Latest Blockchain News: Finextra Research

Record turn out expected for EBAday 2016; exhibition floor sells out

Boasting a sold-out exhibition floor and record pre-registered delegate numbers, EBAday 2016 has reinforced its status as Europe's premier payments and transaction banking conference.

27 May 2016

News/Blockchain

Santander taps Ripple blockchain tech for international payments app

In what it claims is a UK bank first, Santander has begun piloting an app that uses blockchain technology from Ripple for international payments.

26 May 2016

News/Blockchain

Blockchain tech could save cash equities market $6bn a year - Goldman Sachs

The use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement in the cash equities market could save banks around the world $6 billion a year, mainly through lower headcounts and back office IT costs, according to a Goldman Sachs report.

26 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Nasdaq debuts blockchain-ready Financial Framework

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today the launch of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, the company’s harmonized approach to delivering robust end-to-end solutions to financial infrastructure providers globally in an open, agile environment.

26 May 2016

News/Blockchain

Enterprise Ireland launches EUR500,000 fintech fund

Enterprise Ireland is inviting aspiring startups to apply for a slice of a new Eur500,000 fintech fund, open to early-stage companies providing innovative technology to the financial services market.

26 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

FS retailers hail blockchain potential

Nearly two thirds (60 per cent) of global financial services retailers who have some understanding of blockchain* believe it will prove to be the most significant technological development since the internet, according to research undertaken by Marketforce.

25 May 2016

News/Blockchain

Global fintech funding bounces back but Europe stutters

After a tricky end to 2015, global fintech funding bounced back in the first quarter to hit $5.7 billion. However, the numbers are skewed by a couple of billion dollar-plus Chinese deals which mask a stagnant European scene.

25 May 2016

News/Blockchain

Denmark's Nets partners Coinify to explore blockchain tech

Danish payments company Nets has set its sights on blockchain technology, teaming up with local specialist Coinify on a development lab that will work on developing distributed ledger-based products and services.

25 May 2016

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Deloitte launches financial services blockchain lab

Business advisory firm Deloitte is setting up an Emea financial services blockchain centre in Dublin that will house a team of 50 developers and designers.

25 May 2016

News/Blockchain

R3 consortium gets first Chinese member

Ping An Financial Services Group has become the first Chinese member of the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

24 May 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Fintechs can catalyse change in bank behaviour

Rob Hetherington, Head of Financial Services, SAP, and Johan Van Rooyen, Head of Design and Engineering Lab, Discovery, speak about the technologies disrupting banking and how incumbents and new entrants can work together in this space.

23 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Wall Street Blockchain Alliance launches new Working Committees

The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance (WSBA) has announced the launch of two new Working Committees, Regulatory & Compliance, and Economic Inclusion, each chaired by noted industry experts.

23 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Deloitte showcases integration of Ripple technology into Temenos T24

New payment technology is transforming financial systems by allowing direct bank-to-bank settlements in real time, even for international transfers.

20 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Sydney Stock Exchange and Bit Trade Labs team on blockchain settlement system

Sydney Stock Exchange (“SSX”) and Bit Trade Labs have announced the establishment of a joint venture to develop a blockchain based equities market settlement and registration system, initially for SSX’s equities and private markets platforms, but also available for other market and market operators.

19 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Hyperledger Project adds another eight members

Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, announced today that eight new members have joined the initiative to establish an open standard for distributed ledgers that will transform the way business transactions are conducted globally.

19 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Rise testing post-trade blockchain tech with banks, custodians and CSDs

RISE Financial Technologies (RISE), a provider of distributed ledger technology for both post-trade settlement and securities safekeeping, today becomes the first technology firm to launch the second generation of blockchain for the post-trade sector.

18 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Synechron appoints George Ravich as CMO

Synechron, Inc., a global consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, today announced the appointment of fintech marketing veteran George Ravich as Chief Marketing Officer.

18 May 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

PSD2 provides the catalyst for change

Marion King, Director of Payments, RBS, speaks about PSD2, APIs and blockchain in the UK payments industry.

17 May 2016

Company update/Blockchain

Kompany to move company records to a blockchain

At today’s 2016 joint conference of the European Commerce Registers’ Forum (ECRF) and Corporate Registers’ Forum (CRF) in Cardiff, UK, kompany.com announces its development to provide electronic ledgers of original and authoritative company information.

12 May 2016

Finextra TV/Blockchain

Blockchain is the kill switch for fraud

Brian Donegan, Head of Operations, eBusiness, ICT Development, Isle of Man Government, speaks about applications of blockchain other than within financial services, and how secure it really is.

12 May 2016