What problems can blockchain solve in the finance sphere and total asset management – will be discussed by speakers of the third annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Kiev.

On 23 September Kyiv will become a meeting point for financiers, IT specialists and entrepreneurs with successful experience of working with blockchain. A separate themed section has been organized for them.

Hall “Pro” will feature 13 presentations, divided into three blocks.

IDFC Bank has partnered with Backbase to implement its omni-channel digital banking platform. With this platform, IDFC Bank will be able to provide its products and services to customers through multiple channels synchronously, creating a single multimodal touch point.

Marc Nadas, Director of HBK Investments Advisory SA, announced today that Faraz Sultan has joined the firm to further develop their growing portfolio of clients and products.

Ipreo, a leading global provider of market intelligence and workflow solutions to public corporations and financial services professionals, announced the launch of its enhanced Order Monitor, providing real-time order and investor tracking during live municipal new issue transactions.

 The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.  announced the launch of Hanover EZPay, a pay-as-you-go solution for workers' compensation policies that allows insureds to pay their premiums in real-time, based on payroll, helping independent insurance agents provide better service to their clients.

Some providers have cast doubt over whether Lifetime ISAs (LISA) will be ready to launch in April. The main reason cited for this delay is a lack of clarity and direction from the Government, as some key details have yet to be published.

Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting today announced the launch of a new user interface for CCH® Accounting Research Manager (ARM), the complete research solution dedicated to financial reporting professionals. CCH ARM continues to be the comprehensive solution for expert guidance, efficient navigation, assurance tools, checklists and illustrative examples to ensure compliance for accounting and auditing.

With the dust beginning to settle on the CMA’s proposed banking revolution announcement, now is the perfect time to take a step back and reflect on whether the Open Banking initiative will do enough to encourage competition in banking and unsettle the big four titans of banking.