Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Quoine to list Lendingblock LND token

Lendingblock, the institutional platform for collateralised digital asset lending, has formed a partnership with global fintech company QUOINE.

26 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

FSB agrees framework to monitor financial stability risks of crypto-assets

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Plenary met in Basel today to discuss risks and vulnerabilities from market developments in the global financial system and progress against its 2018 workplan for delivery to the Argentine G20 Summit in November. Market developments and vulnerabilities

25 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Spanish securities market aims for 'Fast Track Listing' with blockchain trials

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), BME and a group of financial institutions formed by Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and Société Générale, have been collaborating over the past year on a project called Fast Track Listing (FTL), which is based on blockchain technology.

25 June 2018

News/Blockchain

Alipay takes on MoneyGram with blockchain-based remittances

Having failed to buy MoneyGram, Ant Financial is looking to pound it into the ground with the launch of a home-grown blockchain-based cross-border remittance service.

25 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Abu Dhabi launches regulatory framework for crypto assets

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has today launched its framework to regulate spot crypto asset activities, including those undertaken by exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries in ADGM.

25 June 2018

News/Blockchain

BBVA creates Next Technologies unit; tests selfie payments

BBVA is doubling down on its digital transformation programme, merging two units to create an engineering company that will be home to 1200 tech staffers working on everything from cloud computing to AI to blockchain.

22 June 2018

News/Blockchain

ING and BNP Paribas invest in blockchain-powered trade platform TradeIX

TradeIX, the startup behind a blockchain-based platform for open-account trade finance, has raised $16 million in a funding round led by ING Ventures and joined by BNP Paribas.

21 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Crypto Valley Association welcomes BDO Switzerland as strategic partner

The Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a leading global blockchain and cryptographic technology ecosystem, today announced a strategic partnership with BDO Switzerland, one of the country’s leading providers of auditing, accounting, tax, and advisory services.

21 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Dash partners AloGateway for global B2B payments

Dash, the top digital currency for payments, has announced a partnership with AloGateway, a global payment processor which facilitates over 100,000 transactions per day.

20 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Commerzbank joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Commerzbank has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA).

20 June 2018

News/Blockchain

Spanish banks move ahead with blockchain platform for digital IDs

A consortium of Spanish banks is moving ahead with the development of a blockchain-based digital identity platform slated for live testing before the end of the year.

20 June 2018

News/Blockchain

Brazilian regulators to share data over private blockchain platform

The Central Bank of Brazil has established a permissioned ledger for the sharing of data with other national supervisory authorities.

20 June 2018

News/Blockchain

Interac opens innovation lab

Canadian debit network Interac has opened an innovation outpost and accelerator at Communitech, a tech hub based in the city of Kitchener, Ontario.

20 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Payments Canada names Andrew McCormack VP, payments and technology

Payments Canada today announced the appointment of Andrew McCormack to Vice President, Payments & Technology, joining Chief Risk Officer, Peter Dodicas newcomers to the organization’s executive leadership team.

19 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

BOX Digital Markets and tZero move ahead with security token exchange plans

tZero and BOX Digital Markets LLC (“BOX Digital”) announced today they have entered into a joint venture, which is expected to become the world’s first regulated exchange for trading security tokens.

19 June 2018

News/Blockchain

Linedata Exchange Europe 2018 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage from the Linedata Exchange Europe 2018. The theme for this year's event centres around transformation and how digital, operational and industry-wide transformation can be leveraged to deliver growth.

19 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

ABN Amro, EuroCCP, Euroclear and Nasdaq complete blockchain PoC for margin calls

ABN AMRO Clearing, EuroCCP, Euroclear and Nasdaq have completed a joint proof of concept to make the use of securities more efficient when used to cover margin calls, including after business hours, using blockchain, or distributed ledger technology (DLT).

19 June 2018

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Launching a neo bank using Cloud

Steve Weston, CEO, Volt Bank, talks at The Temenos Community Forum: The Digital Revolution, about the challenges that come with obtaining a banking licence, how banking can be achieved in a simpler and better way, and how technology can be harnessed to innovate and create new services.

19 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Luxembourg Bankers' Association reports back on blockchain progress

The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) supported by the Fondation ABBL pour l’Education Financière in cooperation with the University of Luxembourg and its Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) progress with the joint research project on the use of distributed ledger technology (blockchain) and data analytics for KYC (Know Your Customer) processes.

18 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

B3i selects Corda blockchain platform

B3i, The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative, has announced it will build its applications and business network on the Corda blockchain platform.

18 June 2018