Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Company update/people

Wells Fargo innovation head Ronn Baker joins Baton Systems as North American sales lead

Baton Systems (“Baton”), the global fintech digitally transforming post-trade processing using distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced the appointment of Ronn Baker as Senior Director of North American Sales.

15 March 2022

Company update/crypto

Stellar Development Foundation and MoneyGram partner Techstars

The Stellar Development Foundation and MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI) today announced a new partnership with Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for entrepreneurs.

11 March 2022

News/crypto

FTX turns to Stripe for payments and ID verification

Crypto giant FTX and its US subsidiary have chosen Stripe to build an onboarding and identity verification flow for users joining the exchange, and to power payments for people adding funds to their accounts.

11 March 2022

Company update/regulation

Singapore approves Paxos for digital payments token services

Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, announced it has received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), a premier financial regulator in Asia-Pacific, to operate digital payments token services under the Payment Services Act 2019.

10 March 2022

News/crypto

Santander launches agriculture loans secured by crypto assets

Stander has joined forces with Agrotoken to develop loans for farmers in Argentina that are secured by tokens related to agricultural products.

10 March 2022

Company update/cloud

Calastone and Microsoft from DLT/Cloud pact

Calastone, the largest global funds network, has signed a partnership agreement with Microsoft, which will see the firms collaborate on the use of cloud and distributed ledger technology to create market efficiency across the global investment funds industry.

07 March 2022

News/crypto

Brazil central bank picks digital real challenge partners

Brazil's central bank has picked project proposals from nine firms - including Santander, Visa and Bitcoin Market - for a challenge investigating the development of a CBDC.

04 March 2022

Company update/regulation

Fair Place Finance selects Broadridge's blockchain-based SRD II disclosure platform

To support its new obligations under the Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II), WealthSeed, a breakthrough digital application for easy investing and personal finance in Poland launched by Fair Place Finance S.A., announced it will utilize a blockchain-based disclosure solution from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR).

03 March 2022

Company update/crypto

Digital Asset rolls out Daml 2.0

Digital Asset, a software and services provider that helps enterprises build economic value through interconnected networks, today announced the general availability of Daml 2.0, the newest version of Digital Asset’s multi-party application platform.

02 March 2022

Company update/people

Singapore ESG fintech Stacs names Sharon Yuen chief commercial officer

Stacs (‘Hashstacs Pte Ltd’) announced today a leadership appointment, Sharon Yuen as the new Chief Commercial Officer, who will be steering the leading Singapore-headquartered Environmental, Social, and Governance (‘ESG’) FinTech firm’s business development and sales efforts.

01 March 2022

Company update/crypto

Bonifii joins R3’s Digital Currencies Sandbox

R3 Sandbox for Digital Currencies is a learning and development platform for digital currencies and digital assets experimentation used by global financial institutions and regulatory bodies.

01 March 2022

Company update/crypto

Shift4 acquires Finaro and The Giving Block

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR), a leading provider of integrated payment and technology solutions, today announced that it will acquire both Finaro, a cross-border eCommerce payments provider with a large European presence, and The Giving Block, which specializes in cryptocurrency fundraising for nonprofits.

01 March 2022

Company update/wholesale

R3 establishes innovation lab at Hong Kong's Cyberport

Enterprise technology and services firm R3 has established an official presence in Hong Kong, opening its "Innovation Lab" at Cyberport.

01 March 2022

News/crypto

JP Morgan invests in blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs

JP Morgan is the latest financial services giant to invest in blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs.

01 March 2022

Company update/crypto

Wirex adds Polygon blockchain to wallet and app

Leading crypto payments company Wirex, today announced the addition of the Polygon blockchain to their recently launched non-custodial wallet, as well as the industry leading Wirex app.

24 February 2022

Company update/crypto

DeFi outfit Catalog raises $7.5m

Catalog, a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) app powering a cross-chain and multi-chain future, announces $7.5 million in new funding. Developed by Ren Labs, Catalog is the first consumer application built on the Ren blockchain.

23 February 2022

News/people

JP Morgan blockchain exec Christine Moy leaves

JP Morgan's Christine Moy is leaving her role as head of all things blockchain and crypto at the Wall Street giant.

23 February 2022

Company update/crypto

IBF Net launches platform for creating Shariah-compliant digital assets using NFTs on Algorand

The term “Credence” implies trust and reliability.

23 February 2022

News/payments

MUFG shutters blockchain-based payments network

Mitsubishi UFJ has pulled the plug on its blockchain-based online payment network, Global Open Network Japan (GO-NET Japan), citing the "recent hard business environment" for payments.

23 February 2022

News/markets

Wall Street firms back DLT-based system for alternative assets

Wall Street players including BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and State Street are backing a new consortium led by iCapital that will build a distributed ledger-based system for alternative assets.

23 February 2022