Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Ant Financial joins $10 million funding round in Qedit

Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million fund raise for blockchain-based data privacy startup Qedit.

07 May 2019

Institutions upping investments in digital assets - Fidelity

Institutional investors are finding appeal in digital assets and many are looking to invest more in digital assets over the next five years, according to new research from Fidelity Investments.

07 May 2019

News/devops

ASX opens customer development centre for blockchain settlement system

The Australian Securities Exchange has moved closer to its goal of rolling out a blockchain-based settlement system with the opening of a new Customer Development Environment for users to test and interact with the new system.

07 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Bond.One uses new Azure Blockchain Service to deploy infrastructure for debt capital markets

Bond.One, a company building the digital infrastructure for fixed income markets, today announced that it is one of the inaugural users of the new Microsoft Azure Blockchain Service.

06 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Ria Money Transfer joins RippleNet

Ria Money Transfer, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, has joined RippleNet to enable instant, blockchain-powered global payments.

03 May 2019

News/Blockchain

Facebook in talks with banks and payment processors over stablecoin launch

Facebook has reportedly met with Visa, Mastercard and a number of bulge-bracket financial institutions in the hope of securing a $1 billion investment for its secretive cryptocurrency project,

03 May 2019

News/Blockchain

JPMorgan Quorum to be available over Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is to position JPMorgan's private version of ethereum, Quorum, as the cornerstone of its cloud-based enterprise blockchain offering to customers.

03 May 2019

News/Blockchain

SETL emerges from administration

Distressed blockchain settlement startup SETL has emerged from administration after its management bought the operating assets, the staff and IP rights of SETL Development (in Administration) Ltd, that is being wound down.

03 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

PR9 unveils real-time trading and settlement for blockchain-based assets held in cold storage

The PR9 Network (PR9) has unveiled its real-time institutional trading and settlement platform for blockchain-based assets held in cold storage.

02 May 2019

Company update/payments

Bitspark money transfer platform goes live in beta using stablecoins

Bitspark, a bankless money transfer ecosystem, goes live with the beta version of its new web platform enabling people to easily deposit cash, cryptocurrency or via bank transfer and exchange money using stablecoins in eight major national fiat currencies (USD, GBP, SGD, HKD, AUD, CNY, PHP, EUR).

02 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Swiss blockchain incubation programme kicks off

This week, the first edition of the CV Labs Incubation Program has started in the heart of the Crypto Valley in Zug, Switzerland. Out of 500 applications, 12 startups were selected and have relocated to Zug for the ten-week program.

02 May 2019

News/Blockchain

Canada and Singapore central banks use blockchain for cross-border payments

The Bank of Canada and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have used distributed ledger technology to send each other central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

02 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Medici Ventures appoints Jeremy Smith CTO

Medici Ventures, the leading blockchain accelerator and subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) announces its new appointment to its executive leadership team. Jeremy Smith, who formerly served as a development manager for Medici Ventures, has been named to the role of Chief Technology Officer

01 May 2019

News/Blockchain

Canadian bank-backed blockchain-based ID verification system launches

A Canadian blockchain-based digital identity verification network backed by the country's banking industry has gone live, giving people an easy way to share their personal information.

01 May 2019

News/Blockchain

SGX to move blockchain platform to Amazon Web Services

The Singapore Exchange is to port its investments in Hyperledger Fabric to Amazon Web Services as the big tech giant unveils its cloud-based Managed Blockchain network.

01 May 2019

News/Blockchain

Fenergo to deploy blockchain-based KYC utility in Bahrain

Fenergo has begun work with Bahrain’s Electronic Network for Financial Transactions (Benefit) to design and implement a national Know Your Customer (KYC) utility that incorporates blockchain technology.

01 May 2019

News/Blockchain

Boston Fed paper explores 'supervisory nodes' on blockchain networks

If blockchain technology become a major part of the financial service scene, regulators may have to start putting "supervisory nodes" on networks in order to properly monitor the industry and prevent future economic crises, says a Federal Reserve Bank of Boston paper.

01 May 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Bakkt acquires Digital Asset Custody Company, applies for NY trust company status

Long before I entered the world of crypto, I tested experimental aircraft in the U.S. Air Force. The high stakes environment of military flight test required every system and safeguard be checked and rechecked for safety and performance.

30 April 2019

News/wholesale

HSBC picks CGI trade finance tech

Banking giant HSBC is giving its global trade and receivables business a technology refresh with a new platform from CGI.

30 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Blockchain for precious metals startup Tradewind hires JPMorgan exec as CEO

Tradewind, a financial technology company digitizing precious metals with blockchain-based technology solutions, have appointed J.P. Morgan executive Michael Albanese as CEO.

30 April 2019