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Commerzbank joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Commerzbank has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA).

Spanish banks move ahead with blockchain platform for digital IDs

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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.

Brazilian regulators to share data over private blockchain platform

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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.

Interac opens innovation lab

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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.

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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.

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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.

Linedata Exchange Europe 2018 - live blog

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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.

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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).

Launching a neo bank using Cloud

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

Live: EBAday2018, day two

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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.

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