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Patents shoot up for new legal services technology
August 17th, 2017
Law firms and legal services technology companies are behind the growth of patents in the legal marketplace with the US leading the way. According to Thomson Reuters, 579 patents relating to new legal services technology were filed worldwide in ...
U.S. firm to launch sale of digital token for forex trading
May 18th, 2017
Fintech Investment Group, a U.S.-based commodity trading adviser, plans to launch an initial coin offering in June for its own token that allows investors to trade currencies on a digital platform, company founder Alan Friedland said. The new digital ...
BBVA became member of the open-source blockchain community Hyperledger
March 28th, 2017
BBVA became an official member of Hyperledger today. Hyperledger is an open-source collaborative effort to advance the use of blockchain in different economic and corporate sectors. Hosted by The Linux Foundation, this international initiative unites a large group of ...
The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies
January 5th, 2017
The dollar stepped further away from a 14-year peak against a basket of currencies on Thursday, as investors locked in gains from its two-month-old rally after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. The dollar had soared on Trump’s ...
Banking Giants Set to Invest in R3-Rival & Blockchain Startup Axoni
December 20th, 2016
US banking giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are leading a number of other financial institutions to invest in blockchain startup Axoni, a report has revealed. According to Reuters, the banks are looking to invest between $15 to $20 million in ...
Bats Europe Expands Reach of New UK Indices
November 17th, 2016
Bats Europe (Bats), the region’s largest stock exchange operator, today announced that data for its UK-focused indices, which were launched this summer, is available via the following leading market data providers: Boerse Stuttgart Bloomberg Bloomberg PolarLake FactSet FE (Financial ...
Gold sees biggest rally since Brexit as Trump leads White House race
November 9th, 2016
Gold jumped nearly 5 percent on Wednesday to its strongest in six weeks as investors sought safe havens after Republican Donald Trump rattled markets by leading Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House. It marked gold’s ...
Blockchain platform developed by Banks to be Open-Source
October 23rd, 2016
A blockchain platform developed by a group that includes more than 70 of the world’s biggest financial institutions is making its code publicly available, in what could become the industry standard for the nascent technology. The Corda platform has ...
Consumers Likely to Hire Lawyers Who Are Active on Social Media, Says New FindLaw Survey
August 16th, 2016
As social media increasingly becomes part of people’s daily lives, a majority of consumers say it plays a major role in deciding which attorney to hire, according to new survey from FindLaw. A majority of consumers say they would ...
Europe pauses for breath ahead of US jobs data
July 8th, 2016
European stocks are expected to open lower on Friday as markets pause ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data on Friday that will give a clear indication on the state of the U.S. economy. The London FTSE index is called to open ...
