GMG Files Provisional Blockchain Patent; Financial Services Industry Set For Radical Changes
Feb 24, 2016 12:05 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Gartland Mellina (GMG), a management consulting firm focused on the financial services industry, has announced that it has filed a provisional patent application to develop unique, holistic, blockchain solutions for the...
RBA Sees Scope For Digital Version Of Australian Dollar
Feb 24, 2016 10:07 am UTC| Digital Currency
Realizing the potential of digital currencies to revolutionize the payment and settlement system, financial authorities seem to be increasingly taking interest in creating their own digital currency. Peoples Bank of China...
BuyCo.io Leverages Blockchain Technology For Collective Purchases
Feb 24, 2016 09:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
BuyCo.io, a decentralised commerce (dCommerce) marketplace, has announced a new form of collective purchasing using permissioned distributed ledgers and smart contracts. It allows groups of people and companies to...
moBUinet Launches Social Network Platform For Digital Currency Community
Feb 24, 2016 08:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
moBUinet, that describes itself as the home for all digital currencies - where individuals, communities and businesses can come together to interact and transact, has announced the launch of the first social network...
GTEC Invites Applications For Blockchain Innovation Award
Feb 24, 2016 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
German Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC), Germanys first open, private-sector platform for entrepreneurship, established at ESMT European School of Management and Technology in Berlin, has launched its first ever...
Ripple Claims To Help Banks Save Substantial Global Settlement Costs
Feb 24, 2016 06:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ripple, distributed ledger technology provider, has released a report, titled The Cost-Cutting Case for Banks, in which it details the ROI of using Ripple and XRP for global interbank settlements. The analysis in the paper...
UK Financial Regulator Monitors Development Of Blockchain Technology, Yet To Take A Stance
Feb 24, 2016 05:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently expressed its views on fintech innovation, particularly addressing the issues such as how regulation can foster innovation in financial services and how can it ensure a...
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