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Europeans ready to quit banks over out-of-date technology

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Europeans ready to quit banks over out-of-date technology

As they increasingly bank online and through their mobiles, many Europeans say that they would leave providers that do not offer up-to-date technology, a survey from Fujitsu shows.

Deloitte UK calls for blockchain identity standards; Post-Trade group swells membership

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Deloitte UK calls for blockchain identity standards; Post-Trade group swells membership

Deloitte UK is working on a 'Smart Identity' blockchain prototype enabling users to create a set of federated digital credentials for a range of applications, from access management to customer verification.

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Deloitte teams up with five blockchain startups

Deloitte announced this morning that it is working with five prominent blockchain companies – BlockCypher, Bloq, ConsenSys, Loyyal (formerly known as Ribbit.me) and the Stellar Development Foundation – to provide new technological capabilities to its global financial institution clientbase.

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Bloq launches Blochain Operating System

Bloq has unveiled its eagerly awaited first product: a multi-pronged blockchain software solution designed to allow enterprise users the ability to create, update, customize and analyze their own public, private, and permissioned blockchains, according to Bloq co-founder Jeff Garzik.

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CME Group creates bitcoin reference rate and real-time index

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will collaborate with Crypto Facilities Ltd., a digital assets trading platform, to develop two new products planned to launch in the fourth quarter of 2016: CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR), which will provide a final settlement price in U.S. dollars at 4 pm London time on each trading day, and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index (RTI), which will allow users real-time access to bitcoin prices.

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Blockchain firm Bloq appoints Gavin Andresen to new board of advisors

Bloq (bloq.com) is pleased to announce key additions to its team, as well as the formation of its Board of Advisors.

What the blockchain play will be is unclear

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What the blockchain play will be is unclear

Paul Thomalla, Managing Director EMEA and SVP, ACI Worldwide, speaks about the blockchain hype and the timeline for its widespread implementation.

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AI, algo-banking, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and robo-advice form growth of Australian fintech

Fintech is a disrupting force and a decentralising movement in the financial services sector.

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Chain gets heavyweight backing for open blockchain standard

Chain, Inc., a leading provider of blockchain technology, today announced the public release of Chain Open Standard 1 (Chain OS 1), an open source blockchain protocol developed over the last 18 months through a unique collaboration between the Silicon Valley company and global financial services firms.

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Startup enlists blockchain tech to tackle homeless hunger

BlockCrushr Labs today unveiled a solution to revolutionize P2P (person to person) street giving, using emerging “blockchain” technologies to ensure that funds given to buy meals and other necessities are spent for their intended purpose.

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Microsoft and USAA join Chamber of Digital Commerce

The Chamber of Digital Commerce has added leading blockchain technology and financial services companies into the Chamber's Executive Committee membership -- expanding the Chamber's expertise into financial services, smart contracts and enterprise software.

Australian claims he is Bitcoin creator

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Australian claims he is Bitcoin creator

Australian entrepreneur and academic Craig Wright has outed himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, although many within the cryptocurrency community have raised doubts about the claims.

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CME Group and Crypto Facilities launch Bitcoin reference rate and real-time index

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will collaborate with Crypto Facilities Ltd., a digital assets trading platform, to develop two new products planned to launch in the fourth quarter of 2016: CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR), which will provide a final settlement price in U.S. dollars at 4 pm London time on each trading day, and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index (RTI), which will allow users real-time access to bitcoin prices.

IBM makes blockchain cloud play

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IBM makes blockchain cloud play

IBM is stepping up its interest in distributed ledger technology, setting out a new framework for securely operating blockchain networks in the cloud, and outlining details of a partnership with BNY Mellon.

Finextra Community goes from strength to strength

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Finextra Community goes from strength to strength

The Finextra Community has posted its 10,000th blog post, marking a major milestone in the growth and maturity of the financial technology industry's most enduring social network.

ABN Amro's blockchain journey

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ABN Amro's blockchain journey

ABN Amro has formed a 30-strong team to investigate the possible applications of blockchain technology across the bank. Arjan van OS, head of the Dutch bank's innovation centre, and Marjan van der Plas, one of the leaders of ABN Amro's 'Blockchain Community' run through some potential use cases.

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Western Unions invests in Digital Currency Group

When we first announced the formation of Digital Currency Group in October 2015, we were joined by a terrific group of investors who were eager to explore the nascent bitcoin and blockchain technology ecosystem.

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OpenGamma and Clearmatics demo blockchain PoC

Clearmatics and OpenGamma demonstrated a proof-of-concept showing how two counterparts can collectively value in real-time a portfolio of FX swaps using blockchain technology adapted from the Ethereum codebase.

Tramonex gets £250K UK govt grant for blockchain-based cross-currency payments

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Tramonex gets £250K UK govt grant for blockchain-based cross-currency payments

London-based forex startup Tramonex has scored a £250,000 grant from the UK government to develop a prototype for cross currency payments using blockchain technology.

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NSD develops blockchain prototype for e-proxy voting

National Settlement Depository, Russia’s central securities depository, has successfully finished developing and testing an e-proxy voting system running on a distributed ledger (blockchain technology).

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