22 more banks join SWIFT blockchain PoC
22 more banks join the SWIFT blockchain proof of concept (PoC). SWIFT has designed the PoC to validate whether the technology can help banks reconcile their international nostro accounts in real...
Salesforce Ventures invests in blockchain for first time
Despite many investments into startups Salesforce Ventures has finally invested in one that leverages blockchain. It has invested in Gospel Technology as part of a $5 million Series A funding round....
Spanish bank consortium chases ‘the blockchain’
Cecabank and Grant Thornton are establishing a Blockchain Banking Consortium in Spain. El Pais claims the new group includes Abanca, Bankia, CaixaBank, Kutxabank, Ibercaja, Liberbank and Unicaja. It is seeking to lay...
Spiking and Nebulas to partner for blockchain financial signals search and processing
Spiking and Nebulas have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop core search technologies. Spiking is a blockchain asset validation and AI-driven crypto trading infrastructure. Nebulas is a decentralised platform which...
Swiss regulator FINMA publishes ICO guidelines
In guidelines published last week, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority - FINMA - set out ICO guidelines. These describe how it intends to apply financial market legislation in handling enquiries...
TrustMe delivers exchange platform with fractional property trading
TrustMe (Universal TrustMe Engine Limited) has announced blockchain-enabled property exchanging and land registering. For the first time, buyers and sellers will be able to trade UK property on a peer-to-peer platform...
DHS investigates blockchain for IoT
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a grant to Factom to begin beta testing of a capability that uses blockchain technology to secure Internet...
SAP unveils Cloud Platform Blockchain service
SAP unveiled its Cloud Platform Blockchain service. This enables swift setup and management of blockchain nodes which will assist enterprises to start with an example application. The intention is that those...
CarTaxi and upending the way we act?
A misleading press release appeared this week, entitled "CarTaxi: Blockchain Technology Will Leave Dispatchers Without Work" and sourced from St Petersburg, Russia. About the only cogent link to blockchain was provided...
Pegasystems releases Pega Blockchain Innovation Kit
At PegaWorld 18, Pegasystems has launched the Pega Blockchain Innovation Kit. It is available for download by customers who are interested in building their own blockchain enabled applications. As organisations increase...
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