Banking


Markets

UBS CEO: Blockchain to Play 'Big Role' in Reshaping Industry

The CEO is the latest to raise doubts about cryptocurrency, which also banking on blockchain to make his business simpler and easier.

sergio, ubs

Markets

Japan's SBI Holdings Is Gearing Up to Mine Bitcoin

The financial services division of Japan’s SBI Group has revealed plans to move deeper into the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain.

tokyo

Markets

Hong Kong, Singapore to Collaborate on DLT Trade Finance Platform

Hong Kong's banking authority has announced a new collaboration with Singapore aimed to digitize trade finance with distributed ledger technology.

Hong Kong. Credit: Shutterstock

Markets

R3 Files Patents for 'Dynamic' DLT Recordkeeping

Consortium startup R3 has filed two patent applications detailing ways to apply distributed ledger tech to agreements between financial institutions.

Contract

Markets

Thinking Big? Bank Blockchains Will Advance By Doing Anything But

Recently announced bank blockchain projects may be modest in scope, but they are beginning to paint a much larger picture.

building, construction

Markets

UK Regulator: DLT Startups Are Being Denied Banking Services

The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority found that DLT businesses do not receive loans from banks as much as other companies.

(Shutterstock)

Markets

Mastercard Expands Access to B2B Blockchain Payment Tools

Credit card giant Mastercard has opened access to its blockchain APIs, indicating it wants to focus on business-to-business and cross-border payments.

Mastercard

Markets

Islamic Development Bank to Research Sharia-Compliant Blockchain Products

Saudi Arabia's Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is developing sharia-compliant products based on blockchain technology.

city, financial

Markets

Microsoft CEO Challenges Swift: Build 'Useful' Blockchain Applications

The CEO of Microsoft believes blockchain can have "massive implications," a comment that helped close Swift's annual Sibos conference this year.

Satya Nadala

Markets

Blockchain of the Vanities? Sibos, Swell and Stellar Troll in Toronto

No one won the game of trolls, but competition between Swift, Ripple and Stellar is still fierce, even though it might be too early for fists.

Screen Shot 2017-10-18 at 10.58.58 PM