Amphora becomes VAKT interface partner
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain, Risk Management
Amphora, a market leader in oil commodity trading and risk management (CTRM), is delighted to become an interface partner with VAKT. Chris Mudry, CEO at Amphora says: “VAKT offers the energy industry a genuine opportunity to streamline post trade processes. Such efficiency gains are long overdue in a market with increasingly tighter margins. With VAKT, we can see an industry standard quickly advancing downstream from BFOET, especially into the... more
Blockchain Launches the Fastest Crypto Exchange in the World to Level the Playing Field for Retail Investors
- 6 years 11 months ago
- Blockchain
Blockchain, the leading provider of cryptocurrency products and creator of the world’s most popular crypto wallet, is launching The PIT, the first microsecond-latency crypto exchange. The institutional-grade platform fills the void for a reliable, fast, and liquid marketplace where all investors can trade crypto fairly. After extensive, the custom “Mercury” matching engine delivers speeds a quantum faster than any other crypto exchange.
Kinesis expands to Indonesia: gold-backed currency allows citizens to make payments and generate returns
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
Kinesis Money – creators of a robust blockchain-based currency the value of which is tied 1:1 to underlying physical gold and silver holdings – has achieved a major step forward in its vision to offer a superior alternative to mainstream central bank-mediated fiat monetary system.
Coinbase Joins Leading Emerging Tech Conference
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Blockchain, Payments
FinTech Network are excited to announce that Zeeshan Feroz, CEO (UK) at Coinbase will be speaking at the 4th Blockchain for Finance Conference, EU, Dublin, October 7-9, the premium European conference exploring how emerging technologies are redefining financial services. http://bit.ly/2K2pSbp Zeeshan will join an exciting panel discussion with Barclays, Citi and Deloitte to discuss: Identifying the Value in Digitalisation
UnionBank is First PH Bank to Use Blockchain-based Tokenized Fiat for Account-to-account Cross-border Remittance
- 6 years 12 months ago
- Blockchain, Banking
Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) recently became the first Philippine bank to successfully pilot blockchain-based remittance from Singapore to the Philippines. This was done in partnership with OCBC Bank, Singapore's longest established bank, using the Adhara liquidity management and international payments platform.
CoinCola First Meet-up in Lagos
- 7 years 1 day ago
- Blockchain
A few days ago, the first-ever CoinCola meet up took place at the prestigious Tayo Aderinokun Lecture Theatre located in the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The event which took place on the 13th of July 2019 had over 120 persons in attendance including businessmen, students, crypto traders, blockchain analyst, crypto experts, local media companies and many newbies to cryptocurrency.
SIGMA Group Announces Strategic Partner for SiGMA Manila 2020 and AIBC Manila 2020
- 7 years 1 day ago
- Blockchain
SiGMA Group is pleased to announce Veronica Andrino as a Strategic Partner for SiGMA Manila 2020 and AIBC Manila 2020. “I am very much delighted to work with the highly-experienced team from the Malta A.I. and Blockchain Summit. Being appointed as a strategic partner is so exciting – it’s such an honour for me to work with the top calibre team in the industry,” says Veronica Andrino.
World Digital Economic Expo Will Be Held on June 8-9 2020 in Collaboration with SIGMA’s Manila AI and Blockchain Summit
- 7 years 1 day ago
- Blockchain
The World Digital Economic Expo, which was supposed to be held at the SMX Convention Center in SM Mall of Asia on the month of August, was formally moved to June 8-9 2020 and will be renamed as Manila AI and Blockchain Summit to be co-organized by SIGMA and Vibe PH. It was meant for individuals and companies from various industries such as e-commerce, AI and IOT, fintech and blockchain to come together in this extraordinary event.
trueDigital expects to acquire DCM and SEF registrations from trueEX executing on plans to launch its cryptocurrency derivatives exchange
- 7 years 4 days ago
- Blockchain
trueDigital Holdings LLC, a global provider of financial technologies and products for traditional and digital asset markets, has reached an agreement in principle to acquire, subject to CFTC approval, the Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Swaps Execution Facility (SEF) registrations held by trueEX LLC.
Vedanta, YES Bank and MonetaGo join forces to pioneer digitalization in India’s USD 500 billion commercial paper market using R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Blockchain, Banking
Financial technology solutions provider MonetaGo has today announced that a commercial paper has been digitally issued in Asia for the first time using blockchain technology. MonetaGo completed this transaction through a partnership with banking services provided by YES Bank and the issuer Vedanta, a natural resources conglomerate. India’s highly-regulated commercial paper market involves huge amount of paperwork to be prepared by the Issuer for... more
R3 and GoldGram Partner to Develop GGC GoldGramCoin Token for R3’s Corda Blockchain Platform.
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Blockchain
GoldGram Pte. Ltd., creator of the new digital asset-backed token GGC GoldGramCoin®, and R3, the world’s leading developer of enterprise blockchain solutions for business, announced today that they have entered into a partnership program agreement to develop a native GGC GoldGramCoin token for R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
Saga and Deloitte Partner to Select FIS’s Solution to Manage Treasury Unit
- 7 years 1 week ago
- Blockchain, Audit and Reporting
Saga, a monetary startup aimed at creating blockchain-based currency designed to bring stability to international exchange, announced today that it has recently selected FIS (NYSE: FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, to deploy its Integrity SaaS solution to manage the Saga treasury unit’s back office and its reserves.
Global eTrade Services Facilitates Trusted Connections and Proof of Provenance of Goods with the Launch of Blockchain-based Electronic Certificates of Origin (eCOs)
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Global eTrade Services (GeTS), a global trade platform company, will launch blockchain-based electronic Certificates of Origin (eCOs) in partnership with Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCCI). The service will be made available on GeTS' neutral and trusted Open Trade Blockchain (OTB) platform from 5th July 2019.
FCA Proposes Ban on Sale of Crypto-Derivatives to Retail Consumers
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies
The FCA considers these products are ill-suited to retail consumers who cannot reliably assess the value and risks of derivatives or ETNs that reference certain cryptoassets (crypto-derivatives). This is due to:
Finboot Secured an Investment from Repsol and Blockchain Solution Contract
- 7 years 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain, Investment, SaaS
Finboot, a leading software innovation group creating enterprise-level products, announces that it has secured an investment from global energy giant Repsol as part of its latest fundraise, in addition to securing a commercial contract with the company. Repsol has acquired a c.8% stake in the company through its strategic investment fund. The funds will be used to support the enhancement and extension of Finboot’s product offering in line with... more
