Blockchain insurance company B3i picks R3’s platform Corda
The Blockchain Insurance Industry Initiative makes its choice.
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How blockchain could change the global remittance industry
The scope of blockchain for remittance is increasing in emerging markets.
AlphaPoint raises $15m in Series A funding round
The Series A round was led by Galaxy Digital Ventures.
MoneyConf 2018: spotlighting Ireland’s fintech factory
Dublin demonstrates its credentials as a world-leading centre for fintech and financial services.
Fintech funding round-up: 15 June 2018
USA! USA! Features Strangeworks, Eventador.io, SeriesX, Unchained Capital and ALTR.
Top fintech stories this week – 15 June 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Wirecard launches supply chain payment platform on blockchain
Solution focused on application to link merchants with producers.
R3 hits back at financial woe story
Company calls them “malicious rumours”.
Enterprise Ireland launches €750,000 fund for fintech start-ups
Applications will open on 19 June.
South African Ethereum test proves efficiency of blockchain-based payments for banks
A blockchain-based payments system tested last week outdid traditional payment networks.
Alternative investor DarcMatter and crypto fund #Hashed team up
Alternative investment platform DarcMatter teams with South Korea’s crypto fund #Hashed.
Italy’s banks set up their blockchain front line
With the support of R3, NTT and SIA, Italy has made the move onto blockchain.
Money20/20 Europe: stop the crypto tribalism
Welcome to polarised missives and glorified databases at the Amsterdam event.
Why blockchain could revolutionise trade finance documentation
Standards, regulation and a network all need to be fully achieved before widespread adoption.
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange softly launches
It’s a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange.
Instarem buddies up with BeeTech for payments on blockchain
Will use Ripple’s network RippleNet for action in Asia-Pacific and South America.
Israel postpones cryptocurrency exchange regulations
Four month delay greeted with deep disdain by fintech firms.
CLS invests in blockchain software firm R3
Market infrastructure group provides financial support.
Deutsche Börse cuts 350 jobs to invest €270m in fintech
Interested in blockchain, big data, cloud computing, robotics and AI.
Disruption on its way, are banks ready?
A disruption is typically an opportunity long before it becomes a threat.
Interstellar crypto exchange sets its sights on the stars
Cameroon-based firm offers a Proxima Centauri update.
Top fintech stories this week – 25 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Commerzbank makes first major FX pilot transaction via blockchain
First deal involving a large German corporate.
IBM steps up AI and blockchain ambitions in France
Adding 1,800 jobs and new tech training.
Shared service centres key to supply chain blockchain
Exploring the potential of blockchain for SSCs.
Four Finastra’s a jolly good fintech fellow
And so say all of US. (Well, four firms do.)
Tradeshift Pay to take the pain from supply chain
Cloud platform will bring together supply chain finance and blockchain-based payments.
MUFG and Akamai plan new blockchain payments service
Aim to offer new network from fiscal year 2019.
Top fintech stories this week – 18 May 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Tel Aviv Stock Exchange plans blockchain securities lending platform
TASE is working with Accenture and The Floor. Platform powered by Intel.
Commerzbank calls on R3 Corda blockchain for trade finance thrust
A boost for trade and supply chain finance services.
Santander and Broadridge debut blockchain for investor voting
JP Morgan and Northern Trust acted as custodian banks.
Swift blockchain test promises bank benefits – but one size does not fit all
Deutsche Bank shares lessons learnt.
The name’s bond, MTS placed bonds… on blockchain
Digital service provider in “first transaction of its kind” in Russia.
Circle raises $110m and creates dollar-pegged cryptocurrency coin
Each token backed by reserves of US dollars.
Coinbase unveils institutional grade solutions for cryptocurrency trading
In crypto, when the going gets good, the good go institutional.
Y2X wants to do Moore for blockchain investment
Plans to raise $200 million through global token offering.
Ex-JP Morgan duo launch blockchain start-up Clovyr
There’s no lack of Quorum with the new firm.
New York City to harvest blockchain innovation
City launching two new initiatives to support growing industry.
African payments firm Cellulant raises $47.5m
Helped by The Rise Fund – marking its debut on the continent.
