agritech companies.

15 February 2019

News/Blockchain

JPMorgan creates JPM Coin

JPMorgan Chase has created a digital token, the JPM Coin, that will be used to instantly settle transactions between the bank's wholesale payments business clients, according to CNBC.

14 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

BC Gateway to provide 'shared source of truth' on unit pricing data for Australian wealth industry

Following a successful pre-launch pilot, major financial institutions are supporting the launch of The Gateway – the world’s first whole-of-industry blockchain platform for financial services.

14 February 2019

News/retail

Santander strikes $700m IBM deal to support biz transformation programme

IBM continues to rack up the financial services contract wins, scoring a huge $700 million global deal with Banco Santander, as well as agreements with ICBC Argentina and the card unit of Hyundai and Kia Motors.

13 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

SDK.finance integrates with Oracle blockchain platform

SDK.finance is using Oracle Blockchain Platform to help the company transform the rapidly evolving payments industry.

13 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

UAE Exchange and Unimoni go live on RippleNet

Finablr, a global platform for Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions, today announced that its network brands UAE Exchange and Unimoni are now on RippleNet.

13 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Italian banks move into pre-production for DLT-based reconciliation project

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is moving into the 'pre-production phase' for its blockchain-based interbank reconciliation project.

13 February 2019

Company update/Blockchain

VAKT appoints Etienne Amic as new CEO

VAKT, the company re-imagining commodity post-trade processing underpinned by blockchain, today announces the appointment of Etienne Amic as its new CEO.

13 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Akamai and MUFG to roll out blockchain-based payment network in 2020

Mitsubishi UFJ has formed a joint venture with Akamai for the roll out of a new blockchain-based online payment network.

13 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Fidelity seeks blockchain engineer for Digital Assets launch

Fidelity is in the market for a senior blockchain software engineer to join its soon-to-launch Digital Assets unit.

13 February 2019

Company update/regulation

Cryptocurrency complaince outfit Chanalyis raises $30 million

Chainalysis, the leading provider of cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, has secured a $30M Series B financing led by Accel.

12 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Barclays, Ripple and Mastercard Foundation join SendFriend financing round

Barclays, the Mastercard Foundation and Ripple have joined in a $1.7 million funding round for overseas remittance startup SendFriend.

12 February 2019

News/Blockchain

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Chinese supply chain finance platform

Standard Chartered has struck an agreement with Linklogis to use the Chinese B2B player's blockchain-enabled supply chain platform to improve business financing opportunities and deepen client relationships in China.

12 February 2019