Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Calastone completes blockchain PoC for mututal funds

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announced the successful completion of the first phase of its distributed market infrastructure proof-of-concept (PoC) to test the feasibility of using blockchain to develop a common global marketplace for the trading and settlement of mutual funds.

12 June 2017

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Emirates Islamic to put cheques on a blockchain

Emirates Islamic is to use a combination of QR codes and blockchain technology to bolster fraud prevention for old-fashioned paper cheques.

12 June 2017

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The proliferation of ‘living services’

James Dickerson, Product Director, Financial Services, Accenture, talks about the digitisation of everything, liquid expectations, and their impact on the competitive landscape for banks.

09 June 2017

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Nasdaq joins €7M funding round in French blockchain outfit Stratumn

Nasdaq has joined a €7M series A funding round in a French startup, Stratumn, which utilises distributed ledger technology and advanced cryptography to streamline and secure the exchange of regulatory reporting data.

09 June 2017

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MiFID II biggest thing for trading since Big Bang

Peter Moss, CEO, SmartStream Reference Data Utility, talks about the reference data demands of MiFID II, the need for data to be blended for ease of use, and options for firms to access data in a form they can exploit without having to do all the work themselves.

08 June 2017

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TradeIX launches blockchain platform for trade finance

TradeIX Limited, today unveiled its revolutionary TIX Platform, the first open platform that rewires trade finance powered by blockchain technology.

08 June 2017

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Banks are moving from systems of scale to systems of change

Mike Blalock, General Manager, Intel Financial Services, discusses the progress of digitalisation, the potential of AI, the need for banks to fix their data and their cultures to progress with both, and how technology can underpin banks’ transition to lifestyle companies.

08 June 2017

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Dubai to pilot biometric border control

A British start-up company are behind a new revolution in passport control, which could see the end of the passport, and passport control, as we know it.

08 June 2017

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Hewlett-Packard hardware to come with Corda Inside

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is pleased to announce that we have entered into a partnership with R3 to bring Corda to Mission Critical HPE Systems.

08 June 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Denmark-based OpenLedger secures $1.6 million seed funding

OpenLedger Aps, based in Pandrup, Denmark, has received seed funding to the tune of 11 Million DKK ($1.6 Million USD) from a group of a group of Chinese, American and European investors, allowing four major projects managed by OpenLedger, namely eDEV.one (EDEV, JOYY), GetGame (REALITY), Apptrade (APPX), and OCASH (OCASH) to start immediate production.

08 June 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Coinsilium invests in blockchain-powered professional social network Indorse

Coinsilium Group Limited (NEX: COIN), the accelerator that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, is pleased to announce the completion of its investment of SG$100,000 (circa £56,100) in Indorse Pte. Ltd. through a convertible loan agreement.

08 June 2017

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Winning in the digital moment; Leading banks explain what it takes

A stellar line-up of 27 senior bankers and fintech experts will be onstage at the Finextra SAP Financial Services Forum in London next month to detail winning strategies for banks competing in a digitally-driven business market.

08 June 2017

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FinTech50: London continues to dominate European scene

The Brexit cloud may loom large but, for now, the UK remains at the centre of Europe's financial technology scene, home to nearly two thirds of the firms that make it into this year's FinTech50.

07 June 2017

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Real time data is differentiator under MiFID II

Thomas Kennedy, Group Head of Analytic Services, Thomson Reuters, talks about how MiFID II will impact transparency and drive innovation across asset classes.

06 June 2017

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Leveraging Ireland’s three Ls…

Alan Duffy, CEO, Ireland, HSBC, talks about the strengths of Ireland in terms of law, location and language, the opportunities – and challenges – created for the country by Brexit, and the power of technology and digital to be gamechangers over the coming years.

06 June 2017

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Banks should treat APIs as products

Jeremy Light, Managing Director, Accenture Payments, talks about the opportunities for banks under PSD2, and how the ability to execute will separate winners from losers.

06 June 2017

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Brexit gives Dublin a chance to shine

Peter Vance, Head of Group Operations, Customer Services, AIB, looks forward to EBAday in Dublin, and discusses the strengths of Ireland as a financial – and technology – centre.

05 June 2017

Company update/Blockchain

Quisk begins blockchain deployment

Quisk, Inc., headquartered in Silicon Valley and provider of a secure digitized cash payment network for banks and financial institutions around the world, announced today that it will begin incorporating Blockchain technology into its platform.

05 June 2017

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Indian banks to work with five Startupbootcamp Mumbai graduates

Five of the eleven startups graduating from Startupbootcamp's 2017 Indian accelerator programme have secured pilots with bank sponsors RBL and Icici.

02 June 2017

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Fifteen startups selected for EBAday Fintech Pavillion

Finextra and the Euro Banking Association have selected 15 of Europe's most promising startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2017, the continent's leading payments and transaction banking event.

02 June 2017