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News/Blockchain
Facebook's plan to introduce its own digital coin that people can send and receive, across borders, over WhatsApp is so advanced that talks are already underway with cryptocurrency exchanges about selling the new token, according to the New York Times.
01 March 2019
Company update/Blockchain
Alhamrani Universal (AU) the largest ATM provider in Saudi Arabia, has announced a partnership with ShoCard, the blockchain-based identity authentication platform, to develop a biometric ATM prototype that will enable consumers in the region to use their blockchain-based App and faces instead of personal identification numbers to withdraw money from cash points.
28 February 2019
Figure Technologies, Inc., a leading fintech company in both the home equity and blockchain space, announced today $65 million in series B equity funding.
Standard Bank of South Africa is preparing for the go-live of a private permissioned blockchain payment system for conducting overseas foreign exchange trades on behalf of corporate clients.
Ogier has advised long-standing client BTG Pactual, Latin America's biggest standalone investment bank, on its first security token offering (STO) known as "ReitBZ". The token will be backed by distressed real estate assets.
Fidelity Investments is rounding out its digital assets strategy, participating in a $1.9 million funding round for crypto asset market and network data vendor Coin Metrics.
Identitii Limited (“Identitii” or the “Company”) (ASX: ID8), an Australian FinTech enabling the secure overlay of transaction-level detail on top of financial messages using a private blockchain, is pleased to announce it has joined the Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN).
27 February 2019
The London Stock Exchange has led a $20 million seed round in blockchain startup Nivaura.
Six of Switzerland’s leading blockchain and IT institutions have joined forces to organise the country’s biggest blockchain hackathon in 2019. The Swiss Blockchain Hackathon will take place in June at Zurich’s Trust Square blockchain hub.
Support for XRP will initially be available for Coinbase Pro users in the US (excluding NY), UK, supported European Union member nations, Canada, Singapore, and Australia. Additional jurisdictions may be added at a later date.
26 February 2019
Commerzbank has teamed up with Continental and Siemens to carry out a EUR100,000 test commercial paper transaction using blockchain technology.
22 February 2019
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or “the Group”, is delighted to announce that the financial technology (Fintech) subsidiary- OneConnect commences its operations in Indonesia to enable local banks and financial institutions to accelerate their efforts in digitization of financial services and move towards a more inclusive financial industry.
21 February 2019
ConsenSys, the leading global blockchain company and venture development studio, today announced the appointment of Charles d’Haussy as Director for Strategic Initiatives and market lead for Hong Kong.
Liechtenstein's Bank Frick has set up a subsidiary, DLT Markets, to provide institutional investors with professional access to the multi-exchange trading of digital assets.
Today we’re announcing that Coinbase has acquired Neutrino, a blockchain intelligence platform.
19 February 2019
BBVA has negotiated the terms of a EUR35 million structured green bond using an in-house developed blockchain platform.
In another hint of its intentions in the payments space, Facebook has been advertising for a 'Technical Program Manager, Marketplace Payments Blockchain'.
15 February 2019
News/startups
Rabobank is pumping another EUR80 million into its venture fund investing in early-stage fintech and agritech companies.
JPMorgan Chase has created a digital token, the JPM Coin, that will be used to instantly settle transactions between the bank's wholesale payments business clients, according to CNBC.
14 February 2019
Following a successful pre-launch pilot, major financial institutions are supporting the launch of The Gateway – the world’s first whole-of-industry blockchain platform for financial services.
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