BitScan Introduces an ICO for Its 'Incent' Blockchain Loyalty Rewards Token
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
BitScan announces the launch of its crowdfunding initiative for the new blockchain loyalty token, Incent through an ICO.
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Kiev 2016: Results and Impressions
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Friday, September 23, the major blockchain event – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Kiev 2016 – took place. It is major not only due to the amount of participants and guests amounting to around a thousand but also due to the range of blockchain and cryptocurrency topics. As the program promised, the audience was divided into three sections: for newcomers, experts, and developers. The Pro block consisted of three sections: Fintech,... more
D+H and Rabobank Execute Successful Blockchain Proof of Concept
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
DH Corporation (TSX: DH) (“D+H”), a leading provider of technology solutions to financial institutions globally, and Rabobank today announced the execution of a proof of concept that has shown that D+H’s payments services hub, together with Coin Sciences’ multichain blockchain solution, is able to execute cross-border payments in near real-time for the bank, using distributed ledger/blockchain technology. The solution has been proven to... more
Kite Consulting Group Unveils Blocktribe to Source dedicated Blockchain Recruitment Roles
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Kite Consulting Group, providing financial recruitment hires throughout Europe, today announced the launch of Blocktribe, a specialist site designed to list the best blockchain-related jobs around the globe. Blocktribe is a central go-to source of jobs in this area, and the first of its kind for blockchain in Europe.
CGI advances blockchain adoption with implementation of Ripple Validator Node
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) today announced it is the first commercial enterprise to implement the Ripple Validator Node. Ripple validators are servers that confirm Ripple’s distributed financial technology transactions on the network. The CGI-hosted Ripple Validator Node provides banking clients with a trusted network partner for Ripple’s distributed financial technology that settles international and domestic transactions in real-time.
Blockchain Set to Transform the Financial Services Market
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Infosys Consulting, in partnership with HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, has today published its latest white paper, Blockchain Technology and the Financial Services Market: State-of-the-art Analysis.
GFT Joins Google Cloud Platform’s Partner Programme to Boost Real-World Blockchain Testing
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, Cloud, Infrastructure
GFT, the global provider of advisory, business consulting, IT and software services to the financial services community, announces its membership of Google’s Partner Programme. This new collaboration allows GFT to deploy its distributed ledger test infrastructure for banks on Google’s Cloud Platform, helping global banking clients to simulate real-world distributed ledger models within a globally distributed and scalable test environment.
Ovum Predicts Blockchain to Structure Some Capital Market Infrastructures
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
New global research conducted by analyst house* Ovum, reveals that ledger technology is set to become the de facto structure for some capital market infrastructures. But in other areas of financial services, as in other sectors, adoption of the technology will take far longer or it may not be applicable at all.
SIX Securities Services and Digital Asset Team Up to Provide Distributed Ledger Technology for Swiss Financial Market
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
SIX Securities Services, the post-trade infrastructure operator for the Swiss financial sector, and Digital Asset Holdings, a developer of distributed ledger technology for the financial services industry, today announced plans to develop a proof of concept that will demonstrate the commercial viability of distributed ledger technology across the Swiss financial market, with an initial prototype for securities lifecycle processing. The two firms... more
Broadridge Acquires Technology to Accelerate Proxy Blockchain Roadmap
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain, M&A Deals
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that it has acquired technology assets of Inveshare, Inc. (“Inveshare”). In connection with the transaction, Broadridge has entered into a development agreement to use these technology assets to develop blockchain applications for Broadridge’s proxy business. The acquisition is expected to accelerate Broadridge’s ability to adapt distributed ledger technology capabilities to its... more
Synechron Unveils Blockchain Accelerator Applications in the Cloud
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Synechron Inc., a global financial services consulting and technology services provider, has today announced the launch of its Blockchain Accelerator Program that includes its first six blockchain applications available in the cloud. These applications enable financial services firms to be up-and-running on a blockchain network or in a ‘sandbox’ environment within weeks.
Temenos Survey Reveals Corporates Views on Blockchain and Brexit
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, together with Ovum, the technology research and advisory firm, today shared the results of their Corporate Treasurers survey, which canvassed the opinions of 200 corporate treasurers across the globe. The survey, which offers insight at regional and industry level, focuses on larger corporates current challenges and needs around four key areas: cash and liquidity, forecasting and... more
BNP Paribas Securities Services Expands its Blockchain Platform for Private Stocks
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
BNP Paribas Securities Services is expanding its blockchain platform for private stocks to help private companies issue minibonds via crowdfunding platforms. The bank is working in partnership with renewable energy crowdfunding specialists Lendosphere, Enerfip and Lumo on this initiative.
KPMG Partners with Microsoft on Blockchain Services
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
KPMG in Canada announced the introduction of its Digital Ledger Services, a comprehensive suite of services designed to help financial services companies realize the potential of blockchain capabilities -- providing faster and more secure transactions, streamlining and automating back office operations, and reducing costs by utilizing blockchain-based technologies.
Revolutionary Blockchain Technology Firm, Paxos, Unveiled Today
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Blockchain
Paxos, a financial technology company delivering revolutionary blockchain solutions for global financial institutions, today unveiled its new brand. The name Paxos is inspired by a technical term that represents a process for reaching consensus. The name underscores the company’s goal to leverage consensus-driven blockchain technology in transforming the way global financial institutions work together.
