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Bian unveils free API market for banks

Banking not-for-profit Bian has launched a free online market, containing APIs developed by firms including IBM, Microsoft, Citi and PNC.

23 October 2018

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Sibos: IBM introduces Open Banking platform

IBM is looking to cash on the open banking era, launching a platform designed to bridge the gap between legacy systems and the API future while helping banks meet new regulatory requirements such as PSD2.

23 October 2018

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IBM and banks back data project to fight human trafficking

Western Union, Barclays and Lloyds Banking Group are backing a new project that uses IBM's Watson technology to tap into financial data to help track and combat human trafficking.

19 October 2018

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IBM to demo blockchain-based payment system at Sibos

IBM is preparing to demonstrate a blockchain-based alternative payments system to international banking representatives attending the annual Swift operations conference in October in Sydney.

04 September 2018

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IBM to test dollar-pegged 'stablecoin'

IBM is backing a new US dollar-pegged "stablecoin" as it looks to explore ways to make transaction processing and money transfers faster, safer and more efficient.

18 July 2018

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ANZ and IBM explore application of DLT in insurance sector

ANZ, IBM and Suncorp New Zealand have joined forces in an exploratory effort to use distributed ledger technology to help make the data transfer and payment reconciliation process faster and more transparent between brokers and insurers.

30 April 2018

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Top tier banks pass first transactions on trade finance blockchain

Batavia, a blokchain-based trade finance platform developed by a consortium of international banks and IBM, has passed its first live pilot transactions with corporate clients.

19 April 2018

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IBM and Maersk form JV for blockchain-based global trade platform

IBM and transport and logistics outfit AP Moller-Maersk are setting up a joint venture that will build a blockchain-based cross-border supply chain programme to manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers across the world.

16 January 2018

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Singapore central bank open sources blockchain prototypes

An industry consortium led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the island's Association of Banks has released the source-codes of three successful distributed ledger prototypes for inter-bank payments, in an effort to encourage other financial institutions and central banks to experiment with the technology.

14 November 2017

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Zelle partners IBM for P2P payments push

As it reports soaring consumer take up, US bank-backed P2P payments app Zelle has teamed up with IBM to help bring the service to more financial institutions.

24 October 2017

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IBM uses blockchain to improve cross-border payments processing

IBM is leading a project that uses public blockchain technology to make international payments in developing countries more efficient and less expensive.

16 October 2017

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Four more banks join IBM/UBS blockchain trade finance platform

IBM is collaborating with five international banks on the creation of a global trade finance platform based on blockchain technology.

04 October 2017

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