Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

The convergence of retail and banking services

Matthew Phillips, VP, Banking Diebold Nixdorf UK&I, speaks at Diebold Nixdorf's International Management Seminar in Lisbon, about whether digital transformation is keeping up with customer expectations, what key trends financial services should be watching closely, and how banks can improve their customers' experiences.

23 October 2018

Company update/Sibos

SmartStream releases new reconciliation module to deal with digital marketplace evolution

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) solutions provider, today announced the launch of TLM Aurora, the next generation of Corona, the industry’s leading reconciliation platform – the first new module is designed to support the new industry standards in the digital payments world, by providing connectors to SWIFT GPI, RTGS, as well as Blockchain based networks, allowing for real-time operational control, proactive exception management and low TCO.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

SETL names BCG veteran as new CEO

SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider using blockchain technology, announced that it has appointed financial markets executive Philippe Morel as CEO and board member to lead the company.

23 October 2018

News/Blockchain

Sibos: Blockchain to the fore with Voltron; Accenture makes DLT interoperability play

Voltron, a coalition of banks building a blockchain-based network for automating Letters of Credit and trade finance documentation, has thrown open its doors to other banks and corporates ahead of a planned roll out in 2019.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

iGTB joins R3 Corda

Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB), the transaction banking division of Intellect Design Arena Ltd, the leading B2B fintech with 21% CAGR over three years, has joined enterprise software firm R3’s collaborative initiative to develop innovative applications and solutions on its Corda blockchain platform.

23 October 2018

News/Blockchain

DLT can help banks boost regulatory compliance - Euro Banking Association

Distributed ledger technology has huge potential to improve regulatory compliance processes, according to a report from the Euro Banking Association.

23 October 2018

News/Blockchain

National Bank of Canada and CGI pilot blockchain for trade finance

National Bank of Canada has teamed up with tech giant CGI to pilot a blockchain platform for negotiating standby letters of credit and guarantees.

23 October 2018

News/payments

Bank of Canada asks: Is a cashless society problematic?

If the long-predicted cashless society ever materialises it will be unlikely to cause material system-wide problems, according to a Bank of Canada paper, which nevertheless warns that options such as central bank digital currencies might be needed to tackle operational reliability and contestability issues.

23 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Danske Bank joins Marco Polo Network

Danske Bank has today announced that it has joined the Marco Polo Network, the fastest growing trade and working capital finance network in the world.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

ING unveils blockchain privacy offering

ING announced today another blockchain breakthrough that improves data privacy for clients: its zero-knowledge set membership (ZKSM) solution.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Sberbank reports back on ICO financing trial

Sberbank and the National Settlement Depository (NSD) have summed up the results of a test deal to attract financing through an initial coin offering (ICO) using the Bank of Russia’s sandbox.

22 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Visa readies blockchain-based B2B Connect for market

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today announced new product details surrounding digital identity in preparation for a first quarter 2019 launch of Visa B2B Connect.

22 October 2018

News/Blockchain

NTT Data plans pan-Asian federated trade information platform based on blockchain

NTT Data has completed proof of concept phases including 14 Japanese logistics and financial companies, and interoperability with Singaporean and Thai national trade and customs platforms, as part of its plans to create an international trade data sharing platform.

22 October 2018

News/Blockchain

ABN Amro launches container logistics blockchain pilot

ABN Amro is working with the Port of Rotterdam Authority and Samsung SDS on a container logistics blockchain pilot.

19 October 2018

News/regulation

Global regulatory alignment needed to benefit from tech advances - Deutsche Bank

The potential of open APIs, cloud, blockchain and AI to transform the financial services sector will only be realised if regulators keep up and accept the "new realities" created by emerging technologies, argues a new Deutsche Bank white paper.

19 October 2018

Company update/regulation

SEC launches strategic hub for innovation and fintech

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of the agency's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub).

18 October 2018

News/Blockchain

Goldman Sachs invests in BitGo

Goldman Sachs and an investment firm set up by billionaire Michael Novogratz have invested in BitGo, a startup promising to help institutional investors securely store their cryptocurrency.

18 October 2018

News/Blockchain

NatWest hooks up to blockchain-based syndicated lending platform

NatWest has become the first bank to go live on Fusion LenderComm, a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform for the syndicated loan market developed by a consortium of banks in collaboration with Finastra and R3.

18 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Identitii launches secure blockchain channel for bank-to-corporate communications

Identitii Ltd (ASX: ID8), the fintech enabling the secure overlay of transaction level detail on top of financial messages, has today launched Overlay+, its new platform for enriching payments and corporate treasury transactions.

18 October 2018

Company update/Blockchain

GFT tests confirm Digital Asset's DLT platform can handle peak equity trading volumes

GFT, the global provider of business, IT and software services to the financial services community, today announced the results of its independent performance analysis of Digital Asset’s distributed ledger platform.

17 October 2018