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Standard Chartered chief innovation officer Anju Patwardhan has become the latest senior banker to talk up the potential of blockchain technology as a way to cut costs and improve transparency for financial transactions.
15 July 2015
A collective of Chicago-based entrepreneurs and investors have opened an incubator for bitcoin- and blockchain-focused startups.
14 July 2015
The Swift Institute is offering up a EUR15,000 grant for research into the development of blockchain technology for use in securities markets.
13 July 2015
The UK Government has appointed Passion Capital's Eileen Burbidge as a 'special envoy' for fintech, to champion innovation in financial services across the UK and at an international level.
Barclays Bank is one of a host of sponsors of a BBC initiative to give a pocket-sized computer to every year 7 child in the UK for free, with the aim of inspiring digital creativity and developing a new generation of tech pioneers.
10 July 2015
The world of fintech is set to invade the catwalk at London Fashion Week in September as Visa Europe collaborates with designer Henry Holland on a new range of trend-setting styles that combine fashion, wearables and payments.
09 July 2015
A pair of bitcoin firms are hoping to bring enterprise adoption of cryptocurrency trading a step closer through the launch of a clearing and settlement function that separates custody from other exchange functions.
Continuing its strategy of buying in user experience expertise, Capital One has acquired Oakland-based design and development outfit Monsoon for an undisclosed fee.
Lloyds Bank customers may soon be able to use their contactless debit card as a way of securely authenticating their identity when setting up the mobile banking app on an NFC-enabled device.
06 July 2015
A distributed blockchain system has the potential to completely upend post-trade infrastructure, leaving many current market players redundant, according to a BNP Paribas analyst.
Venture capital investment into Britain’s technology companies has hit a record high of nearly $1.5bn during the first six months of this year, with London-based fintech firms leading the charge.
03 July 2015
With Sweden recently staking a claim as a fintech hotspot, Stockholm-headquartered Nordea has moved to grab a slice of the action by setting up an accelerator programme with Finnish innovation agency Nestholma to nurture small businesses developing digital banking services across the Nordics.
Indian IT services group Infosys is to set aside $10 million from its $500 million innovation fund to invest in Irish startups on the back of a new outsourcing deal with Allied Irish Bank.
ING has appointed Benoit Legrand to the newly-created role of head of fintech, charging him with developing a strategy for how the bank deals with financial technology firms.
02 July 2015
Citi has been exploring distributed ledger technology for years, building three blockchains and creating its own crypto-currency, dubbed Citicoin, the banking giant has told International Business Times.
Singapore has committed S$225 million over the next five years to a scheme designed to build a vibrant ecosystem for innovation in fintech.
01 July 2015
Bitcoin exchanges are reporting a surge in interest from Greek users faced with shuttered banks and capital controls.
30 June 2015
UK banking startup Mondo - established by a team who flew the nest at fledgeling challenger Starling - is to meet with the Bank of England on Wednesday to make its case for approval for a full banking license after raising £2 million in funding from Passion Capital.
The managing director of Britain's new Payments Systems Regulator has bemoaned a lack of innovation in the back-end infrastructure of payments, and warned that she will step in if industry does not up its game.
29 June 2015
UK pensions annuity outfit Partnership has become the first financial services brand to launch a Google Cardboard App
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