Banking

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To Go Big on Blockchain, ‘Big Four’ Firm PwC Thinking Small

To scale up its blockchain operations, 'Big Four' audit firm PwC is thinking small with its strategy.

Business  ·  18 August 2016
Banking

The Emergence of Blockchains as Activity Registers

In this opinion piece, Antony Lewis argues that the term 'distributed ledger' needs clarifying due to the new emerging use cases for the technology.

Business  ·  13 August 2016
Banking

WEF: Blockchain to Form Foundation of New Financial Infrastructure

Distributed ledger tech will form the “foundation” of financial services infrastructure, according to a new report by the World Economic Forum.

Business  ·  12 August 2016
Ethereum

‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms Meet to Consider Blockchain Consortium

'Big Four' accounting firms Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC held a meeting yesterday to discuss forming a blockchain consortium.

Business  ·  11 August 2016
Banking

15 R3 Members Trial Distributed Ledger Tech for Trade Finance

Fifteen R3 members announced today they have completed a distributed ledger trial focused on applications in trade finance.

Business  ·  10 August 2016
Banking

Bank of America, HSBC Unveil Blockchain Supply Chain Project

Bank of America and HSBC have teamed up with the Singapore government’s IT and telecom agency on a blockchain supply chain trial.

Business  ·  10 August 2016
Russia

Payments Firm Qiwi Could Transition to Blockchain By 2021

Russian payments firm Qiwi now estimates it could upgrade its core database to a distributed ledger-based system by 2021.

Business  ·  8 August 2016
Banking

Singapore Central Bank Adds Blockchain CEOs to Advisory Panel

Blythe Masters and 14 other financial leaders have joined a new tech advisory panel formed by Singapore's central bank.

Business  ·  5 August 2016
Europe

Barclays Collaboration Sets Forth Vision for Smart Contracts Future

Barclays exec Lee Braine discusses a new position paper he believes has codified his bank's view on smart contracts tech.

Business  ·  4 August 2016
Banking

Why Swedish Bank SEB Backed its First Bitcoin Startup

In a new interview, CoinDesk speaks with Sweden's SEB Group to learn more about the bank's first bitcoin investment.

Markets  ·  4 August 2016
Banking

Credit Suisse Report Explores Blockchain Impact on 14 Public Stocks

Research from financial services giant Credit Suisse examines how the stock performance of incumbent financial firms could be impacted by blockchain.

Business  ·  3 August 2016
Banking

Why PwC’s New FinTech Director Won’t Rock the Blockchain Boat

PwC's new US FinTech director reveals how the firm is being transformed by blockchain.

Markets  ·  2 August 2016
Banking

PwC FinTech Lead Joins Blockchain Startup Libra

Blockchain startup Libra has announced new hires it says will help it position itself as the "Microsoft Office for blockchain".

Business  ·  25 July 2016
India

RBI Calls on Indian Banks to Explore Blockchain

A member of India's central bank has encouraged further collaboration between banks and startups to advance blockchain tech.

Business  ·  22 July 2016
Ethereum

Why Big Bank Consultants Were Watching Ethereum’s Hard Fork

CoinDesk discusses the recent ethereum hard fork with members of major consulting firms with a blockchain specialty.

Business  ·  21 July 2016