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Ripple CEO Larsen makes way for Garlinghouse

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Ripple CEO Larsen makes way for Garlinghouse

Ripple CEO Chris Larsen is stepping down, handing over to current COO and president Brad Garlinghouse, who will lead the next stage of the firm's efforts to transform cross-border payments through the use of distributed ledger technologies.

Nimbrix to form buy-side blockchain consortium

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Nimbrix to form buy-side blockchain consortium

Nimbrix, a fintech startup foundered by veterans of BlackRock, UBS and BGI among others, has partnered with KPMG and Microsoft to create a blockchain consortium for the asset management industry.

Japanese banks flock to blockchain consortium

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Japanese banks flock to blockchain consortium

A Japanese bank consortium planning to build a new real-time payments platform using technology from blockchain joint venture SBI Ripple Asia, has expanded to 42 banking members.

Mastercard releases blockchain APIs

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Mastercard releases blockchain APIs

Not to be outdone by rival Visa, Mastercard is stepping up its interest in distributed ledger technology, quietly adding three blockchain APIs to its developer site

Blockchain adoption unlikely to affect bank ratings in the near term - S&P

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Blockchain adoption unlikely to affect bank ratings in the near term - S&P

Standard & Poor's does not see blockchain technology having any near-term impact on assessments of bank stability, but the ratings agency acknowledges that it could deal a significant blow to traditional business models over the longer term.

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India's uTrade Solutions launches blockchain-enabled KYC platform

uTrade Solutions, the Chandigarh head quartered fintech major which pioneered India’s first blockchain technology driven solution – uClear for real time clearing and settlement of financial market contracts in June this year, has today announced the launch of two more products to its blockchain catalogue.

ABN Amro explores blockchain with Dutch university

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ABN Amro explores blockchain with Dutch university

ABN Amro is teaming up with Dutch university TU Delft to develop what it calls "more complex" blockchain applications that can deal with large amounts of data.

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PayStand lands on the blockchain

PayStand, the next generation B2B payment and billing company, is leveraging the blockchain in a completely new way for enterprise payments.

Not a prototype or POC; CobaltDL to deploy SETL ledger at live launch

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Not a prototype or POC; CobaltDL to deploy SETL ledger at live launch

Peer-to-peer FX trading startup Cobalt DL is to deploy OpenCSD, the permissioned ledger based platform from SETL to create a shared view of trade data for market participants.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank starts blockchain trials

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (President: Hitoshi Tsunekage; hereinafter “SuMi TRUST Bank”), with the objective to enhance its services in asset management and administration, real estate and banking businesses; working in cooperation with NEC Corporation (President and CEO: Takashi Niino) and IBM Japan, Ltd. (Country General Manager and President: Paul Yonamine), announces the commencement of demonstration experiments in FinTech.

Managing endpoints critical for DL security

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Managing endpoints critical for DL security

Stephen Scharf, Chief Security Officer, DTCC, talks about the cyber security implications of blockchain and how distributed ledger could contribute to recoverability by enabling redundancy and back-up.

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Smart Basket and Smart Lien win BNP Paribas blockchain hackathon

For 2 days, the Group hosted its first Bizhackathon platform for the Americas, the 7th and 8th September in New York.

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Jaxx Wallet to integrate with Zcash

Decentral, creators of the universal blockchain wallet Jaxx, today announced plans to integrate Zcash into its entire suite of software platforms.

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Russian and Chinese CSDs to co-operate on post-trade blockchain

During an official visit to China, National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, signed a memorandum of understanding with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC), China’s central securities depository providing services to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

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ConsenSys, Synechron and BlockApps collaborate on removing barrriers to blockchain uptake

Synechron, Inc, a global consulting and technology services provider specializing in the financial services market, has today announced a blockchain collaboration with ConsenSys, a global venture production studio and custom software consultancy, and BlockApps, the leading enterprise blockchain platform employing Ethereum technology.

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Blockchain and natural language searches join Capital One's tech agenda

Capital One announced today that it will partner with leading digital technology providers to offer an enhanced suite of capabilities to its Treasury Management clients.

China emerges as fintech powerhouse as UK dominance weakens

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China emerges as fintech powerhouse as UK dominance weakens

The UK's position at the centre of the fintech world is under threat as its top companies become overshadowed by Chinese giants, a new report from KPMG and H2 Ventures suggests.

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Sberbank joins Hyperledger Project

Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today at Money20/20 in Las Vegas that 10 new members have joined the project to help create an open standard for distributed ledgers for a new generation of transactional applications.

Coins raises $5m for blockchain-based financial inclusion push in SE Asia

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Coins raises $5m for blockchain-based financial inclusion push in SE Asia

Coins, a startup using blockchain technology to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia, has raised US$5 million in a Series A round led by a fund backed by non-profit Accion.

UBS names Stephens to spearhead blockchain projects

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UBS names Stephens to spearhead blockchain projects

UBS has named its former Apac CIO Peter Stephens as head of blockchain, replacing Alex Batlin who jumped ship last week to join BNY Mellon.

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