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R3 raises $107m

In the largest funding round in the history of distributed ledger technology, the R3 consortium has raised $107 million from around half of its members as well as Intel and Temasek Holdings.

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Switzerland's Crypto Valley Association draws blue chip support

Former UBS and Sap CIO Oliver Bussmann is leading a Government-backed initiative to position Switzerland as a global hub for blockchain and cryptographic development with the support of multiple blue chip partners, including UBS, Thomson Thomson Reuters, PwC, Consensys and Luxoft.

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Epam wins $300m UBS deal

The world's largest wealth manager, UBS, has inked a $300 million-plus, multi-year deal with technology firm Epam Systems as it seeks to put IT at the heart of its cost reduction programme.

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Swiss banks pair up with Kickstart cohort

A Kickstart Accelerator programme in Switzerland has proved fertile hunting ground for some of the countries biggest banks as they seek out fresh talent and innovative applications for financial sector deployment.

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UBS names Stephens to spearhead blockchain projects

UBS has named its former Apac CIO Peter Stephens as head of blockchain, replacing Alex Batlin who jumped ship last week to join BNY Mellon.

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UBS targets less rich Brits with robo-advisor platform

UBS is hoping to bring its wealth management services to a wider audience through the launch of a digital robo-advisory platform available to UK customers with as little as £15,000 to invest.

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Banks embrace Ripple and move beyond testing to real-world transactions

UBS, Santander and CIBC are among seven banks to sign up to the Ripple's distributed ledger technology for cross-border payments.

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Big banks join $40 million SigFig round

San Francisco-based robo-advisor SigFig has raised $40 million in a new financing round that includes investment from UBS and the fintech venture fund of Spain's Banco Santander.

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UBS strikes alliance with robo-advisor SigFig

UBS has invested in wealth management tech firm SigFig as part of a strategic alliance that will also see the San Francisco startup create digital tools for the Swiss bank's US advisors.

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Singapore sets up fintech office for startups

The Singapore government is launching a dedicated office designed to help fintech startups set up in the country.

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Swiss banks investigate common mobile payments system

Switzerland's five biggest banks are talking to retailers and financial infrastructure provider SIX Group about a joint mobile payments service.

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UBS and Credit Suisse launch fintech accelerator

The two largest Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse, are partnering with Swisscom, Swiss Life and Ernst & Young to launch a fintech accelerator with an international target audience.