Quantum computing

News/security

Danske Bank tests quantum communication for data transfer

Danish researchers are claiming a breakthrough in IT security after using quantum communication to transfer data between computers at Danske Bank.

01 March 2022

News/security

JPMorgan research uses quantum network to protect blockchains

Researchers from JPMorgan Chase, Toshiba and Ciena say they have built a quantum key distribution (QKD) network that can secure blockchain applications against quantum attacks

18 February 2022

News/Sibos

Sibos 2021: What will Industry 4.0 and 5.0 mean for the financial sector?

Opening Swift Innotribe’s red thread – Banking on Change – on day one of Sibos 2021, was theoretical physicist, futurist and science communicator, Dr Michio Kaku. Known best for his seminal work on string theory, Kaku analysed science’s contribution to wealth generation since the first industrial revolution, and made predictions as to how further technological innovation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), will steer the financial services sector through the fourth and fifth industrial revolutions, this century.

11 October 2021

News/devops

Citi joins $25 million round in quantum pioneer QC Ware

Citi has joined a $25 million round in QC Ware, a developer of high-powered applications for near-term 1quantum hardware.

30 September 2021

News/devops

Credit Agricole CIB kickstarts quantum project

The corporate and investment banking arm of CIB has teamed up with Pasqaland and Multiverse to explore applications for quantum computing in finance.

30 June 2021

News/devops

CQC develops algo to accelerate Monte Carlo integration with quantum computers

Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC) says it has discovered an algorithm that accelerates quantum Monte Carlo integration.

27 May 2021

News/markets

Toshiba and Dharma Capital bid to bring quasi-quantum computing to HFT

Japanese tech giant Toshiba is joining forces with Dharma Capital to trial the use of quasi-quantum technology in financial trading.

13 May 2021

News/people

Former LSE chief Rolet preps fintech Spac - Bloomberg

Former London Stock Exchange CEO Xavier Rolet is planning to get in on the fintech Spac frenzy by launching his own $300 million blank cheque company, according to Bloomberg.

07 May 2021

News/markets

Goldman Sachs makes quantum breakthrough

Goldman Sachs is claiming a quantum computing breakthrough, designing algorithms it says could be used on hardware that may be available in as little as five years.

30 April 2021

News/devops

Ally partners with Microsoft Azure to prepare quantum computing-ready workforce

US fintech Ally Financial will collaborate with Microsoft on Azure Quantum solutions to develop quantum computing skills and explore how new algorithms and future quantum hardware could improve customer experience.

23 April 2021

News/predictions

Deutsche Börse tests quantum computing for risk models

Deutsche Börse has piloted the use of quantum algorithms to compute risk models, finding that the technology can bring down the time required for simulations from years to hours.

11 March 2021

News/startups

CCAF, World Bank, World Economic Forum study into Covid-19 impact on fintech: A sneak peek

In anticipation of the official launch, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) invited industry participants to join an examination into the results of the Global Covid-19 Fintech Market Rapid Assessment Study, compiled in partnership with the World Bank and World Economic Forum.

01 December 2020

Research/Quantum computing

Accelerating Enterprise-Wide Innovation with Cloud Migration and Data Governance

20 November 2020 309 downloads

News/wholesale

Client is king: How two US banks optimise tech execution

In anticipation of Sibos 2020, we zero-in on a key focus area that financial institutions across the payments landscape will be paying close attention to as technology becomes more complex, consumers more sophisticated, and margins ever-more slim. That is, getting the most out of technology investments by improving execution.

30 September 2020

News/security

DGB Daegu Bank uses quantum cryptography to protect app users

South Korea's DGB Daegu Bank has teamed up with SK Telecom to boost its mobile app's security with 5G quantum cryptography technology.

28 August 2020

News/markets

BBVA trials quantum computing to optimise investment portfolio management

BBVA and Spanish startup Multiverse have run a proof-of-concept using quantum technologies to improve the process of dynamically optimising investment portfolios with market data.

27 August 2020