Companies

Banking

BNY Mellon is Backing Up Bank Transactions With Blockchain Tech

BNY Mellon has developed a trial system which leverages the blockchain in order to create a backup record for transactions.

Business  ·  7 September 2016
Banking

Barclays Completes Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction

Barclays has completed a blockchain trade finance transaction with incubator graduate Wave.

Business  ·  7 September 2016
Startups

6 Blockchain Startups Accept New Ernst & Young ‘Challenge’

Ernst & Young has selected six blockchain startups for its first distributed ledger startup challenge.

Business  ·  6 September 2016
Investments

Bank Veterans Raise $1.5 Million for Digital Asset Startup

Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities has raised $1.5m in new funding.

Business  ·  5 September 2016
China

China Merchants Bank Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

That's another Asia-based bank for R3's growing roster.

Business  ·  2 September 2016
Banking

Blockchain Startup Symbiont Adds Ex-Morgan Stanley Director

Former Morgan Stanley managing director Caitlin Long has joined blockchain startup Symbiont as president and chairman of the board.

Business  ·  30 August 2016
Startups

Blockchain Executives Sign Pledge to Address Governance Issues

Fourteen blockchain executives have signed a letter calling for changes to the way blockchain governance is managed.

Business  ·  29 August 2016
Startups

Bitcoin Tipping Platform Zapchain to Shut Down

Bitcoin-based social network Zapchain has announced it will close effective 31st August.

Business  ·  29 August 2016
Banking

Why ICAP Believes Central Banks Could Adopt Digital Currency

ICAP is working to show central banks how they may be able to one day adopt a market infrastructure based on distributed ledger tech.

Business  ·  26 August 2016
Patents

R3 Files Patent Application for Distributed Ledger Tech

New York-based startup R3CEV has reportedly filed for a patent for a blockchain-inspired financial platform.

Business  ·  24 August 2016
Bitcoin

Bitfury Research Shines Light on Bitcoin Privacy Weaknesses

A new Bitfury white paper aims to advance the study of how bitcoins sent using certain privacy-enhancing techniques can be traced to participants.

Business  ·  23 August 2016
Japan

Japanese Firms Test Blockchain for E-Check Management

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and tech giant Hitachi are working on a blockchain proof-of-concept aimed at digitizing checks.

Business  ·  22 August 2016
Regulation

UK Blockchain Projects Near Regulatory Approval

UK regulators are reportedly moving forward with efforts that would find blockchain firms exiting a FinTech sandbox program.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 August 2016
Japan

Japanese Banks Plan Blockchain Currency Exchange

A group of Japanese financial institutions are looking to create a platform for real-time currency exchange services.

Business  ·  19 August 2016
Acquisitions

Rakuten Acquires Bitcoin Startup Team for Blockchain Lab Launch

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has acqui-hired bitcoin startup Bitnet as part of a bid to staff its new blockchain development lab in the UK.

Business  ·  18 August 2016