Swiss stock exchange’s blockchain bourse delays launch
SDX trading platform now coming in the second half of this year.
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UK and Canada unveil tech innovation competition
Open to ideas in artificial intelligence, internet of things, blockchain and cybersecurity.
Facebook buys blockchain firm Chainspace
It may be looking to move towards the payment space.
Digital Isle of Man unleashes blockchain office and sandbox
No plan is an island.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 4 February 2019
Features an investment record, Stripe, Global Financial Innovation Network, Swift and R3.
Licence lust lets Lithuania’s fintech sector soar
Sector expanded by 45% in 2018 as Google and Revolut were awarded licences.
Dinosaur and tZero unleash securities trading on blockchain
Brokerage outfit and Salt Lake City-based firm in no danger of becoming extinct.
Video: Banking Technology Awards 2018 highlights
Check out the highlights of our glamorous event which took place on 13 December 2018 in London.
Saudi Arabia and UAE unite for digital currency dream
Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority and UAE’s central bank unveil Aber project.
Swift links up with R3 for trading on blockchain
Their trial will monitor the movement of goods and payments on gpi.
R3 and SBI team up to push Corda in Japan
A new joint venture for blockchain rises in the east.
Mobile trading platform CloseCross gets $3m funding
It opens the round with investment by Amnis Ventures
Are too many finance providers conflating trust with technology?
“Trust-free” is actually abstract or faceless trust.
CULedger grabs $10m funding to its blockchain credit
Plans to use DLT for credit union-focused platform.
Infinito blockchain platform is one stop show
All-in-one and designed for businesses and developers.
Indian banks unveil blockchain-linked funding for SMEs
The 11 lenders include ICICI, Axis, Yes Bank and Standard Chartered.
IBM, PNC Bank and health insurers set up blockchain network
To improve the efficiency of the health sector.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 28 January 2019
Featuring LatAm, ING, Alipay and Square.
Onfido opens up to Bitcoin payments
Blockchain technology and identity management converge via partnership with BitPay.
Samsung to unveil crypto wallet
The Galaxy S10 will allow users to trade, transact and store coins.
US challenger bank Newbridge will start spreading the news
It will soon be fintech showtime on Broadway.
Atom crypto exchange readies for Hong Kong launch
AAX will be powered by tech from London Stock Exchange Group.
Nasdaq leads $20m funding in blockchain firm Symbiont
Will use funds for action in data management and lending space.
SBI fuels $15m funding in Tangem’s blockchain smart cards
Swiss firm plans to “bring blockchain to people’s everyday life”.
ING Bank gets unlimited access to R3’s Corda
Unlimited (blockchain) power!
Dutch regulators call for crypto licensing system
AFM and De Nederlandsche Bank have regularly warned against cryptos and ICOs.
Social crypto trader Blockport sets sail
Integrated with mobile banking app Bunq.
China bosses blockchain and AI patents
Research by UHY reveals that Chinese companies filed 32% of all global blockchain patents in 2017.
Falcon Private Bank unleashes crypto transfers
Swiss bank offering selected cryptocurrencies for private and institutional clients.
Canada urges blockchain on for digital ID dream
CEO of Canadian Bankers Association makes his case.
HSBC feels $250bn FX of blockchain
Bank’s interest in DLT deepens with juicy transaction action.
R3’s Corda Network goes cordless
Blockchain network will be operated by a new independent organisation.
Crypto trading platform Currency.com launches
A firm that has a website as a name is unveiled.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
Monerium gets $2m funding for e-money on blockchain
Icelandic firm’s latest round includes support from ConsenSys.
Jobs go as ShapeShift suffers in crypto winter
“The latest crypto winter is upon us, and today ShapeShift felt the bitter frost.”
Alipay powers Pakistan’s “first” blockchain-based cross-border remittance service
Service provided by Telenor Microfinance Bank and Valyou.
Banking for “digital nomads”
Foregoing the traditional way of working from nine to five in a typical office culture and hierarchy model.
Ethereum Classic trading frozen due to double spend drama
Coinbase stops ETC trading due to detection of deep chain reorganisation.
Fintech firm WB21 caught in storm of allegations
The evidence keeps piling up and the firm stays silent.
