Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

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

News/Blockchain

Fed Governor warns of unintended consequences of distributed ledger adoption

Legacy technology and interoperability could be the stumbling blocks to widespread uptake of distributed ledgers in the financial markets, creating unintended consequences for the efficient functioning of markets, a Federal Reserve Bank governor has warned.

15 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

TPG to incorporate distributed ledger processes with Terraledger

TPG Software Inc. and TerraLedger announced a strategic partnership that will enable the use of distributed ledger blockchain technologies among TPG Software’s existing customers (banks, broker dealers and credit unions).

15 April 2016

News/Blockchain

European Parliament to host blockchain conference

The European Parliament is set to host a four day conference on virtual currencies and blockchains as it seeks to educate MEPs about the fast-growing world of distributed ledgers.

15 April 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

The killer apps of blockchain

Balazs Fejes (FB), Co-Head Global Business, EPAM, pinpoints where the “killer apps” will be found in blockchain and how to manage the concerns surrounding distributed ledger technology.

14 April 2016

News/Blockchain

CapGemini loads up on blockchain staff

CapGemini is to recruit 100 blockchain professionals within its financial services business unit by year-end, as central banks, financial institutions and technology firms begin to embrace the potential of the technology to drive transformative change within the industry.

14 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Fintechs warned: If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it should be regulated like a duck

The president of the San Francisco Fed has hailed the potential of Silicon Valley fintech startups to transform financial services but warned them that they must expect to be regulated like old-fashioned banks.

13 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

International cohort of blockchain startups set to join Nexuslab pilot programme

Nexuslab, the Swiss blockchain startup programme powered by Startupbootcamp Fintech, has announced the ten international startups selected to join its pilot programme starting this April.

13 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Fintech Pavillion to host Europe's top startups at EBAday 2016

Finextra and the Euro Banking Association are inviting some of Europe's most promising early-stage startups to present their ideas to banking delegates attending EBAday 2016, Europe's leading payments and transaction banking event.

13 April 2016

News/Blockchain

CFTC Commissioner hails potential of distributed ledger tech for regulators

Policymakers and regulators should adopt a 'do no harm' approach to the use of blockchain technology in financial services, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo, who also argues that the distributed ledger could be a boon for watchdogs by improving transparency.

12 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

MIT adopts Ripple validator to advance consensus and blockchain research

Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Connection Science, a research initiative that applies data and analytics to build better societies, today announced that it is the first academic institution in North America to participate in a global Byzantine consensus database.

12 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Coinanalytics rebrands as Skry

Blockchain Intelligence firm Skry - formerly known as Coinalytics - today unveiled a new name and logo, along with the addition of industry experts to its team. Dr. Akash Singh, former CTO Data Science at Huawei & Chief Researcher/Architect at IBM, will join Skry as Chief Technology Officer.

12 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Uphold integrates with Bittrex

Uphold, the world's fastest growing cloud-based financial services platform, has announced its real-time integration with leading cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex, allowing real-time market pricing for its members to exchange Voxel, Litecoin and Ethereum into a wide range of fiat currencies, including the US dollar, Euro, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Japanese yen and British pound, as well as precious metals, including gold and silver.

12 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Chain and MUFG conduct blockchain trials

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is collaborating with blockchain infrastructure outfit Chain on a proof-of-concept test for the application of distributed ledger technology in the issuance and transfer of Promissory Notes.

12 April 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Ripple hires HSBC payments exec Marcus Treacher

Ripple, the global provider of financial settlement solutions, today announced the hire of Marcus Treacher as Global Head of Strategic Accounts.

11 April 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Separate the substance from the blockchain hype

Nick Williamson, CEO and Co-Founder, and Eric Benz, COO and Co-Founder, Credits, discusses the hype around blockchain and how retail bankers should be preparing for the technology.

08 April 2016

News/Blockchain

Japan Exchange and NRI begin blockchain proof-of-concept

IT outfit Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is working with Japan Exchange Group and several major financial institutions to test the use of blockchain technology in the securities industry.

08 April 2016