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BBVA issues blockchain-supported Green Bond

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BBVA issues blockchain-supported Green Bond

BBVA has negotiated the terms of a EUR35 million structured green bond using an in-house developed blockchain platform.

Facebook posts 'marketplace payments blockchain' job ad

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Facebook posts 'marketplace payments blockchain' job ad

In another hint of its intentions in the payments space, Facebook has been advertising for a 'Technical Program Manager, Marketplace Payments Blockchain'.

Rabobank puts EUR80m into tech venture fund

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Rabobank puts EUR80m into tech venture fund

Rabobank is pumping another EUR80 million into its venture fund investing in early-stage fintech and agritech companies.

JPMorgan creates JPM Coin

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JPMorgan creates JPM Coin

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.

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BC Gateway to provide 'shared source of truth' on unit pricing data for Australian wealth industry

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.

Santander strikes $700m IBM deal to support biz transformation programme

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Santander strikes $700m IBM deal to support biz transformation programme

IBM continues to rack up the financial services contract wins, scoring a huge $700 million global deal with Banco Santander, as well as agreements with ICBC Argentina and the card unit of Hyundai and Kia Motors.

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SDK.finance integrates with Oracle blockchain platform

SDK.finance is using Oracle Blockchain Platform to help the company transform the rapidly evolving payments industry.

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UAE Exchange and Unimoni go live on RippleNet

Finablr, a global platform for Payments and Foreign Exchange solutions, today announced that its network brands UAE Exchange and Unimoni are now on RippleNet.

Italian banks move into pre-production for DLT-based reconciliation project

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Italian banks move into pre-production for DLT-based reconciliation project

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is moving into the 'pre-production phase' for its blockchain-based interbank reconciliation project.

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VAKT appoints Etienne Amic as new CEO

VAKT, the company re-imagining commodity post-trade processing underpinned by blockchain, today announces the appointment of Etienne Amic as its new CEO.

Akamai and MUFG to roll out blockchain-based payment network in 2020

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Akamai and MUFG to roll out blockchain-based payment network in 2020

Mitsubishi UFJ has formed a joint venture with Akamai for the roll out of a new blockchain-based online payment network.

Fidelity seeks blockchain engineer for Digital Assets launch

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Fidelity seeks blockchain engineer for Digital Assets launch

Fidelity is in the market for a senior blockchain software engineer to join its soon-to-launch Digital Assets unit.

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Cryptocurrency complaince outfit Chanalyis raises $30 million

Chainalysis, the leading provider of cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions, has secured a $30M Series B financing led by Accel.

Barclays, Ripple and Mastercard Foundation join SendFriend financing round

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Barclays, Ripple and Mastercard Foundation join SendFriend financing round

Barclays, the Mastercard Foundation and Ripple have joined in a $1.7 million funding round for overseas remittance startup SendFriend.

Standard Chartered signs MoU with Chinese supply chain finance platform

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Standard Chartered signs MoU with Chinese supply chain finance platform

Standard Chartered has struck an agreement with Linklogis to use the Chinese B2B player's blockchain-enabled supply chain platform to improve business financing opportunities and deepen client relationships in China.

Blockchain will follow the same adoption path as cloud computing

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Blockchain will follow the same adoption path as cloud computing

Financial services panelists at London Blockchain Week anticipate that the deployment of distributed ledgers in trading markets will follow a similar cautious path to that of cloud computing, as big banks tread carefully around the regulatory and policy implications of the technology.

Cryptocurrencies will be regulated in 2019 because of FOMO in 2018

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Cryptocurrencies will be regulated in 2019 because of FOMO in 2018

At this year’s London Blockchain Week, the event opened with a summary of how the perception of bitcoin, and its underlying technology blockchain, has changed over the past five years.

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LC Lite launches to replace Letters of Credit with smart contracts

LC LITE is the first blockchain-based platform connecting trade parties directly via a digital solution for cross-border trade transactions requiring Letters of Credit.

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SPiCE VC invests in digital securities exchange Archax

SPiCE VC, the world’s first fully tokenised venture capital fund, today announced its latest strategic investment, taking a stake in Archax – the forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London.

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TD Bank: Treasury professionals anticipate benefits from blockchain

Treasury and finance professionals anticipate more operational challenges in 2019 than in previous years, according to a recent survey conducted by TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, at the 2018 Association for Financial Professionals Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.

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