blockchain

Switzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech StartupsSwitzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech Startups

Switzerland To Ease Red Tape For Fintech Startups

Swiss government proposes new rules to help financial technology startups enter the market

8 years ago
Bank Consortium Develops Open Source Blockchain PlatformBank Consortium Develops Open Source Blockchain Platform

Bank Consortium Develops Open Source Blockchain Platform

The consortium hopes to create an industry standard for the use of blockchain technology in the financial world

8 years ago
US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And NukesUS Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes

US Military Looks To Blockchain To Secure Weapon Data And Nukes

Is Blockchain a possible solution for securing weapons data for the US military, including its nuclear capabilities?

8 years ago
Digital Catapult Tests Blockchain ‘Smart Contract’Digital Catapult Tests Blockchain ‘Smart Contract’

Digital Catapult Tests Blockchain ‘Smart Contract’

Blockchain could be used to encourage creative working patterns where companies law is too restrictive

8 years ago
Majority Of Banks Will Adopt Blockchain Says IBMMajority Of Banks Will Adopt Blockchain Says IBM

Majority Of Banks Will Adopt Blockchain Says IBM

Blockchain to be used by majority of financial institutions within three years, as adoption ramps up

9 years ago
Microsoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For BlockchainMicrosoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For Blockchain

Microsoft Azure Signs Bank Of America For Blockchain

Bank of America to collaborate with Microsoft on Blockchain to 'transform' financial transactions

9 years ago
Accenture Touts Need For Blockchain Editing ToolAccenture Touts Need For Blockchain Editing Tool

Accenture Touts Need For Blockchain Editing Tool

Editable blockchain controversery, but Accenture insists it would only be used under 'extraordinary circumstances'

9 years ago
Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020

Bank Of England To Rewrite Core Payment Tech By 2020

The update to the 20-year-old bank-to-bank settlement service is to take into account new technologies such as blockchain ledgers

9 years ago
Bitcoin: The Future Currency Businesses Cannot IgnoreBitcoin: The Future Currency Businesses Cannot Ignore

Bitcoin: The Future Currency Businesses Cannot Ignore

Bitcoin and blockchain technology can usher in a new way for businesses to carry out transactions; there will be challenges…

9 years ago
UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To CreditsUK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits

UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits

Credits will serve Blockchain platform to UK public sector via government's Digital Marketplace

9 years ago
Blockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early StagesBlockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early Stages

Blockchain Moving Beyond Finance; Still in Early Stages

Blockchain is attracting huge interest from financial sector - but it's not the only area that can benefit

9 years ago
IBM Offers Secure Blockchain Testing ServiceIBM Offers Secure Blockchain Testing Service

IBM Offers Secure Blockchain Testing Service

Secure business push as Big Blue offers businesses a cloud testing service for secure blockchain networks

9 years ago
IBM Drives Blockchain Into SingaporeIBM Drives Blockchain Into Singapore

IBM Drives Blockchain Into Singapore

Opens blockchain innovation centre, promises to team up with government, industries to help make Singapore FinTech capital of Asia

9 years ago
Bank Of England Tests Blockchain With PwCBank Of England Tests Blockchain With PwC

Bank Of England Tests Blockchain With PwC

Central bank and PwC to test how blockchain could be used for distributed ledger technology

9 years ago
Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure BlockchainMicrosoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain

Microsoft’s Project Bletchley Adds Middleware To Azure Blockchain

Project Bletchley to extend use of Blockchains using middleware and cryptlets for open cloud platforms

9 years ago

Santander Signs Up Blockchain For Speedy International Payments

New blockchain-powered app will mean an end to lengthy waiting period to clear international payments

9 years ago

Deloitte Backs Blockchain With New Development Lab

Dublin-based centre will look to encourage blockchain development and roll out across the financial industry

9 years ago

The Future Of Money: Bitcoin, Blockchain And Beyond

Money could be heading the way of Uber, Twitter and Airbnb in ‘cutting out the middleman’ (banks), says Mark Cotter,…

9 years ago

AWS Partners With Digital Currency Group For Blockchain Cloud Testing

DCG companies will get to use AWS cloud environments for blockchain testing and developing

9 years ago

IBM Targets Public, Finance And Health Sectors With Secure Blockchain Platform

New framework will allow governments and big business to get to grips with blockchain technology securely

9 years ago

UK Government Signals Support For Blockchain

Minister says blockchain technology could be used to better track and distribute government grants

9 years ago

Barclays Backs Blockchain-Boosting Circle’s UK Launch

Social payment app Circle now supports pound sterling and deal with Barclays could spread blockchain technology in the UK

9 years ago

Microsoft Throws Its Support Behind Blockchain

Partnership with R3 will use Microsoft Azure to help push forward acceptance of alternative currencies in the financial sector

9 years ago

Blockchain And The Future Of Finance

Cognizant’s Tony Virdi tells us why it is backing the new alternative to cash

9 years ago

Bitcoin Is A ‘Failure’, Leading Developer Claims

Mike Hearn quits as he says the “fundamentals are broken” in Bitcoin technology

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain-As-A-Service Ecosystem Expands

The new year means new updates to Microsoft's blockchain effort, including a larger roster of Azure Blockchain-as-a-Service supporters

9 years ago

IBM, Linux Foundation And Others Launch Blockchain Consortium

Linux Foundation oversees new Blockchain consortium to develop enterprise grade ledger framework

9 years ago

Is Bitcoin Coming To The NASDAQ?

Stock exchange operator reportedly testing blockchain technology for private share trading

10 years ago