SEC’s November fintech forum to discuss blockchain technology
Sep 28, 2016 04:24 am UTC| Digital Currency
The US Securities and Exchange Commission today announcedit will host a public forum to discuss financial technology (Fintech) innovation in the financial services industry.The forum will be held at the SECs Washington...
Sep 27, 2016 12:51 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Microsoft Corp. and Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced a collaboration on blockchain technology, during Sibos, an annual conference organized by SWIFT for the financial industry, in order to transform trade finance...
CGI implements Ripple Validator Node
Sep 27, 2016 11:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
CGI, a Canadian IT consulting company, has announced that it is the first commercial enterprise to implement the Ripple Validator Node which will provide banking clients with a trusted network partner for Ripples...
CLS to develop blockchain-based payment netting service
Sep 27, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
CLS Group, a leading provider of risk management and operational services for the global foreign exchange market, has revealed its plan to release a payment netting service, CLS Netting, using distributed ledger technology...
Soramitsu contributes code to Hyperledger blockchain project
Sep 27, 2016 09:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese fintech startup Soramitsu has announced the open sourcing and proposal of a distributed ledger technology platform called Iroha to the Hyperledger Project. The startup is already a member of the Hyperledger...
Blockchain-powered ICONOMI raises $5.8m in ICO, crowdsale ends on 29th September
Sep 27, 2016 06:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
ICONOMI, a fund management platform for blockchains and cryptocurrencies, has raised approximately $5.8 million in equity and operational capital through an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which started on August 25,...
Multitude of different blockchain approaches could jeopardise financial market integration – ECB
Sep 27, 2016 05:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
A member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank has said that distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) have the potential to transform the securities and payments industry and that the ECB is exploring its...