Royal Bank of Canada president and CEO Dave McKay issued new comments on the blockchain at a roundtable discussion today.
Norway's financial institutions are set to meet to discuss blockchain technology, a note from a major private banking standards body reveals.
Investment bank UBS and Spanish megabank Santander discussed blockchain technology at the Bank of England's Open Forum event held in London today.
UK banking group HSBC has outlined how the blockchain could be utilized to facilitate or enhance unconventional central bank policies.
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has been discussing the potential impact of blockchain technology on its domestic finance industry.
Here's a round-up of the 25 banking partners currently working with R3 on distributed ledger technology projects.
The chief of the International Monetary Fund told a group of bankers this week that they don't have much to fear from bitcoin.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has issued new remarks about bitcoin, dismissing the digital currency's potential to survive in the long-term.
Santander InnoVentures has announced the launch of a global blockchain challenge to support early stage startups using distributed ledger technology.
Asia-Pacific banks, credit card firms and startups can be expected to focus on the blockchain in the coming years, according to a new report.
Money20/20 hosted its second (Bit)coinWorld track this year, a forum that highlighted ongoing terminology debates in the industry.
Distributed ledger startup R3CEV has gained an additional three banking partners, raising the number of total banks involved to 25. Japan’s Mizuho Bank, Nordea Bank – which operates in Northern Europe – and Italian bank UniCredit join the likes of Citi, HSBC, Barclays and Goldman Sachs in R3CEV’s blockchain project which sets out to spread the […]
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the actions of some banks for closing accounts of various bitcoin businesses.
Another great week for blockchain technology, heralded by Barclay's partnership with two distributed ledger startups.
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is planning to demonstrate its blockchain-based proof-of-concept early next year.