Banking

Funding Rounds

Sony Co-Leads €13 Million Raise for Crypto Banking Startup Bitwala

Bitwala raised almost $14.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Sony Financial Ventures and NKB Group.

Business  ·  31 July 2019
Banking

Philippines’ UnionBank Launches Stablecoin, Conducts Country’s First Bank Blockchain Transaction

The group ran its first transaction between three rural banks in an effort to improve its remittance offerings.

Business  ·  30 July 2019
Banking

MIT Fellow Says Facebook ‘Lifted’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency

MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.

Business  ·  26 July 2019
Banking

R3 Taps Software Sales Vet to ‘Evangelize’ Paid Version of Corda

R3 has hired software sales pro Cathy Minter as chief revenue officer to grow the user base for its paid DLT product, Corda Enterprise.

Business  ·  19 July 2019
Tezos

Brazilian Bank Plans to Use Tezos Blockchain for STOs Worth $1 Billion

BTG Pactual, Brazil's fifth largest bank, plans to utilize the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings potentially worth $1 billion.

Business  ·  4 July 2019
Australia

IBM, Top Australian Banks to Pilot Blockchain for Retail Lease Bank Guarantees

The blockchain pilot will digitize the bank guarantee process in an effort to tackle fraud and improve efficiency.

Markets  ·  4 July 2019
Stablecoins

Goldman Sachs CEO Hints Bank Might Launch ‘JPM Coin’-Like Crypto

Goldman Sachs may ultimately take part in the crypto disruption of finance with its own stablecoin, according to CEO David Solomon.

Business  ·  28 June 2019
Banking

JPMorgan to Start Customer Trials of Its ‘JPM Coin’ Crypto

JPMorgan Chase is reportedly to start client trials of its "JPM Coin" cryptocurrency for intercompany remittances.

Business  ·  25 June 2019
Banking

SWIFT Gives Blockchain Platforms Access to ‘Instant’ GPI Payments Following R3 Trial

Interbank messaging giant SWIFT will soon allow DLT-based trade platforms to make use of its GPI platform for traceable, near-instant payments.

Business  ·  24 June 2019
Regulation

There’s a Second Token: A Breakdown of Facebook’s Crypto Economy

In addition to the Libra coin, Facebook's newly unveiled crypto project also involves a "Libra investment token."

Policy & regulation  ·  18 June 2019
Banking

Private Blockchain’s Biggest Startups Integrate in Unprecedented Tie-Up

A historic change in strategy is taking place at R3 and Digital Asset (DA), who are now collaborating to maximize their respective blockchain ecosystems.

Business  ·  18 June 2019
Banking

Facebook Hires Standard Chartered Bank Lobbyist for Crypto Project: Report

Facebook's hiring spree for its upcoming cryptocurrency continues with the addition of a senior bank lobbyist from Standard Chartered.

Business  ·  14 June 2019
Coinbase

Circle and Coinbase Open CENTRE Stablecoin Network to New Members

Circle and Coinbase are a launching a bold effort to make money as easy to move around the world as internet data and content.

Business  ·  13 June 2019
Security

Korea’s Biggest Bank Is Preparing to Custody Digital Assets

KB Kookmin, the largest bank in South Korea, is partnering with a blockchain startup to launch a digital asset custody offering.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 June 2019
India

Reserve Bank of India Denies Involvement in Draft Bill to Ban Cryptocurrencies

India is embroiled in rumors of a cryptocurrency ban that would have made cryptocurrency mining, trading, and ownership illegal.

Markets  ·  7 June 2019