Misys backs gamification to educate next generation on money management
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain, Banking, Cloud, Infrastructure
Misys is making gamification an integral part of its Misys FusionBanking Essence Digital platform to help banks educate the next generation on better money management. Integrating Moroku’s GameSystem directly into the Essence Digital architecture enables banks to inject some fun into personal financial management (PFM) and help consumers achieve their savings goals.
Irish Funds Finishes “RegChain” Blockchain Proof of Concept
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain
Irish Funds today announces that it has, in collaboration with Deloitte and participants from leading global asset servicing and fund management institutions including Deutsche Bank, Metzler, Northern Trust and State Street, successfully completed its blockchain proof of concept for regulatory reporting, “RegChain”.
FinTech Australia Advantages of Blockchain Technology
- 7 years 1 month ago
- Blockchain
Australian fintech companies were in the box seat to take advantage of blockchain technology, following the release of an important standards roadmap, the peak body for Australia’s fintech industry said today.
Maersk and IBM Unveil First Industry-Wide Cross-Border Supply Chain Solution on Blockchain
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 years 1 month 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
- 7 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
- 7 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
- 7 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
- 7 years 2 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
