Blockchain technology decentralizes ownership and bolsters security: Mozilla Foundation
Jan 24, 2017 06:06 am UTC| Fintech Digital Currency
The Mozilla Foundation has released a new report that aims to help people understand whats at risk and what they can do in the sphere of internet and emerging technologies. Titled The Internet Health Report, Mozilla...
Consultancy giant Deloitte opens new EMEA blockchain lab in Dublin
Jan 24, 2017 04:08 am UTC| Fintech
Building on its global fintech and innovation practice, leading Big Four consultancy giant Deloitte has announced the opening of its new EMEA blockchain lab at Whitaker Court in Dublins Silicon Docks district. The...
Smart contracts – smart or dumb?
Jan 23, 2017 06:36 am UTC| Technology Fintech
Consider, for a moment, these two statements from the Ultimate Guide to Understanding Blockchain Smart Contracts on a well known Blockchain website: 1) Traditional Contracts Traditional physical contracts, such as...
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong explores blockchain potential for system upgrade
Jan 23, 2017 06:15 am UTC| Fintech
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) recently stated that it started looking at emerging technologies including blockchain for its next-generation clearing and settlement system last year. SEHK chief executive Charles...
Connecting Chinese Blockchain Industry Globally: In conversation With Tai Cloud Founder
Jan 23, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
[Update: The responses to questions 3, 4 and 5 have been updated with latest information] Blockchain technology has caught the imagination of businesses across different sectors and governments alike. China, in...
Blockchain startup Ripple cofounds Consumer Financial Data Rights group with other fintech firms
Jan 20, 2017 11:34 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Envestnet | Yodlee, a data analytics platform that powers dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, announced the formation of the Consumer Financial Data Rights (CFDR), an industry group formed by...
Bank of Korea sees non-financial companies playing bigger role in fintech revolution: Report
Jan 20, 2017 09:16 am UTC| Fintech
In a new report, the Bank of Korea has said that non-financial companies will play a bigger role in the countrys financial sector with the continued growth of digital banking technology, Korea Joongang Daily...
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