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Irish fintech Ion set to buy Acuris for £1bn

Ion Group, a Dublin-based financial software and data company, is reportedly in talks to acquire Acuris, the London-based owner of financial news and data service Mergermarket, in a deal expected to be worth more than £1bn.

10 May 2019

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Microsoft Build 2019: What stands out for fintech developers?

Thousands of developers, software engineers and students gathered at Microsoft Build 2019 to learn about the latest advances across technologies critical to the future of banking, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the Internet of Things and Mixed Reality for cloud or edge computing.

10 May 2019

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Swift on the hunt for new IT talent

Interbank payment network Swift is positioning itself as a cutting edge IT shop as it seeks to recruit 150 talented IT professionals worldwide.

09 May 2019

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UK regulators to form post-trade technology working group

UK regulators are to convene an industry-led 'Technology Working Group' to drive reforms in post-trade processing in a bid to encourage innovation, reduce complexity and increase systemic resilience.

08 May 2019

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Deutsche Bourse signs cloud deal with Microsoft

Deutsche Bourse is to accelerate the migration of its workloads to the cloud after closing a deal with Microsoft for its cloud services over Azure and office collaboration tools.

08 May 2019

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Voltron consortium grows to over 50 banks and corporates

The blockchain-based trade finance coalition Voltron has swelled to over 50 banks and corporates following the completion of trials involving the simulation of multiple digital Letter of Credit transactions across 27 countries on six continents.

08 May 2019

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Wipro develops prototype for central bank digital currency initiative in Thailand

Wipro is working with the Bank of Thailand and eight of the nation's largest banks to develop a blockchain-based interbank payment system using digital tokens.

07 May 2019

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Ant Financial joins $10 million funding round in Qedit

Ant Financial has participated in a $10 million fund raise for blockchain-based data privacy startup Qedit.

07 May 2019

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ASX opens customer development centre for blockchain settlement system

The Australian Securities Exchange has moved closer to its goal of rolling out a blockchain-based settlement system with the opening of a new Customer Development Environment for users to test and interact with the new system.

07 May 2019

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American FIs prepare for faster payments revolution

The vast majority of American financial institutions are experiencing, or soon expect to experience, a demand for faster payments, according to a survey from the Center for Payments.

06 May 2019

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JPMorgan Quorum to be available over Microsoft Azure

Microsoft is to position JPMorgan's private version of ethereum, Quorum, as the cornerstone of its cloud-based enterprise blockchain offering to customers.

03 May 2019

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SETL emerges from administration

Distressed blockchain settlement startup SETL has emerged from administration after its management bought the operating assets, the staff and IP rights of SETL Development (in Administration) Ltd, that is being wound down.

03 May 2019

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