Banking

Banking

DTCC Vice Chairman Calls for Single, Global Distributed Ledger

Comments from a high-ranking DTCC official have yielded interesting new insights into its vision for distributed ledger tech.

Business  ·  10 April 2017
Banking

Managed Fund Titans Eye 2018 for Blockchain MVP Launch

A previously announced asset manager consortium is moving slowly to market with a blockchain technology solution.

Business  ·  3 April 2017
Japan

MUFG, Standard Chartered Plan Blockchain Payments Launch for 2018

A group of international banks is reportedly planning the 2018 launch of cross-border payment services backed by blockchain.

Business  ·  31 March 2017
Exchanges

Market Enabler? Exchanges See Blockchain as New Revenue Play

At a conference in Budapest this week, financial industry execs revealed shifting views on the best use case for distributed ledger tech.

Markets  ·  30 March 2017
Ethereum

More Banks to Sign Up for ING’s Ethereum Oil Trading Platform

Dutch bank ING's ethereum-based oil trading pilot is opening up to new financial institutions.

Business  ·  28 March 2017
China

China, Blockchain & The Holy Grail of Marketplace Lending

A blockchain partnership spearheaded by Foxconn could have ripple effects for global supply chains and lending, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.

Business  ·  20 March 2017
Banking

IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains

IBM has launched IBM Blockchain, a new product it is calling the "first commercial application" of Hyperledger Fabric.

Business  ·  20 March 2017
China

Chinese Bank Union to Tackle Receipt Forgery With Blockchain

A blockchain research startup and eight local banks have teamed up to bring blockchain's benefits to China's receipts financing industry.

Business  ·  16 March 2017
Banking

BIS Report: Wide-Scale DLT Use ‘Years Away’

A new report on payments from the Bank of International Settlements has outlined three possible use cases for blockchain technology.

Business  ·  9 March 2017
Bitstamp

Bitstamp Partners with Banking Giant for Bitcoin Investment On-Ramp

Bitcoin exchange Bitstamp and French bank Crédit Agricole have teamed up to facilitate bitcoin acceptance at investment funds.

Business  ·  8 March 2017
Banking

Why Bitcoin Remittance Companies Are Still Shrugging Off Swift

Financial messaging giant Swift may have introduced new payments tech, but bitcoin startups still feel confident about their role in the industry.

Business  ·  8 March 2017
Banking

The Lack of Blockchain Talent is Becoming An Industry Concern

At the DTCC's Fintech Symposium, the lack of available blockchain job applicants was cited as a roadblock to industry goals.

Business  ·  2 March 2017
Ethereum

‘Big Four’ Firm EY Begins Blockchain ID Platform Rollout

'Big Four' auditing firm EY has developed a new blockchain identity platform for an Australian client.

Business  ·  28 February 2017
Ethereum

Big Corporates Unite for Launch of Enterprise Ethereum Alliance

JP Morgan, Microsoft, BP and Wipro are among the global corporations behind the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, set to be unveiled today.

Tech  ·  28 February 2017
Canada

Banks Turn to Bitcoin Tracking in Fight Against Human Trafficking

Inside the struggle to trace the transactions of human traffickers, who, in recent years, have turned to bitcoin.

Markets  ·  27 February 2017