HotStuff – a blockchain approach to watch?
Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (ABFT) has become one of the ways of delivering consensus in the DLT (distributed ledger technology) arena - for example by Hotstuff. Because these have deep roots...
Constellation Network, the USAF, big data and blockchain
Constellation Network, a Bay Area-based technology and blockchain company, has signed a working contract with the United States Air Force (USAF). The contract is part of the USAF SBIR Phase I...
Sepior wallet services interoperate with VMware blockchain
Sepior ApS, which specialises in threshold cryptography, has announced the interoperability of Sepior ThresholdSig with VMware Blockchain. The ThresholdSig wallet uses multiparty computation (MPC) to decentralise trust, by decentralising the generation...
InsurTech Express blockchain design to lower insurance commission costs
InsurTech Express is rethinking the way life and annuity providers handle the complex challenge of commissions—leveraging technology to solve long term industry issues while enabling participants to focus on growth and...
Securitize blockchain becomes SEC-registered transfer agent
Securitize, which offers a trusted solution for issuing and managing compliant digital securities on a blockchain, has obtained SEC-registered transfer agent status. This registration enables Securitize to act as a transfer...
Ideanomics reveals Mobile Energy Group activities, including blockchain
Ideanomics has released details of its Mobile Energy Group (MEG) operations, including details of MEG's 4 key business units as revenue drivers. This demonstrates the company's involvement in the new energy...
Talos Enterprise Blockchain launches
Talos Enterprise Blockchain (TEB) has launched. The company is entering the digital transformation market with established clients supported by a management team with decades of experience in consulting and blockchain. In...
Free Kadena scalable permissioned blockchain on Azure
Kadena is making a free secure, scalable blockchain platform for businesses available on Azure. Intended for evaluation and small-deployment purposes, it is limited to 2,000 TPS across 4 nodes. If an...
Travelport, blockchain and hotel commission reconciliation
Travelport, a company serving the travel industry, has announced the development of a blockchain solution to enhance the hotel commission reconciliation process. Working with IBM Services and leading travel management company...
Chainalysis launches suspicious transaction alert tool
Chainalysis has launched an alert tool to help identify suspicious cryptocurrency transactions. Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT) is a real-time anti-money laundering (AML) compliance solution for monitoring cryptocurrency transactions. It will...
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Banco Santander goes for double Madrid blockchain coup
Banco Santander has revealed two more initiatives using blockchain. The first is a continuation of its blockchain initiatives in wholesale finance. The second is...
ReadyReturns to provide “Prime-like” service for product returns
ReadyReturns, a provider of product returns and logistics solutions for retailers and their customers, has added a “Prime-Like” service offering. The new advanced component...
Does the boss need to evolve?
When Heroclitus wrote: “There is nothing permanent except change” he was not solely referring to the advances of technology. An affirmation of this is...
Digital Transformation needs people, technology and data
Research carried out by Alteryx and published during its EMEA Alteryx Inspire event in London, has demonstrated the importance of people, technology and data....
Tezos Foundation to partner with Globacap for capital markets automation
Tezos Foundation has entered into a strategic partnership with Globacap to accelerate bringing capital markets into the digital age. Tezos is a Swiss non-profit...
What is Delta Lake and why should you be interested?
At Spark+AI Summit Europe 2019, Databricks announced it was giving its Delta Lake technology to the Linux Foundation. It's a significant move for a...
MouseBelt and the launch of the Blockchain Education Alliance
MouseBelt, an ecosystem promoting blockchain, has announced its latest initiative - encouraging blockchain innovation through education via the 'Blockchain Education Alliance' (BEA). The alliance's...
Salesforce report explores why some retailers thrive and others close down
Salesforce has released its third annual “Connected Shoppers Report" which highlights the behaviours and expectations of over 10,000 global consumers. John Strain, SVP Retail...
Apple denies browser data being sent to China
It's been an uncomfortable weekend for Apple which the company has sought to deal with today through an official statement. It started with claims...
Ingenico launches Chinese payment methods for eCommerce players
Ingenico Group, an international operator in seamless payment, is transforming how international eCommerce companies operate in China. The company is introducing a suite of...
TrustLayer announces partnership with Builder Partnerships
TrustLayer, an insurtech startup, has launched an automated insurance verification platform. It has also announced a partnership with residential construction network, Builder Partnerships. The...
Accelo adds Retainer module
Accelo has released a fourth module for its ServOps system. This one enables organisations to manage retainers. The module is targeted specifically at professional...
Krow launches free PSA software
Krow has announced the launch of a free PSA (Professional Services Automation software). Aimed at startups and small businesses, it provides only basic functionality....
IBM Sterling Supply Chain Suite aims at US$50B market
IBM has introduced a new integrated supply chain suite, embedding Watson AI and IBM Blockchain into the IBM Sterling Supply Chain Suite. With IBM...
