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Blockchain Smart Contracts Startup Selected By BNP Paribas Accelerator
March 29th, 2016
CommonAccord, a blockchain-based startup for legal documentation, is one of eight startups selected for BNP Paribas‘ new FinTech accelerator, L’Atelier. CommonAccord’s goal is to create global codes for transferring legal documents like contracts, consents and permits. The startup wants ...
IBM blockchain leader Jerry Cuomo using ‘shadowchains’ to launch moonshots
March 28th, 2016
IBM has been building momentum behind blockchain by championing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperleder Project and creating its own Open Blockchain (OBC) among other things. IBM’s vice president of blockchain Jerry Cuomo, who recently gave testimony before US Congress about ...
What actually is … Blockchain technology?
March 23rd, 2016
A new technology is causing a stir in the FinTech community: Blockchain has many market experts believing that it is the greatest achievement of the past decade for financial technology and the most important digital innovation since the internet ...
Deloitte Predicts Rise in Blockchain-Based Payments
March 22nd, 2016
Deloitte’s Center for Financial Services has released a report forecasting transformation of the banking industry over the coming decade due to disruptive technology. The Banking Industry Outlookreport estimates that blockchain-based payment systems could equal the volume of the United States’ Automated Clearing ...
ICAP’s Post Trade Risk and Information division announces completion of a blockchain proof of technology
March 15th, 2016
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that its Post Trade Risk and Information (“PTRI”) division has successfully completed a proof of technology test case for a ...
Financial services group based in Japan will Join Blockchain Consortium R3
March 15th, 2016
SBI Holdings, Inc. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Yoshitaka Kitao; “SBIH”) hereby announces that it will join blockchain consortium R3 led by R3 CEV LLC (Head Office: New York City, New York State, U.S.; CEO: David ...
Mizuho Bank and Fujitsu Trial Blockchain to Streamline Cross-Border Securities Transaction Settlements
March 9th, 2016
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Fujitsu Limited, and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that they have jointly conducted an operational trial using blockchain technology (*1), which makes it practically impossible to tamper with transaction histories, to shorten the processing time for ...
KPMG: Blockchain Could Be ‘Antidote’ to High Cost of Regulation
March 8th, 2016
As institutional interest in blockchain technology increases with bullish market predictions, professional services firms have been among a new wave of companies seeking to adapt existing products and services for the market. To date, Deloitte and PwC have been perhaps the most aggressive ...
Deloitte Highlights Israel’s Rise as ‘Blockchain Hotspot’
March 4th, 2016
A new report from global professional services firm Deloitte focuses on Israel’s development into a blockchain hub, outlining the work of a number of startups working on distributed ledger solutions across a variety of industries. “The country’s unique experience with FinTech, cyber and ...
KRX seeks share trading through blockchain
March 1st, 2016
Korea’s bourse operator said Monday that it is seeking to launch a platform powered by blockchain technology to invigorate the off-board trading market. The Korea Exchange (KRX) has begun “preliminary steps” to introduce the new platform linking sellers and ...
