Nordea looks for AI and blockchain in new accelerator
Swedish financial services group Nordea is selecting startups for its second accelerator programme from a long list of 35 teams.
UK regulator close to approving blockchain products
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is moving closer to approving blockchain-based products.
Capital One hires blockchain lawyer
US bank Capital One is hiring WilmerHale counsel Elijah Alper to take on a role as a FinTech and blockchain specialist.
Rakuten snaps up Bitnet assets for blockchain research lab
Japanese tech giant Rakuten is acquiring the assets of Belfast and San Francisco-based startup Bitnet to launch a blockchain research lab.
Banks worried over blockchain transaction security
Transaction confidentiality is one of the key issues banks have with blockchain technology, a new report by Greenwich Associates shows.
Chain Inc links to cryptocurrency-dedicated alliance IC3
Enterprise software developer Chain has joined forces with the Initiative for Cryptocurrency and Contracts (IC3) to advance blockchain development.
Banks begin trial for blockchain-based foreign exchange
Cobalt DL has begun beta testing its blockchain-based, peer-to-peer foreign exchange network with a number of major banks.
WEF: Blockchain has potential to transform financial services
Blockchain technology is set to lead a major disruption in financial services over the next few years, a new WEF report shows.
Blockchain will have significant impact on EU payments
European payments providers are bullish on the impact that blockchain will have on their industry.
Banks create blockchain alternative to LC transactions
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have created a blockchain technology-based version of Letter of Credit (LC) transactions in cooperation with Singapore's IDA.
