Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

The race is on for PSD2 success

Anders Olofsson, Sales & Account Executive and Mikael Lindh, Head of Sales EMEA, Payment Solutions, D+H, talk about the growing demand among corporates for real-time payments and the emerging strategies of banks for PSD2, where some are focused on partnering with fintechs and others building inhouse, and some are emphasising compliance while others major on the business opportunities of open banking and open APIs

17 November 2016

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Korea Exchange uses blockchain tech for new startup marketplace

The Korea Exchange is using blockchain technology for document and identity authentication at a new marketplace for trading equity shares in startups.

17 November 2016

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Omnichannel, ecosystem are transformation gaps

Sebastian Gyhlenius, Regional Executive, API Management and Solution Account Director at CA Technologies, talks about how far banks have come with digital transformation, what more they still need to do, and how they can leverage APIs and partnerships to bridge the remaining gaps in their transformation strategies.

16 November 2016

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Execution is decisive factor for transformation

Fabio Cesaretti, Head of BL Transactional Products and of BL Markets and F&A, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, talks about the two-speed IT paradigm banks need to manage to enable digital and legacy components within the same value chain.

16 November 2016

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Blockchain can simplify post-trade world

Robert Palatnick, DTCC Managing Director and Chief Technology Architect, discusses the power of a shared, secured, distributed database to streamline post-trade processes such as proxy voting and corporation-to-investor communication, the contribution blockchain can make to resilience by removing single points of failure, and the fact it will take time to establish the exact value of distributed ledger and to build on successful pilots to simplify the environment going forward.

16 November 2016

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Singapore and international banks to construct interbank blockchain network

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is partnering R3 and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using blockchain technology.

16 November 2016

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New delivery models support transformation

Robert Browning, Leader, Payments, Financial Messaging Product Management at D+H, discusses the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in corporate banking, the evolving landscape of new entrants and how emerging delivery models such as payments as a service can help banks to efficiently and cost-effectively transform their operations to keep pace.

16 November 2016

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Big Data and distributed ledgers key to beating financial crime - FCA chief

A combination of Big Data analytics and distributed ledger technology could help financial institutions combat escalating levels of financial crime, says the chief executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, Andrew Bailey.

16 November 2016

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Banks need deeper corporate relationships

Kevin Brown, Associate, KPMG, reflects on discussions around intraday liquidity, real-time and the Internet of Things during Sibos in Geneva, and talks about how banks can extend their interactions with corporates beyond the treasurer to identify new sources of friction to resolve.

15 November 2016

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Collaboration key to fighting real-time fraud

Jim Wadsworth, MD of Accura, talks about the increased fraud threat in a real-time payments environment, and the value of working together and leveraging technologies such as machine learning to combat this problem.

15 November 2016

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Blockchain too important to ignore

Falk Rieker, Global Head of Banking Business Unit at SAP, discusses the progress of blockchain during the past year, and the importance of collaboration among banks - and between banks and vendors - to derive the maximum benefits from the technology across a range of financial services sectors in the future.

15 November 2016

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Metro Bank tests smartcard payments on the blockchain

SETL, Deloitte and Metro Bank have successfully demonstrated a contactless blockchain smartcard retail payment system for 100 customers of the UK-based challenger bank.

15 November 2016

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Opening Remarks from SEC chair Mary Jo White at fintech forum

I want to welcome all of you to the SEC’s first Fintech Forum — both those of you in the auditorium in Washington and those watching online.

14 November 2016

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Secrets to payments hub success

Freddy Khoo, Head, Wholesale Banking Operations at AmBank Berhad, talks about the risk and service drivers to implement a payments hub, the challenges of integrating with internal and external systems and how to ensure integrity and security are enhanced not diminished in the process.

14 November 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Smart Token Chain completes Ripple transfer

Smart Token Chain, a fast-growing blockchain specialist in the financial technology (FinTech) sector, has completed its first full Smart Token transaction across the Ripple Network.

14 November 2016

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OCBC pilots blockchain-based cross-border payments

In what it claims is a Southeast Asia first, OCBC Bank has carried out a pilot using blockchain technology to transfer funds between its subsidiaries in Singapore and Malaysia.

14 November 2016

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Symbiont appoints former SEC Commissioner and T Rowe Price CEO to board

Symbiont has appointed former SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher and Todd Ruppert, former CEO and President of T.Rowe Price Global Investment Services, to its Board of Directors.

14 November 2016

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Avoid pain of point solutions for PSD2, real-time

Alex Kwiatkowski, Senior Strategist, Banking and Digital Channels, Misys and Paul Curry, Product Manager, Payments and Messaging at Misys, discuss how data is the lifeblood of banks looking to capitalise on open banking opportunities and the need to tackle PSD2 and real-time payments with end-to-end strategies, rather than one challenge at a time.

14 November 2016

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A tipping point for cloud

Michael Mueller, Chief Executive, Form3 Financial Cloud, discusses drivers for change in the payments industry, the challenges these create for banks and how technologies such as cloud can help.

14 November 2016

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Capital markets expect blockchain to go mainstream within six years

Distributed ledger technology will be widely used in capital markets within six years, completely changing the settlement model for securities, according to a Deutsche Bank survey of industry players.

14 November 2016