Beijing plots to make fintech grand thing
The capital reveals its tech development plan up to 2022.
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Nordea and Finnish friends to digitalise share trading on blockchain
Joined by Asiakastieto, OP, Privanet and Tieto for a feisty fintech force.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange first in world to acquire full licence
Granted by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).
FCA’s crypto force looking into limiting exchange tokens
It used the word “prohibition”!
SBI Ripple Asia leads payment fraud fight in Japan
Proof of concept will run on the Corda network.
BBVA and Santander join launch of EU blockchain platform
Get ready for the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications.
Fenbushi’s Dispatch-ed for blockchain building in Asia
San Francisco-based Dispatch offers DLT app creation.
Swift India all MonetaGo for banking on blockchain
Pilot programme kicks off.
Technology for the new world
Business as usual is no longer an option. You can bank on that.
IBM and Columbia University call for blockchain start-ups
Two juicy new accelerator programmes are waiting for you.
Thank Mbanq for its first Banking-as-a-Service accelerator
Silicon Valley-based bank chooses Singapore as first location.
Ripple’s blockchain sends speed to CIMB’s payments network
CIMB’s product SpeedSend has corridor with Australia, US, UK and Hong Kong.
Top fintech stories this week – 16 November 2018
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Canada, UK and Singapore prep for blockchain-powered payments
Central banks and regulator reveal heightened interest and assesses alternative models.
MUFG and Bradesco create Ripple-s with new cross-border payment service
Planned service between Japan and Brazil will use Ripple’s technology.
Arizona’s regulatory sandbox programme puts US on competitive fintech ground
Offering a competitive operating cost environment and one of the easiest to navigate for regulations.
Singapore Exchange and regulator in cross-DLT settlement breakthrough
They have developed delivery versus payment capabilities for the settlement of tokenised assets.
Fintech Inn 2018: why Lithuania has enlisted the Stig
All the best bits from the largest fintech event in the Baltic region.
Finablr takes majority stake in digital gifting firm Swych
Payments and foreign exchange solution platform boosts its stake in the firm.
A question of compatibility: blockchain and the GDPR
Is the relationship – or lack of one – between GDPR and blockchain something of concern?
SIX FinTech Ventures invests in Vestr and Shift Cryptosecurity
SIX’s Swiss venture fund makes first two fintech investments.
Marshall Islands take on Chinese might in crypto fight
President claims it’s a ploy to turn it into a “country within our own country”.
Top fintech stories this week – 9 November 2018
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BBVA delivers first syndicated loan on blockchain
BNP Paribas and MUFG also participated in the deal.
IBM shows off three new bank clients
Bank Zero, Caixa and KB Kookmin are all up for IBM Z or LinuxONE.
A two-speed journey: the impact AI and robotics will have on financial markets
Emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionise existing processes.
DTCC starts testing phase of blockchain platform
Project includes 15 of the world’s largest banks.
First blockchain securities exchange to launch in Mauritius
Mindex, GMEX Group and HYBSE team up for new platform.
HSBC and ING in industry-first blockchain trade finance transaction
HSBC India, ING Bank Brussels, Reliance Industries and Tricon Energy experiment with blockchain.
Blockchain start-up INVioU looks to raise $2m
INVioU looks to “create new possibilities of factoring for small businesses by using blockchain technology”.
Laureate turns to AlphaPoint for blockchain-based asset management tech
Laureate’s asset digitisation, investor portal, and secondary trading will rely on AlphaPoint’s technology.
Cyprus to unleash blockchain and fintech development
VeChain Foundation, Cream and Invest Cyprus will establish a blockchain framework for Cyprus.
DBS Bank and Agrocorp to launch a supply chain blockchain platform
From Australian farmers, to Singapore and beyond.
Ping An rallies seven Hong Kong banks for blockchain trade finance platform
eTradeConnect is delivered by Ping An’s subsidiary OneConnect.
The blockchain emperor has no clothes
The only benefit I can see from this invention is that the hype around it has encouraged folks to think out of the box.
Swych powers WeChat’s Travelex Pay for US shopping
Swych’s blockchain-based gift card technology will power Travelex Pay, offered by Travelex and WeChat.
Sibos 2018 video: the future of finserv
Sibos 2018 delegates ponder the future of finserv.
Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse blockchain tests deliver promising results
The prototypes support the settlement of securities transactions and payments at the maturity of a bond.
Sibos 2018: trade finance for corporates is getting a major upgrade
Corporates must now make the decision whether to be a leader or a follower.
Top fintech stories this week – 26 October 2018
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