Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

A more balanced view of blockchain

Thomas Zeeb, Chief Executive Officer, SIX Securities Services, discusses the progression of thinking about blockchain during the past year, potential applications of blockchain for market infrastructures, and the need to tackle innovation from a business perspective first.

11 November 2016

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Plugging blockchain into a 40 year tradition

Brian Bellendorf, Executive Director, Hyperledger, talks about what’s needed to raise the floor around blockchain technology in financial services, how blockchain fits with existing common technology platforms in the industry, and what people will be saying about blockchain at SIbos 2017.

11 November 2016

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Thailand's KBank and IBM team on blockchain project

Thailand's Kasikornbank Public Company Limited (KBank), has enlisted IBM to help it build a blockchain network designed to reduce complexity in its corporate credit business.

11 November 2016

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Bring blockchain back to the customer

Peter Cronin, Business Development and Account Manager, EPAM, discusses how other industries are using blockchain, the value they are deriving for themselves and their customers, and what banks could learn about maximising the benefits of blockchain by focusing on customer needs first.

11 November 2016

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A fintech melting pot in Scotland

Graham Hatton, International Senior Executive (Fintech), Scottish Development International, talks about how to break down barriers between start-ups and large institutions and efforts to attract inward investment to foster fintech development in the UK regions.

11 November 2016

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BofE uses accelerator to gain real-world fintech experience

The Bank of England is using its new fintech accelerator to work with startups on developing proof-of-concepts (POCs) in data analytics, information security and distributed ledgers.

11 November 2016

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Global banks and R3 test DLT for KYC services

BBVA, ING and UBS are among the R3 member banks that have been working on a proof-of-concept for a distributed ledger technology-based shared KYC registry.

10 November 2016

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NSD and iCoinSoft preview system for blockchain assets circulation

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, develops partnership with iCoinSoft Exchange Platform by icoinsoft.com as part of the HSE{Pro}Fintech program of the Higher School of Economics’ Business Incubator.

10 November 2016

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SETL appoints cyber-secruity expert Martin Clements to its board

SETL, the London based financial blockchain specialist, has appointed national security expert Martin Clements CMG OBE to its board.

10 November 2016

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Blockchain use cases need validation

Balazs Fejes (FB), Co-Head Global Business, EPAM, talks about the progress blockchain has made from hype to reality in the past year, the need for a pragmatic approach to implementation and the importance of establishing whether blockchain is the right solution for all the use cases being created.

09 November 2016

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R3 partners Singapore's MAS for blockchain lab

Distributed ledger technology consortium R3 has teamed up with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to open a centre of excellence on the island

09 November 2016

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Overstock invests in blockchain voting firm SettleMint

Online retailer Overstock is furthering its efforts to build a crypto-trading platform by taking a stake in Belgian blockchain startup SettleMint.

08 November 2016

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Increased pace and adoption of new technology

Sean Gilchrist, Managing Director, Commercial Digital, Lloyds Banking Group, outlines the role of emerging technology on banking, and how the regulatory burden continues to impact the industry.

07 November 2016

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SEB to build Ripple-flavoured blockchain payments network

SEB is to use blockchain technology from Ripple to enable customers to make real-time intra-bank transfers between accounts in Stockholm and New York.

07 November 2016

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China Foreign Exchange Trade System joins R3

Financial innovation firm R3 has announced the addition of China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS), China’s official interbank market trading platform, to its consortium to design and apply distributed and shared ledger-inspired technologies to global financial markets.

04 November 2016

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Focus on leading blockchain technologies

Philippe Ruault, Head of Innovation and Digital Lab, BNP Paribas Securities Services, speaks about the implementations of blockchain and what the associated issues may be in its application.

04 November 2016

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Fintech firms do not threaten financial stability - FSB

Fintech firms do not pose an immediate threat to international financial stability, according to a G20-backed watchdog, which nevertheless says that it is monitoring the nascent sector carefully.

04 November 2016

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We need to attack vanilla business in payments

Pierangelo Mortara, Deputy General Manager, UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, speaks about innovations in banking and where distributed ledger technology can fit in.

03 November 2016

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More DLT use cases around information sharing

Nick Armstrong, Co-founder and CEO, Identitii, plots out the timeline for mainstream blockchain adoption and what the killer app might be.

03 November 2016

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Switzerland looks to ease rules for fintech firms

Switzerland's Federal Council is calling for regulations on fintech firms to be eased in an effort to boost the competitiveness of the country's financial sector.

02 November 2016