Challenging funding environment pushes LedgerEdge into administration
David Robert Baxendale and Edward John Macnamara have been appointed as joint administrators.
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Bank-backed blockchain trade platform Contour launches in Singapore
Contour is built on R3’s Corda platform.
Trade finance – network to network
Trade finance indeed needs a network to network.
R3 signs partnership with securities exchange Archax
Firm will deploy R3’s Corda Enterprise platform for post-trade.
Video: Top fintech stories this week – 15 September 2019
Industry’s top stories and happenings from across the globe.
Mastercard and R3 deliver blockchain cross-border payments solution
The partnership will focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures.
First transactions carried out on blockchain-based Marco Polo network
Delivery triggers irrevocable payment from buyer’s bank.
Swift links up with R3 for trading on blockchain
Their trial will monitor the movement of goods and payments on gpi.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 21 January 2019
Featuring JAJA, South Korea, Sberbank and R3.
R3’s Corda Network goes cordless
Blockchain network will be operated by a new independent organisation.
Top ten payments projects in 2018
All free to read! Our top ten payments projects in 2018.
R3 and Ripple settle down for universal payments app
Famous duo ally as XRP is the first settlement mechanism.
HSBC and ING in industry-first blockchain trade finance transaction
HSBC India, ING Bank Brussels, Reliance Industries and Tricon Energy experiment with blockchain.
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.
Knowing your customer: blockchain’s ultimate killer app?
Abbas Ali, associate director, R3, wants you to be in the know about KYC matters.
Voltron preps launch of documentary trade on R3’s Corda
Aimed at enhancing the transactions of letter of credit.
iGTB and R3 join forces for blockchain-based fintech platform
Focusing on trade finance/supply chain finance, payments and cash management, and central banking.
ConsenSys drums up $6.5m blockchain funding for DrumG
Former R3 founders to build their first banking solution on Ethereum.
Gemalto and R3 launch blockchain-based digital ID platform
One identity in all online sites.
Top fintech stories this week – 14 September 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
R3 and Ripple reach settlement over legal dispute
“Both sides look forward to putting these disputes behind them.”
Debonair DNB completes trade finance test with Marco Polo
First release of the TradeIX platform on blockchain goes well.
NatWest and Large Credit Union Coalition join R3’s blockchain club
UK bank and Canadian group provide double delight.
Redefining the status quo: how blockchain is decentralising software
Richard Gendal Brown, CTO at R3, looks at an intriguing paradox at the heart of our economy.
Finserv not ready for blockchain yet, McKinsey says
The industry’s complexity makes it harder for blockchain to be implemented.
39 firms complete KYC trial on R3’s Corda blockchain
Four-day collaborative trial and 300 transactions.
Blockchain insurance company B3i picks R3’s platform Corda
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative makes its choice.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
R3 hits back at financial woe story
Company calls them “malicious rumours”.
CLS invests in blockchain software firm R3
Market infrastructure group provides financial support.
Canada’s equity settlement blockchain project reaches viability
Payments Canada, Bank of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture and R3 all involved.
HSBC and ING in blockchain-backed trade finance breakthrough
“First” scalable trade finance transaction on R3’s blockchain platform.
Citizens Bank in trade finance tech revamp with Finastra and Infosys
On the way out is CSI’s Banktrade trade finance system.
R3 powers Credit Suisse and ING live securities lending transaction debut
First live transaction using HQLAx’s securities lending app on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
Big guns team up for Marco Polo blockchain trade finance initiative
BNP, Commerzbank and ING joined by Standard Chartered, DNB, and OP Financial Group.
Blockchain centre launched by R3 for law firms
R3 has launched the Legal Centre of Excellence (LCoE) as a platform for the legal community.
Top five regtech stories in 2017
Regtech was all the rage, so let’s have a brief look with Banking Technology’s top five.
Top ten payments projects in 2017
Enjoy some of the major payments projects in 2017.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 19 December 2017
Features ABI Lab, R3, the government of Estonia, Chronobank and Bitcoin.com.
Blockchain and Bitcoin round-up: 5 December 2017
Our latest blockchain and Bitcoin round-up features R3’s Corda and AWS; gambling with McDonalds; XinFin in Singapore; and Cardano Foundation and Z/Yen Group teaming up.
