Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

BIS: Cryptocurrencies are an environmental disaster that could break the Internet

In a scathing take-down of cryptocurrencies, the Bank for International Settlements says the replacement of retail payments by virtual money would break the Internet and lead to an environmental catastrophe.

18 June 2018

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Crypto Funds wins Finma authorisation

Crypto Fund AG receives the FINMA license as a distributor of collective investment schemes and gains the opportunity to distribute funds to qualified investors.

18 June 2018

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France gets blockchain accelerator

Chain Accelerator, the first European accelerator dedicated to accompanying blockchain startups, opens its doors at Paris’s StationF today.

18 June 2018

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Former Lehman fund manager plans new blockchain protocol to fix pensions crisis

A technology startup Akropolis, founded by ex-Lehman Brothers fund manager Anastasia Andrianova, has today announced it is building a new smart contract based pensions infrastructure it believes can fix the worldwide pensions crisis.

15 June 2018

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Switzerland's Crypto Valley dangles $100,000 prize for blockchain in finance contest

The next edition of Europe’s largest blockchain startup competition is to be held on 7 November 2018 in the Crypto Valley, Zug, Switzerland.

15 June 2018

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Wirecard launches supply chain payment platform based on blockchain technology

Wirecard, the international innovation leader in digital financial technology, is expanding its B2B portfolio with services based on blockchain. The blockchain forms the basis for a highly efficient global network.

15 June 2018

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Blockchain-based trading technology provider AlphaPoint raises $15 million

AlphaPoint, the global financial technology company that helps institutions launch trading platforms and tokenize assets with blockchain technology, today announced a Series A funding round of $15 million.

15 June 2018

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Ripple exec says DLT not ready for banks...yet

A lack of scalability and privacy issues are preventing banks from using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to process cross-border payments, says a senior executive at one of the most prominent startups in the DLT space.

14 June 2018

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Live: EBAday2018, day two

Payments professionals from across Europe are gathering in Munich this week for EBAday 2018, hosted by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra. We're liveblogging events here.

13 June 2018

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South Korea to get blockchain-based system for online banking logins

South Korea's banks are preparing to roll out a distributed ledger technology-based identity verification system for mobile and online logins.

12 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

FS industry spends $1.7bn a year on blockchain - study

The financial services industry is spending about $1.7 billion per year on blockchain, as banks and other firms move beyond the proof-of-concept stage and start rolling out commercial distributed ledger technology (DLT) products.

12 June 2018

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Chynge unveils blockchain-based remittance service

Singapore-based fintech startup, Chynge has announced that it is launching an all-new decentralized remittance platform that will allow users to make instant, free and safe money transfers across borders.

12 June 2018

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Enterprise Ireland launches fintech fund

Ireland's state-owned economic development agency Enterprise Ireland has announced the launch of a €750,000 Competitive Start Fund for promising fintech startups.

12 June 2018

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Live: EBAday2018, day one

Payments professionals from across Europe are gathering in Munich this week for EBAday 2018, hosted by the Euro Banking Association and Finextra. We're liveblogging events here.

12 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

PayStand extends payments-as-a-service platform into Canada

PayStand, the B2B payment platform for the future of business, today announced that it has expanded its digital platform into Canada to support domestic B2B commercial payments and deepen its global payments infrastructure.

12 June 2018

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Digital to the Core

David Arnott, CEO, Temenos, talks at the Temenos Community Forum about the theme 'Digital to the Core', what business models and technology advancements banks need to make in preparation for platformification and what banks can do to stay competitive.

11 June 2018

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Finex integrates blockchain technology to its omni-channel platform

FINEX Solutions, a FinTech company specializing in innovative digital banking solutions, announced today the integration of the blockchain technology into its omni-channel digital banking platform.

11 June 2018

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Ireland bids for blcochain hub status

Blockchain Ireland, a leading source of information on the Irish blockchain ecosystem, was launched today by the Irish Blockchain Expert Group (IBEG), led by IDA Ireland.

11 June 2018

Company update/Blockchain

Ingot Coin and GMEX commence development of blockchain ecosystem

INGOT Coin, pioneering the link between the Crypto universe and the current traditional financial industry, is pleased to announce a Joint Venture Partnership with GMEX Group (GMEX), a leading provider of exchange and post-trade solutions; and the start of INGOT Coin’s Blockchain based All-Inclusive-Ecosystem.

11 June 2018

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Senior Ripple veteran Vijay Chetty joins SharesPost

SharesPost, a leading provider of late-stage private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research, has announced that Vijay Chetty has joined SharesPost Digital Assets Group as Vice President of Business Development.

08 June 2018