Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Mortgage blockchain tech startup Acre raises £5m

Acre Software, a UK startup using blockchain technology to revamp the mortgage and insurance application process for advisers, has raised £5 million from Aviva and Sesame Bankhall Group (SBG).

04 April 2019

Company update/devops

Shamir Karkal's blockchain startup Sila moves into open Beta

Sila, the all-inclusive API platform for the development of FinTech and new economy applications, today announced the launch of its open Beta program.

04 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

BBVA closes blockchain loan with Madrid government

BBVA and Madrid’s government close the first blockchain-powered sustainable “Schuldschein” loan.

04 April 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Faster, transparent and traceable payments

Thierry Chilosi, SWIFT gpi Go-to-Market Lead, speaks about what there is left to do around SWIFT gpi, why SWIFT is making payments confirmations mandatory, how banks will do this and how new services will be developed on the back of tracking these payments.

04 April 2019

News/Blockchain

Big banks back new international blockchain alliance

Barclays, BBVA, Deutsche Boerse and Swift are among the financial services sector names to join a new collective promoting the development of a global framework for the development and adoption of distributed ledger technology.

03 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

PayPal joins Cambridge Blockchain funding round

Cambridge Blockchain, Inc. a digital identity enterprise software provider, announced today that PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has joined its Series A funding round.

02 April 2019

News/Blockchain

DLT ready to drive widespread disruption in cross-border payments

The cross-border payments industry is "ripe for disruption", with distributed ledger technologies leading the charge, according to a blog post published by the World Bank.

02 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

TigerWit names Gareth Derbyshire as chief compliance officer

TigerWit Limited, the UK-headquartered global financial technology company, has announced the appointment of Gareth Derbyshire as their Chief Compliance Officer.

02 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Fusang launches custody platform for digital assets

Asian institutional investors now have an opportunity to participate in the digital asset industry with the launch of the Fusang Vault, which offers custody and digital asset services.

02 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Onchain Custodian launches digital asset custody platform

Onchain Custodian (ONC), the digital asset custodian backed by Sequoia, Fosun and DHVC, launches its SAFE™ Platform and value-added services.

02 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

India's Federal Bank to use Ripple for cross-border remittances

This is to inform Federal Bank has entered into a partnership with Ripple Inc, a blockchain supported global remittance company, for cross border remittance through its network.

01 April 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Krung Thai Bank applies blockchain tech to money transfers between Thailand and Myanmar

On 28th March 2019, Rawin Boonyanusasna, Senior Executive Vice President — Head of Global Markets Group of Krungthai Bank, Alex Lane, CEO of EVX Holdings, and U Thein Zaw, Executive Vice Chairman of Shwe Rural & Urban Development Bank signed a Letter of Intent to introduce the 1st cross-border blockchain-powered money transfer services between Thailand and Myanmar.

01 April 2019

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Who your competitors are in today's tech-focused economy depends on your strategy

Sreeram Iyer, COO, Institutional Banking, ANZ, speaks at Money20/20 in Singapore about Incumbent Banks, the relevancy of financial players in a tech-focused economy, who the biggest competitors are to traditional banks and whether there is an appetite for traditional players in a tech-focused economy/society.

29 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Wall Street Blockchain Alliance adds Donna Redel to advisory board

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology and cryptoassets across global markets, is pleased to announce that Donna Redel has been appointed to the WSBA Advisory Board.

28 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Marco Polo blockchain network used for commercial transactions

The Marco Polo blockchain trade finance network has successfully navigated unchartered territory, facilitating two commercial transactions involving Commerzbank and LBBW.

28 March 2019

News/Blockchain

Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019 - live blog

Welcome to Finextra's coverage of the Swift Business Forum Nordics 2019, live from Copenhagen. This event has a focus on accelerating digital transformation, and will look at how the financial community in the region is harnessing technological change to deliver a digital customer experience.

28 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Thai stock exchange begins first round of consultations on digital asset trading

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is developing a “Collaborative Digital Asset Platform” for the Thai capital market.

27 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

Boerse Stuttgart and Axel Springer to create joint venture for digital asset trading

Boerse Stuttgart Group and Axel Springer SE with its finanzen.net portal will be working together in future.

27 March 2019

Company update/Blockchain

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance adds members

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA), an industry leading non-profit trade association with a mission to guide and promote comprehensive adoption of blockchain technology across global markets, is proud to announce the addition of Boomer Consulting Inc., BPM LLP, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP and TokenSoft Inc. to the family of WSBA corporate members.

26 March 2019

News/Blockchain

EToro signals tokenized future with Firmo acquisition

Online trading and investment firm eToro is looking to a tokenized future after buying Firmo, a Danish outfit that enables smart contracts for derivatives to be securely enabled on any major blockchain. Financial terms were not disclosed.

25 March 2019