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Taking a data first approach is critical to digital transformation

Andrew Kouloumbrides, CEO, Xceptor, talks about how banks are moving digital disruption and intelligent automation forward, how they can change the bank while still running the bank and why taking a data first approach is critical to digital transformation.

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NatWest joins trade finance network Marco Polo

NatWest has today announced that it has joined Marco Polo, the trade finance platform that uses blockchain technology to dramatically reduce the costs, risks and time involved in businesses trading with each other.

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Canadian credit union coalition joins R3

The Large Credit Union Coalition (LCUC), a group comprising the CIOs of the 16 largest credit unions in Canada, has joined enterprise software firm R3’s global blockchain ecosystem.

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Santander appoints blockchain head Whelan to new 'Digital Invesment Banking' team

Banco Santander announced today that it plans to utilize blockchain and other new technologies within its capital markets business to change how securities are issued, traded and settled.

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Hong Kong plans September go-live for blockchain-based trade finance

A coalition of leading transaction banks in Hong Kong are plotting a September go-live date for a blockchain-based trade finance platform, supported by the territory's central bank.

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Payroc and Ethos form cryptocurrency partnership

Payroc, LLC, a leading merchant services and payment processing organization, and Ethos.io PTE, a leading cryptocurrency services platform, today formally announced their partnership to create a best-in-class cryptocurrency merchant payment processing service.

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Bringing about new systems and faster payments globally

Gottfried Liebbrandt, CEO, SWIFT, talks at EBAday 2018 about the speed of the international payments landscape, which developments are most interesting and transformative for the industry and what role SWIFT plays in the development of faster payments globally.

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FSB sets out framework to monitor crypto-asset markets

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report delivered to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on the work of the FSB and standard-setting bodies on crypto-assets.

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Jersey issues 'crypto-friendly' ICO guidance note

The Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) has today issued a guidance note containing information about our approach to ICO activity.

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Cryptocurrency platform Gimmer introduces trading bots

Gimmer, an automated cryptocurrency trading platform, today launches its unique service which uses trading bots to make calculated decisions so anyone can get involved in the world of crypto.

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Ripple names David Schwartz CTO; Kahina Van Dyke SVP, biz and corporate development

As Ripple grows and evolves, so does our leadership team. That’s why today we are excited to announce two big changes. David Schwartz, who previously served as Ripple’s chief cryptographer, has been appointed to chief technology officer (CTO). Separately, Kahina Van Dyke has joined Ripple as our senior vice president, Business and Corporate Development.

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æternity partners Papers.ch on super-secure cold-signing and instant micro-payments

æternity, the blockchain 3.0 platform designed to deliver unmatched efficiency, transparent governance, and global scalability, today announced a partnership with Papers.ch, the Swiss technical service provider and consultancy firm for blockchain projects.

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Cinnober and BitGo partner on cryptocurrency exchange tech

Capital markets software house Cinnober is teaming up with virtual currency processor and security specialist BitGo to hawk their technology to cryptocurrency exchanges.

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A strong hub, augmented intelligence and open banking key for payment processing

Raj Venkatraman, Head of Payments Solutions Sales & Dominique DeConinck, Europe Watson FSS Sales leader, Industry Platforms, IBM, talk at EBAday 2018 about whether having a finely tuned payments hub is enough to keep up with the pace of change set within the payments ecosystem, how AI can bring new value and services to the banks, and what steps IBM are taking in the Open banking arena.

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ING reveals part in R3 Corda Enterprise development

Not all businesses can realise the full potential of blockchain because of technical constraints like their existing IT systems and complex infrastructures, as well as issues around privacy, scalability and interoperability between systems.

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Accenture joins RiskBlock Alliance

The Institutes RiskBlock™ Alliance, a blockchain consortium for the risk management and insurance industry, announced today that Accenture (NYSE: ACN) will serve as the lead framework architect responsible for building a production-grade platform to develop and implement blockchain and distributed-ledger use cases.

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R3 launches Corda Enterprise

Enterprise software firm R3 has launched Corda Enterprise, a commercial version of Corda – R3’s open source blockchain platform – specifically optimised to meet the demands of modern day businesses, especially complex institutions.

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Citrusxchange launches blockchain-based supply chain financing platform

Canadian startup Citrusexchange has unveiled a blockchain-based platform for supply chain and invoice financing.

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Fineqia buys stake in blockchain insurance company

Fineqia International Inc. (the "Company" or "Fineqia") (CSE: FNQ) (OTC: FNQQF) (Frankfurt: FNQA) is pleased to announce it is taking an equity allocation in Black Insurance ("Black"), a digital insurance startup on the blockchain.

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Tradeshift Cash adds Dai as stable cryptocurrency

Tradeshift, the leader in supply chain payments and marketplaces, and MakerDAO, the creator of Dai, the world’s first decentralized stablecoin based on the Ethereum blockchain, today announced at “TC Sessions: Blockchain” a partnership on a project to unlock liquidity access for small businesses around the globe from the $9T of capital trapped in outstanding receivables.