IBM to Establish Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
IBM plans to establish the first IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapore.
MGT Unveils Bitcoin and Blockchain Project
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Security
MGT Capital Investments, Inc disclosed the details of the initial phase of a large scale Bitcoin mining operation designed to position the Company as a leader in Blockchain technologies.
Tech Bureau and Infoteria Announce Successful Experiment of Private Blockchain
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
Infoteria Corporation and Tech Bureau Corporation have successfully transferred loan and deposit account data in the main system of BC Finance, one of the largest microfinance institutions in Myanmar, to mijin (*1), the private blockchain (*2) placed on Microsoft Azure (*3) using ASTERIA WARP (*4) and mijin adapters (*5).
Mizuho Financial Group and IBM to Pilot Blockchain Technology into Settlements with Virtual Currency
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
Mizuho Financial Group and IBM reported a test of the potential of blockchain for use in settlements with virtual currency. By incorporating blockchain technology into settlements with virtual currency, Mizuho will explore how payments can be instantaneously swapped, potentially leading to new financial services based on this rapidly evolving technology. The pilot project uses the open source code IBM contributed to the Hyperledger Project.
Euroclear and itBit Partner to Develop Blockchain Solution
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
Euroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, today announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold market.
ASX Chooses Digital Asset to Expand Distributed Ledger Technology in Australia
- 8 years 7 months ago
- Blockchain
ASX Limited (ASX) today announced that it has selected US-based firm Digital Asset Holdings, LLC (Digital Asset) to develop solutions for the Australian market utilising Distributed Ledger Technology.
PwC and Z/Yen to Investigate the Potential of Blockchain Technology in Wholesale Insurance
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Insurance
PwC today announced it is launching a Long Finance research project into the potential of blockchain tech
Synechron Examines Potential of Blockchain and AI in Financial Services
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
Synechron, Inc., a global consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, today released the results of a survey conducted by the TABB Group for Synechron on the potential of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services. The survey was conducted with 92 banking and capital markets institutions, with executives that are directly involved with technology decisions at their firm. The major findings are... more
Expertus and Ripple Reveal Blockchain Pilot Program for Financial Institutions
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Banking, IT Innovations, Infrastructure
Expertus and Ripple, today announced that they have launched a Pilot Program for Financial Institutions that want to test the capabilities of blockchain and Ripple distributed financial technology. The Pilot Program offers financial institutions a lean way to test blockchain technology with minimal business process disruption and integration effort. The solution can be integrated into the bank’s existing payments infrastructure without the need... more
SETL Releases Blockchain-Powered OpenCSD Platform
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain
SETL, the institutional payment and settlement infrastructure based on blockchain technology, has today announced the launch of its blockchain-powered OpenCSD platform. The OpenCSD platform, SETL’s first commercial offering, enables any market participant to commission and run a permissioned registry service for payments, settlement and clearing of cash and other financial instruments. The platform is available today and powered by the SETL... more
Santander Pilots Blockchain Technology to Transfer Live International Payments
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Banking
Santander is pleased to be the first UK bank to introduce Blockchain technology which facilitates international payments, through a new app. It is currently being rolled out as a staff pilot, with the intention to expand the technology at a later date.
Blockchain 2016: Results of Prague Conference
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain
On May 19, 2016 Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Prague - the second annual conference dedicated to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology took place in the Czech Republic. In 2016 to the conference former name (Bitcoin Conference) the word ‘Blockchain’ was added, since it is data structure blocks that developers, investors and financial institutions have focused on. The conference was divided into three parts, dedicated to cryptocurrency... more
SWIFT Survey Predicts Growing Use of Blockchain for Securities Settlement
- 8 years 8 months ago
- Blockchain, Security
On 20 April 2016, 1,200 financial services professionals gathered at the Tobacco Dock in London for SWIFT’s annual Business Forum London (BFL). Focused on ‘Building the Future of Financial Services’, the event featured keynote presentations and interactive panel sessions, with live audience polling that addressed some of the key challenges facing the industry, such as the application of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in financial services.
Industry Experts Discuss Hot Topics at ISITC Europe
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain, Security, Infrastructure
ISITC Europe, the industry group dedicated to improving the operational efficiency of the capital markets industry, has held its first General Meeting of 2016. The meeting – the trade body’s first since its relaunch and the appointment of new CEO Nigel Solkhon – was a success, with over a hundred attendees from across the financial sector convening to discuss the theme of “How is the securities market responding to digital and regulatory... more
SWIFT Institute Investigates Challenge Of Using Mutual Distributed Ledgers In Securities
- 8 years 9 months ago
- Blockchain
New research published by the SWIFT Institute investigates the practical application of blockchain (or mutual distributed ledger) technologies in securities markets.
