Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Credits partners Skyscape Cloud to deliver blockchain-as-a-service to UK public sector

Credits, a blockchain infrastructure provider is partnering with Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, to deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service to UK public sector organisations.

28 April 2016

News/Blockchain

SETL and Computershare to apply blockchain tech to share ownership records

SETL, the post-trade blockchain startup founded by former Chi-X chief Peter Randall, is to work with Computershare on a joint initiative to establish securities ownership registers using distributed ledger technology.

28 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Infosys unit EdgeVerve launches blockchain framework

EdgeVerve Systems, a product subsidiary of Infosys (NYSE: INFY), which offers the Infosys Finacle universal banking solution suite, today introduced its EdgeVerve Blockchain Framework designed to further the adoption of blockchain technology by the global financial services sector.

27 April 2016

News/Blockchain

UK government looks to blockchain tech to track taxpayer money

The UK government could use distributed ledger technology to track student loans and aid money, according to Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock.

26 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Ribbit.me rebrands as Loyyal

Ribbit.me announces that it has renamed as Loyyal, in order to better reflect the underlying industry and the Company's business objectives.

26 April 2016

News/Blockchain

ECB investigates use of distributed ledger but warns of far-reaching consequences

The European Central Bank is looking into the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for the Eurosystem's market infrastructure but is wary of the far-reaching consequences for the role of central bank money, says executive board member Yves Mersch.

26 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Itaú joins R3 distributed ledger technology consortium

Itaú, the largest private sector bank in Latin America, has signed a partnership agreement with R3, an international innovation firm, for developing solutions from Blockchain-based distributed ledger technologies.

25 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Rabobank joins Nexuslab to foster early-stage blockchain ventures across Europe

Nexuslab, the Swiss blockchain startup programme powered by Startupbootcamp, has announced a partnership with Rabobank.

25 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp wins Payment Institution status

Luxembourg has granted Payment Institution status to European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp, providing the firm with a passportable license in 28 EU member states.

25 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Morgan Stanley report dampens distributed ledger hype

A new Morgan Stanley report poured cold water on some of the wilder claims about how and when distributed ledger technology will transform the financial services industry.

25 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

BitPay integrates Bitcoin wallet with Coinbase

In late 2015, we announced the addition of an integrated bitcoin exchange feature in our bitcoin wallet Copay. Today we're excited to share that Copay users have a new option for buying and selling bitcoin through our new integration with Coinbase in version 1.10.1 of the app.

22 April 2016

News/Blockchain

MEPs warm to distributed ledger tech

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have vowed not to regulate virtual currencies and distributed ledger technology out of existence.

21 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Swift sets out distributed ledger position

As the hype surrounding distributed ledger technology continues to build, Swift is acknowledging the inevitable and promising to evolve its platform to enable DLT-based services - but only when a series of "critical factors" have been addressed.

20 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Digital Asset Holdings acquires Swiss startup Elevence

Distributed ledger outfit Digital Asset Holdings has acquired Zurich-based Elevence Digital Finance, a startup that has developed a modelling language for determining rights and obligations in blockchain collaboration agreements.

20 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

CGI adds Ripple gateway to payments portfolio

CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announced the company has successfully integrated Ripple’s distributed financial technology into the CGI portfolio of payments solutions to assist in the digital transformation of its clients.

19 April 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Human centric approach solves consumer-bank misfit

Maria Flyvbjerg Bo, Co-founder & CXO, Hufsy discusses the benefits of a human centric approach in the financial industry and how blockchain can be applied to the markets.

19 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Barclays to work with six accelerator startups; internal team demos R3 Corda

Barclays Bank is exploring opportunities to work with six of the eleven startups that showcased their fintech propositions at a Demo Day at London’s O2 Arena, as the third London cohort of the UK bank's accelerator programme concluded

19 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Indian Bitcoin exchange Coinsecure raises $1.2m

Coinsecure, the leading Indian Bitcoin trading platform, has announced a raise of $1.2 million as part of its ongoing 'Series A' investment round.

18 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Infoteria signs MoU with Dragonfly Fintech

Infoteria Corporation (IC), a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Singapore Fintech startup, Dragonfly Fintech (DF), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue a partnership to develop solutions that will enhance payment, clearing and settlement solutions for the financial services industry.

18 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Kraken receives Series B investment from Money Partners Group; expands in Japan

We are pleased to announce an investment from Money Partners Group, one of Japan’s leading foreign exchange brokerages, in the Kraken Series B round of financing. Tokyo-based Money Partners Group is listed on the 1st Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and holds a current market cap of over ¥29 billion, or over $260 million USD. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

15 April 2016