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Hong Kong government agency calls for more effort on fintech and DLT

The Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) today (May 9) released two research reports to promote the further development and application of financial technology (FinTech) in Hong Kong.

Bank of England to take over running of Chaps as RTGS make-over comes onstream

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Bank of England to take over running of Chaps as RTGS make-over comes onstream

The Bank of England is to take over the direct running of the UK's Chaps high value payment system as part of a blueprint for a rebuild of its real-time gross settlement platform to accommodate new market entrants and a future-proofed interface to distributed ledger technology.

Swift Business Forum, Nordics - live blog

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Swift Business Forum, Nordics - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's live coverage of the Swift Business Forum in Stockholm. This event will explore how banks can think in new and innovative ways as different business models impact the majority of existing banking revenues.

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Caceis joins French financial securities blockchain initiative

CACEIS has signed an investment agreement intended to develop a post-market Blockchain infrastructure for the SME segment in Europe.

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Wipro joins Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) as a founding member.

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Smart contract specialist Symbiont scores investment from China's Hundsun Technologies

Symbiont, the market-leading smart contracts platform for institutional applications of distributed ledger technology, today announced a strategic partnership with Chinese software giant Hundsun Technologies Inc, which includes an investment by a division of Hundsun in Symbiont’s Series A-1 round.

Credit union consortium to demo digital identities on distributed ledger network

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Credit union consortium to demo digital identities on distributed ledger network

A US consortium exploring potential use cases for distributed ledger technology in the credit union industry is set to conduct its first live demonstration of a digital identity service next week.

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Jon Matonis joins nChain as VP, corporate strategy

Blockchain pioneer nChain announces the appointment of Bitcoin Foundation Executive Director Jon Matonis as its new Vice President of Corporate Strategy.

Québec watchdog opens fintech lab and joins R3

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Québec watchdog opens fintech lab and joins R3

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), Québec's financial services regulator, has joined the R3 consortium and set up a fintech lab to help it study new technologies, such as blockchain.

Emirates NBD integrates blockchain tech into cheques

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Emirates NBD integrates blockchain tech into cheques

Emirates NBD is embarking on a pilot that will see it use blockchain technology to boost the security of its cheques.

JPMorgan formally quits R3

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JPMorgan formally quits R3

JPMorgan Chase has formally exited blockchain consortium R3, following in the footsteps of fellow titans Goldman Sachs and Banco Santander who split last November.

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IHS Markit joins blockchain-focused Chamber of Digital Commerce

IHS Markit (INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced it has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a global trade association that promotes the understanding, acceptance and use of digital assets and distributed ledger technology (DLT), also known as blockchain technology.

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Ripple talks up network effect with ten banks onboard

Ripple, the only blockchain payments provider with proven commercial deployments, announced today the addition of 10 new customers to its growing global network.

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IBM and National University of Singapore draft blockchain module for fintech course

The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing and the IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation (ICBI), a part of IBM Research, are collaborating to jointly develop a module on financial technology, to better equip students with essential knowledge and skill sets in this area.

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Seamus Donoghue joins Lykke as head of Singapore

Lykke, a Swiss Fintech company building a global blockchain-powered marketplace, is accelerating its growth with the announcement of Seamus Donoghue as director of its Singapore office.

Mizuho to go live with DLT-based trade finance application

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Mizuho to go live with DLT-based trade finance application

Mizuho Bank is preparing to conduct its first live trade financing transactions over a distributed ledger developed in association with IBM.

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Overstock's Medici Ventures invests in Latin American bitcoin startup Ripio

Medici Ventures, a global leader in advancing blockchain technology, has added bitcoin consumer financial service platform Ripio to its portfolio of strategic blockchain-focused investments through participation in Ripio’s Series A financing.

Should central banks open up payment and settlement systems to non-banks?

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Should central banks open up payment and settlement systems to non-banks?

The rise of nonbank giants such as PayPal and WeChat is leading central banks to reassess to whom they should allow access to their payment and settlement systems, says a top Bank of Japan official.

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Symbiont adds Yale prof Zhong Shao to technical advisory board

Symbiont has appointed Dr. Zhong Shao, a Yale professor of computer science and leading expert in formal verification of software, to its Technical Advisory Board.

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EZForex, Star One CU and Ripple conduct DLT-based currency exchange

eZforex.com, Inc. (eZforex), a national leader in providing foreign currency for travelers through financial institutions and cutting-edge international payments solutions, announced today that it is expanding its suite of global payments solutions to include Ripple’s BlockChain technology.

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