PeerNova Wins 2016 TiE50 Technology Award
PeerNova, Inc. has revealed that it has been selected as a “2016 TiE50 Winner” for the TiE50 Technology Awards Program. Winners were announced on May 6th at the organization’s annual entrepreneurial conference, TiEcon. Executives...
Capgemini, Ascribe Alliance Brings Blockchain to Banking Loyalty Rewards Systems
Consulting, technology and outsourcing services provider, ascr has announced an alliance with ascribe GmbH to develop a blockchain database solution built on BigchainDB, for a rewards and loyalty system for consumer banking that tracks processed...
Fluent Raises $1.65M Seed Round for Blockchain Financed Supply Chain Effort
Financial services blockchain network Fluent has raised $1.65 million in a series seed funding round led by ff Venture Capital and joined by Digital Currency Group, Crosscut Ventures, Draper Associates, Fenbushi Capital, Lindbergh Tech Fund, and...
Vanbex Growing Fast, “Becoming the Accenture of Blockchain”
Chain-Finance had the opportunity to chat with Kevin Hobbs, director of Vanbex Group, about the company's offerings.
What are the origins of Vanbex, when was it founded and who are the founders?
Vanbex was founded by...
TABB Group Research Cautions Blockchain Technology Calls for New Adoption Blueprint
The promise of change in financial services through blockchain technology is palpable. The ability to decentralize trust, develop consensus-driven ledgers, and re-engineer core infrastructure away from old and legacy technologies has the potential to...
Asian Blockchain Interest Rises as Major Banks, FIs Look to Boost Efficiency, Cut Costs
Blockchain technology gains momentum in Asia as major financial services firms are exploring the tech in hopes to gain in efficiency and cut costs.
In Asia, Japanese banks and financial services firms have been undeniably...
Microsoft Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce, Reveals New Blockchain Partners
Microsoft has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a trade association focused on promoting distributed ledger technology.
A statement co-authored by Marley Gray, Director of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise BizDev & Strategy, explained the decision to join:
At Microsoft, we’re focused on providing the...
Deloitte Expands Blockchain Offerings, Adding 5 Tech Partners, Unveiling 20 Prototypes
Deloitte announced yesterday that it is working with five prominent blockchain companies - BlockCypher, Bloq, ConsenSys, Loyyal and the Stellar Development Foundation - to provide new technological capabilities to its global financial institution customer base.
Deloitte says...
BloqEnterprise Blockchain OS for Public, Private Permissioned Blockchains
Bloq, who recently were appointed to the Chamber of Digital Commerce, has launched its first product: a multi-pronged blockchain software solution designed to allow enterprise users the ability to create, update, customize and analyse...
IBM Debuts Blockchain Cloud & Bluemix Services for Financial, Government, Healthcare Sectors
IBM today revealed a new framework for securely operating blockchain networks, as well as new services on the IBM Cloud that are designed to meet existing regulatory and security requirements.
The US-based global technology giant indicates that, after...