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Banking

UBS Contributes Blockchain Code to HIV Research Effort

UBS has donated the code for a blockchain-based trading platform to a nonprofit group funding research into a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Business  ·  22 January 2016
Europe

ESMA Event Explores Blockchain Impact on Mainstream Finance

The European Securities and Markets Authority recently held an event that focused, in part, on the use of blockchains in mainstream finance.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 January 2016
Banking

2015 Was the Year of the Blockchain

Financial Services Club chairman Chris Skinner discusses why 2015 marked a turning point for global bitcoin and blockchain discussion.

Business  ·  22 December 2015
News

Blockchain Panel Draws Capacity Crowd at Finnovasia

A blockchain panel at Finnovasia drew so many interested FinTech professionals extra chairs needed to be brought into the auditorium.

Business  ·  10 December 2015
Banking

CME, London Stock Exchange Form Blockchain Settlement Group

A group of banks, exchanges and clearing houses has formed a working body to discuss how blockchain tech might be used in settlement.

Business  ·  17 November 2015
Banking

Santander and UBS Discuss Blockchain at Bank of England Event

Investment bank UBS and Spanish megabank Santander discussed blockchain technology at the Bank of England's Open Forum event held in London today.

Business  ·  11 November 2015
Banking

Meet the 25 Banks Working With Distributed Ledger Startup R3

Here's a round-up of the 25 banking partners currently working with R3 on distributed ledger technology projects.

Business  ·  7 November 2015
JP Morgan

5 Mainstream Finance Figures Embracing the Blockchain

Who's said what and why? CoinDesk has rounded up some of the most interesting crypto related comments made over the last year.

Markets  ·  7 October 2015
Japan

Japan’s Top Think Tank Launches Blockchain Study

The Nomura Research Institute will study blockchain technology to assess its use in the securities sector.

Business  ·  6 October 2015
Banking

Global Investment Banks Back Blockchain Initiative

A number of the world's largest investment banks are teaming up to develop standards for blockchain technology.

Business  ·  15 September 2015
Ethereum

UBS Sheds New Light on Blockchain Experimentation

Researchers at the London innovation lab of Swiss banking giant UBS are developing a new blockchain implementation for transaction settlement.

Business  ·  3 September 2015
Banks

UBS’ Alex Batlin on the Future of Blockchain Tech in Finance

When it announced its blockchain innovation lab earlier this year, UBS caused a ripple of excitement and trepidation. It was a watershed moment: one of the world’s wealthiest investment banks was putting its money, and public image, behind blockchain technology. Not only that, but it would be experimenting deep in the financial heart of London. The […]

Business  ·  23 August 2015
Goldman Sachs

8 Banking Giants Embracing Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech

Despite an initial skepticism, major financial institutions are beginning to become more public with their interest in bitcoin and the blockchain.

Markets  ·  27 July 2015
Research

SWIFT Institute Offers €15,000 for Blockchain Securities Research

A financial services research group backed by SWIFT has announced a new blockchain technology grant.

Tech  ·  13 July 2015
Banking

UBS to Research Blockchain Technology in London Lab

Swiss investment bank UBS will open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the fintech industry.

Business  ·  2 April 2015