Blockchain

Rakuten Launches Blockchain Lab

8 years 10 months ago
Blockchain

Rakuten, Inc. (TSE: 4755) today announced the opening of the Rakuten Blockchain Lab (R.B.L.) in Belfast, UK, planned for August 22, 2016. R.B.L. will be a dedicated research and development organization within Rakuten, focused on blockchain technology and its potential applications in the fintech and e-commerce sectors.

Misys Explores Real Use Cases Where Blockchain will Make an Impact

8 years 10 months ago
Blockchain, Infrastructure

Misys is cutting through the Blockchain hype. An in-depth look at distributed ledger technology (DLT) use cases across capital markets and corporate banking reveals multiple initiatives across the industry at proof of concept stage, with mass adoption anything up to a decade away.

Software AG’s Digital Business Platform to Enable Disruptive Technology

8 years 10 months ago
Blockchain, Infrastructure

Software AG announced the availability of next generation Digital Business Platform capabilities that enable financial institutions to

SETL Completes Initial Funding and Announces Board Appointments

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain, Payments

SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure based on blockchain technology, announced the completion of its first round of private fundraising today.

IBM Reveals Cloud Services for Blockchain Networks

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain, Cloud, Infrastructure

IBM reports a cloud service for organizations requiring a secure environment for blockchain networks. Ideal for organizations in regulated industries, this environment allows clients to test and run blockchain projects that handle private data.

ATB Financial to Use Blockchain Technology Powered by SAP

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain

ATB Financial, the largest Alberta-based financial institution, has collaborated with SAP SE, financial technology start-up Ripple Labs Inc. and ReiseBank AG in Germany to send the first real international blockchain payment from Canada to Germany.

SolidX Introduces Enterprise-Grade Blockchain Identity Software

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain

SolidX Partners Inc., an innovative blockchain technology company, announced the launch of Vida, the world's first full-stack identity solution using blockchain technology. Vida provides enterprises with robust identity management capabilities without the need to hold personal identifying information. Vida is the first service of its kind to provide one identity across numerous applications, streamlining permissioned access to data and services... more

IBM and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa complete first blockchain project

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain

IBM and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa announced today the completion of their first blockchain project to improve the bank's ability to verify customer identity. The result of this successful pilot is an operational permissioned blockchain network that provides a view of customer identity to enable compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. This demonstrates the disruptive capabilities of blockchain technology beyond common transaction-... more

IBM to Establish Blockchain Innovation Center in Singapore

8 years 11 months ago
Blockchain

IBM plans to establish the first IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation in Singapore.

MGT Unveils Bitcoin and Blockchain Project

8 years 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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.