ASX Chooses Digital Asset to Expand Distributed Ledger Technology in Australia
- 22.06.2016 11:15 am
- 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
- 13.06.2016 10:45 am
- 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
- 08.06.2016 12:15 pm
- 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
- 07.06.2016 07:30 am
- 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
- 01.06.2016 08:45 am
- 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
- 27.05.2016 10:15 am
- 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
- 26.05.2016 12:00 pm
- 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
- 18.05.2016 10:30 am
- 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
- 13.05.2016 01:30 pm
- 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
- 09.05.2016 09:30 am
- Blockchain
New research published by the SWIFT Institute investigates the practical application of blockchain (or mutual distributed ledger) technologies in securities markets.
Deloitte Expands Blockchain Initiative with Five Technology Companies
- 04.05.2016 08:45 am
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
Deloitte announced this morning that it is working with five prominent blockchain companies – BlockCypher, Bloq, ConsenSys, Loyyal (formerly known as Ribbit.me) and the Stellar Development Foundation – to provide new technological capabilities to its global financial institution clientbase. Deloitte is developing 20 blockchain-related prototypes that cover a multitude of uses such as digital identity, digital banking, cross-border payments,... more
Credits Partners with Skyscape Cloud to Provide Blockchain-as-a-Service in UK
- 03.05.2016 02:00 pm
- Blockchain, Cloud
Credits, a blockchain infrastructure provider is partnering with Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, to deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service to UK public sector organisations.
IBM Offers First Highly Secure Blockchain Services for Financial Sector
- 29.04.2016 01:00 pm
- Blockchain, Cloud, IaaS, SaaS
To enhance speed the adoption of blockchain for business, IBM announced a new framework for securely operating blockchain networks, as well as new services on the IBM Cloud that are designed to meet existing regulatory and security requirements.
Credits Partners with Skyscape Cloud Services to Provide Blockchain-as-a-Service to the UK Public Sector
- 28.04.2016 12:00 pm
- Blockchain, Cloud, Infrastructure
Credits, a blockchain infrastructure provider is partnering with Skyscape Cloud Services Limited, to deliver Blockchain-as-a-Service to UK public sector organisations.
NSD Pilots E-proxy Voting System Running on a Blockchain Technology
- 28.04.2016 11:45 am
- Blockchain, Infrastructure
National Settlement Depository, Russia’s central securities depository, has successfully finished developing and testing an e-proxy voting system running on a distributed ledger (blockchain technology). The prototype is based on the NXT distributed cryptographic platform, and uses ISO 20022 international standard for messaging. NSD has been working on the project together with DSX Technologies. The project's open-source code is available on... more
