Banking

Banking

Former State Street Blockchain Lead Launches Post-Trade Startup

State Street’s former blockchain lead has launched a new startup focused on using the tech to “redesign” the securities services industry.

Business  ·  18 May 2016
Banking

Blockchain and the Race Towards Irrelevance

Are financial incumbents in denial about the true impact of blockchain tech? Blockchain specialist Matthew Spoke argues the answer might be yes.

Business  ·  15 May 2016
Insurance

Capgemini to Develop Blockchain Loyalty Tech Amid ‘Aggressive’ Hiring

Capgemini took its latest step on its bid to dramatically increase its investment in blockchain tech this week, announcing a retail payments trial.

Business  ·  12 May 2016
Exchanges

Korea Exchange Talks Top-Down Approach to Blockchain Innovation

The Korea Exchange opens up about its strategy on blockchain tech and why it is investigating how it could be used to open new markets.

Business  ·  12 May 2016
Regulation

Why Silvergate’s CEO is Banking 15 Bitcoin Companies

As Silvergate Bank prepares to give its 16th bitcoin account its CEO talks about how he got in the business of working with digital currency startups.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 May 2016
Banking

Four Genuine Blockchain Use Cases

Financial institutions may have more limited ways to harness the technology than previously thought, one researcher argues.

Business  ·  11 May 2016
Europe

How Fidor Bank is Using Ethereum to Rethink Banking

Fidor Bank CIO Patrick Gruban takes CoinDesk inside a recent tech trial it conducted using the Ethereum blockchain.

Business  ·  10 May 2016
Banking

Settlement Experts Predict Three Fates for Blockchain at Consensus 2016

Digital Asset, itBit, Nasdaq and CME Group gathered at the Consensus 2016 conference to discuss the future of blockchain in finance.

Markets  ·  3 May 2016
Banking

Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group Grows to 37 Members

The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group has taken steps to formalize its operations and add clarity to its structure.

Business  ·  3 May 2016
Banking

Chain Unveils Blockchain Platform Built By and for Financial Industry

Blockchain startup Chain is today releasing a new permissioned protocol built in collaboration with 10 financial and telecom firms.

Business  ·  2 May 2016
Russia

Russia’s Sole Central Securities Depository Trials Blockchain Voting

Russia’s sole central securities depository has announced it has tested a blockchain-based voting system.

Business  ·  28 April 2016
Banking

Infosys Subsidiary Launches Blockchain Platform for Banks

Infosys has become the latest IT services giant to announce the introduction of a blockchain offering through its EdgeVerve Systems subsidiary.

Tech  ·  27 April 2016
Banking

How Barclays Used R3’s Tech to Build a Smart Contracts Prototype

CoinDesk goes inside Barclays' latest distributed ledger trial, showcasing how it is digitizing smart contract templates on R3's new ledger Corda.

Business  ·  26 April 2016
Banking

Why Your Business Needs a Blockchain Czar

Investor William Mougayar discusses how enterprise businesses are seeking to establish and implement blockchain strategies

Markets  ·  25 April 2016
Brazil

Brazil’s Bank Itaú Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

Itaú Unibanco has become the first Latin America-based bank to join blockchain and distributed ledger consortium R3CEV.

Business  ·  25 April 2016