Blockchain

4258 articles tagged with this keyword

All articles with this keyword
Apply Cancel
EBAday 2020: Stablecoins could pose threat to level playing field in payments landscape

/crypto

EBAday 2020: Stablecoins could pose threat to level playing field in payments landscape

The level playing field of payment services could be undermined by the widespread use of stablecoin network, according to Maria Teresa Chimienti, market infrastructure expert at the the European Central Bank.

/Blockchain

Australian Border Force begins paperless blockchain trade trial with Singapore

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is developing solutions to make cross border trade simpler and paperless for Australian businesses, in line with the bilateral Australia-Singapore Digital Economy Agreement.

US govt backs effort to use stablecoin to get aid to Venezuela

/crypto

US govt backs effort to use stablecoin to get aid to Venezuela

As Venezuela's presidential crisis drags on, one of the men claiming the title, Juan Guaidó, has called in cryptocurrency outfit Circle to help deliver aid to the country's medical workers via a stablecoin.

/Blockchain

HKEX introduces DAML smart contracts to streamline settlement on Stock Connect

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to introduce HKEX Synapse, a new settlement acceleration platform for its landmark Stock Connect programme.

Chainalysis raises $100m

/crypto

Chainalysis raises $100m

Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has joined the unicorn club thanks to a $100 million Series C funding round led by Addition.

Crypto exchange launches Vietnamese-Dong pegged stablecoin

/crypto

Crypto exchange launches Vietnamese-Dong pegged stablecoin

Cryptocurrency exchange VNDC is launching a Vietnamese Dong-pegged stablecoin that is 100% backed by collateral held by Hong Kong-based regulated trustee First Digital Trust.

/crypto

Lukka strikes crypto distribution deal with IHS Markit

Lukka, the leading crypto asset software and data provider, has partnered with global business information provider IHS Markit to redistribute Lukka’s institutional-grade blockchain and digital asset data products, including Lukka Prime and Lukka Reference Data, as part of the comprehensive IHS Markit Pricing, Valuations and Reference Data offerings.

/wholesale

VMware introduces enterprise blockchain platform

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced the commercial availability of VMware Blockchain to provide a digital foundation that enterprises can trust to build business networks and deploy business-critical decentralized applications.

/Blockchain

Envoy adds Bolero's electronic bill of lading to tech stack

Envoy has partnered with leading trade digitalisation technology provider Bolero International to use Bolero’s electronic bill of lading (eBL) as-a-service in its highly-advanced digital trade platform built on R3’s Corda.

/identity

LexisNexis and Nuggets agree commercial relationship on self-sovereign digital identity sales

LexisNexis Risk Solutions and UK Fintech startup Nuggets have today announced a formalised partnership working together to enable the implementation of self-sovereign digital identity (SSI) solutions.

/crypto

Spanish banks extend smart money proof-of-concept trials

Banco Sabadell, Banco Santander, Bankia, BBVA and CaixaBank will be initiating a new sectorial proof of concept to experiment the distribution of digital money this November.

How Ripple is boosting education around blockchain and crypto

/crypto

How Ripple is boosting education around blockchain and crypto

We speak with Ken Weber, Head of Social Impact at Ripple, regarding the significant work the software company is undertaking in partnership with academic institutions and bodies such as the UBRI and University College London to boost education around blockchain and crypto. Weber also addresses the work being carried out by the firm’s Ripple Impact initiative, which works to further financial inclusion and sustainability across the globe.

China Construction Bank to raise $3bn via blockchain bond

/crypto

China Construction Bank to raise $3bn via blockchain bond

China Construction Bank (CCB) is working with digital securities exchange Fusang to raise up to $3 billion through a publicly listed debt security on a blockchain.

/crypto

Nomura blockchain report makes case for security token offerings

Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research (NICMR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Holdings, Inc., announced on March 30, 2020, the establishment of a dedicated research group1 on the use of blockchain technology in financial markets, in collaboration with Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. and BOOSTRY Co., Ltd. The research group, which comprises experts from industry, government and academia, has concluded its research and NICMR has published a report on its findings.

Figure Technologies applies for bank charter

/regulation

Figure Technologies applies for bank charter

Figure Technologies, a blockchain-based startup for providing loans against mortgage equity, has become the latest fintech player to apply for a bank charter.

EBAday 2020: payments innovation on fire

/payments

EBAday 2020: payments innovation on fire

Visa recently launched its Tap to Phone technology, enabling Android handsets to accept NFC payments via an app which will allow users to accept contactless payments within minutes of download. This is now live in parts of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, APAC and Latin America with the US to follow in 2021.

Digital Transformation Accelerated

/Blockchain

Digital Transformation Accelerated

710 downloads

Spanish banks lead development of blockchain-based digital ID model

/identity

Spanish banks lead development of blockchain-based digital ID model

Ten leading Spanish companies - including Santander, LiberBank, Bankia, Caixa Bank, and BME - are planning to roll out a self-managed digital identity model using blockchain technology.

Ripple invests in Money Tap

/payments

Ripple invests in Money Tap

Ripple has invested in Money Tap, the P2P cash transfer app operated by a consortium of Japanese financial institutions.

Reserve Bank of Australia kicks off CBDC project with NAB and CBA

/crypto

Reserve Bank of Australia kicks off CBDC project with NAB and CBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia is collaborating with Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual and ConsenSys Software on a project to explore the potential use and implications of a wholesale form of central bank digital currency (CBDC) using distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Welcome to Finextra. We use cookies to help us to deliver our services. You may change your preferences at our Cookie Centre.

Please read our Privacy Policy.

Accept