Maersk and IBM Unveil First Industry-Wide Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
IBM and Maersk have announced a new partnership to use blockchain technology to transform the global, cross-border supply chain.
PwC Brings Blockchain Prototype for London Market Target Operating Model
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Audit and Reporting
PwC has created a working blockchain prototype for the London Market Target Operating Model (TOM) Innovation Exchange. The project demonstrates that exploiting blockchain technology can reduce costs and speed up the payment process in the specialist insurance market. The proof of concept was developed by PwC’s blockchain team in Belfast, which comprises 25 blockchain engineers.
Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference in Tallinn
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
Tallinn will host the first Estonian large-scale conference dedicated to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies – Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference. It will bring together representatives of IBM, e-Residency, Bitcoin Foundation, Funderbeam, and other projects well-known in Estonia and abroad. According to Smile-Expo, an event organizer, the major issue will include blockchain implementation in the Government Technology and banking... more
Conference on the Blockchain for Finance in Singapore
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
FinTech Network will host The Blockchain for Finance Conference, Asia Pacific - http://bit.ly/BlockchainPR - on June 20-21 in Singapore which will help companies to evaluate the latest use cases and POC’s to help assess the viability of adopting distributed ledger technology.
Microsoft Azure Partners with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
We are proud to announce our participation as a launch partner with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance in addition to making the first reference implementations of Ethereum available in a public cloud.
SETL establishes Paris office to support its Eurozone operations
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments, Infrastructure
SETL is the London based financial blockchain specialist. Today it has announced the opening of their Paris branch to develop its Eurozone activities. Pierre Davoust, formerly Deputy Head of the Financial Markets Unit at the French Treasury, who is appointed CEO France at SETL, will lead the new office.
Blockchain Technology Market grows to almost USD 8 Billion By 2024
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
The global blockchain technology market is expected to reach USD 7.74 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Blockchain is the underlying technology that originated in the form of a public ledger to keep a track of all cryptocurrency transactions. The technology serves for transaction-processing and record-keeping.
BlockShow Europe 2017: The First Blockchain Oscar to be Held This Spring
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
March 2, 2017 - the first stage of Blockchain Oscar starts under the BlockShow Europe 2017 programme.
SoftBank, Sprint and TBCASoft Collaborate to Develop Blockchain Technology for Telecom Carriers
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain, IT Innovations
Japan-based SoftBank Corp., U.S.-based Sprint Corporation, and U.S.-based TBCASoft, Inc. today stated the aim for a technology cooperation jointly developing blockchain technology for telecommunication carriers.
Skype and LHV Payment Solutions Founder to present at Blockchain Conference in Tallinn
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
On March 9, 2017, Tallinn will host the biggest Estonian blockchain conference, bringing together banking sector representatives. They will share their experience of implementing the blockchain technology and will discuss benefits of decentralized services. A key speaker on this topic will be Jüri Laur, a chief specialist in payment services of Estonian LHV bank. He became well-known in the industry while working for Skype, where he focused on... more
Northern Trust and IBM transform Private Equity Market with Blockchain Technology
- 9 years 2 months ago
- Blockchain
Northern Trust (Nasdaq:NTRS) collaborated with IBM and other key stakeholders to launch the first commercial deployment of blockchain technology for the private equity market. “Current legal and administrative processes that support private equity are time consuming and expensive” While private equity returns can be attractive, the infrastructure supporting private equity has seen little innovation in recent years at a time when investors are... more
SETL opens its Global Engineering Centre in UK
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
SETL, the financial blockchain specialist, today announced the opening of its Global Engineering Centre in Ipswich, UK. Ten new staff have been recruited to work in the new office and to support SETL’s international expansion, bringing SETL’s total worldwide workforce to 24. The centre was officially opened by Ben Gummer, Member of Parliament for Ipswich and Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General and by Chairman of the SETL board... more
Mobile Banking based on Blockchain and Biometrics
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, Mobile Banking
On March 9, one of the leaders of ambitious project called Humaniq, a famous blockchain entrepreneur and journalist, Richard Kastelein will speak at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Tallinn. Humaniq is a mobile bank based on blockchain and biometric user identification (without passports and signatures). Blockchain community has called the project Bank 4.0.
EquiChain unveils its blockchain based prototype for capital markets
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain, FX Contracts
EquiChain, a London-based Fintech company with an Asia regional office in Hong Kong, announces its working prototype for capital markets. The company plans to implement a full end-to-end ‘execution to custody’ (E2C) pilot in 2017, positioning EquiChain to deliver the full potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT). The company also announces the closing of its initial funding round, secured from its board members, advisors and close... more
Synechron Survey Reveals 94% of Financial Services Executives Believe Boards have Bought into Blockchain
- 9 years 3 months ago
- Blockchain
Synechron Inc., the digital, business consulting and technology services provider, today reveals 89% of senior executives questioned in a survey conducted by TABB Group believe blockchain will be in everyday use in the financial services industry by 2026. The results suggest that despite various levels of action on blockchain initiatives, the majority of financial services organizations believe in the long-term, innovative potential of... more
