European Financial Institutions Team Up for Blockchain Project
Seven European financial institutions have partnered to develop a post-trade blockchain infrastructure to allow small and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe to raise funds more easily on capital markets.
Taking the form a Memorandum of...
IBM, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa Complete Blockchain-Based Customer ID Project
IBM and Crédit Mutuel Arkéa have announced the completion of their first blockchain project to improve the bank’s ability to verify customer identity. The result of this pilot is an operational permissioned blockchain network...
Eris Calls for EEA Option to De-Risk Brexit
UK-based blockchain firm Eris Industries has called for supporting the EEA Option to mitigate risks brought on by the country's vote to leave the European Union .
Eris' COO and General Counsel Preston Byrne writes that the Brexit vote...
Cognizant - “Significant Progress” Made in Improving Blockchain Performance
Chain-Finance got a chance to talk to Lata Varghese, Cognizant's Sr. Director, Consulting, Banking and Financial Services, about blockchain for financial services.
How large is Cognizant's Blockchain Consulting Practice? How fast is it growing? Are you...
Deloitte Bases Blockchain Lab in Dublin
Following PwC‘s establishment of a blockchain team in Belfast earlier in 2016, competitive professional services firm Deloitte has selectrf Dublin as the base for the creation of an EMEA Financial Services blockchain lab.
The firm...
EY on Blockchain : What Happens When Value Moves Like Data?
Chain-Finance had a chance to discuss EY's distributed ledger strategy with Angus Champion de Crespigny. Angus is a Senior Manager in EY’s Financial Services Office where he leads the firm’s distributed infrastructure strategy for...
Hong Kong’s ANX Introduces Blockchain Platform for Issuing & Managing Digital Assets
ANX International, a Hong Kong operator of cryptocurrency exchanges and white label platforms, is launching ANX Blockchain Services (ABS) on a global stage at the Cloud Expo Asia in Hong Kong today.
ABS is a free cloud platform...
Chainreactor Beta-Testing Permissioned Blockchain with DT-Chain
Chainreactor is developing and commercializing a permissioned blockchain platform for private, commercial grade solutions. The startup is the brainchild of former Capital One database specialist, Jonathan Nelson.
Nelson conceived of Chainreactor while building blockchain proofs-of-concept at...
Business Intel Firm to Use Blockchain for Monitoring Company Data Changes
kompany.com, a business intelligence provider, has recently announced its plan to provide electronic ledgers of original and authoritative company information.
At the 2016 joint conference of the European Commerce Registers’ Forum and Corporate Registers’ Forum in Cardiff,...
Indian Banks Look at Blockchain Tech to Eliminate Back Office
Blockchain technology has become the focus of attention of some of the world's largest financial institutions with Indian banks being no exception.
Banks such as Axis Bank Ltd. are vigorously looking at blockchain technology to...
