The platform developed by SIX, in close consultation with the industry, enables the electronic and efficient exchange of regulatory data and documentation between wealth managers, assets managers, banks and other market participants. 

FinTech Network and Distlytics have come together to produce a blockchain infographic: http://bit.ly/BlockchainRegs

There’s a certain inevitability that when regulators take a sufficient interest in something then they’ll attempt to regulate it “just in case”. Could this be the case for blockchain?

Jumio, the creator of Netverify™ Trusted Identity as a Service (TIaaS), today announced the addition of eyeball tracking to Netverify’s biometrics capabilities.

Form3, the cloud-based, end-to-end, secure platform for global payments processing, today announced it has secured a strategic investment from Barclays, the Angel Co-Fund and several individual investors who have joined the existing shareholders in raising $5m. This latest funding will be used to continue building on Form3’s momentum in the UK and expand services across Europe and North America. 

Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., a leading solution provider in the global video surveillance industry, today announced the launch of a system of extended Power over Ethernet (ePoE) devices including cameras, network switches and network recorders. Dahua ePoE IP system supports up to 800 meters between the ePoE camera and the ePoE network switch or ePoE NVR with embedded switch.

Trade finance is increasingly becoming the number one use case for blockchain with the greatest potential to benefit from this technology. In previously blocks I already showed the accelerated activity in this area (see: Blockchain and Supply Chain Finance: the missing link May 7, 2017 and Blockchain: accelerated activity in trade Finance, January 26, 207). End  seven European banks, forming the so-called Digital Trade Chain consortium,  announced their plans to develop in collaboration with IBM a trade finance platform based on blockchain technology.

Bucharest, Romania: The energy supply company named Eva Energy started accepting gas and electricity bill payments in multiple cryptocurrencies. The payment solution is provided by C.O.S.S. PTE LTD from Singapore.

Eva Energy, an outstanding player in the energy sector of Romania renowned for its progressive thinking and passion for innovation is pioneering in cryptocurrency adoption within the industry. 

Starling Bank, the mobile-only bank that recently launched its new current account in the UK market, today brings its customers Apple Pay, which is transforming mobile payments with an easy, secure and private way to pay that’s fast and convenient.

trivago, the global hotel search platform, has selected Workday Human Capital Management (HCM) providing the organisation with a single, cloud-based HR solution that is capable of providing one single source of truth for employee data, while empowering HR leaders and managers with better insights to make faster, more accur

Privacy engineering software company, Privitar, today announces that it has raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Partech Ventures with participation from CME Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Existing investors IQ Capital, 24Haymarket and Illuminate Financial have reinvested. Privitar will use the funds to accelerate the delivery of its product roadmap and core IP. The firm will also look to build on sales success in Europe with expansion to the United States and other key geographies.