IBM lists three key blockchain adoption principles for c-suite leaders
Apr 05, 2017 06:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
IBM has listed three key elements of enterprise blockchain adoptionthat every CEO should consider while evaluating the technology for business use. The company recommends that enterprise adopters across supply chains...
Blockchain startup Wyre acquires Chinese payment solutions Remitsy
Apr 05, 2017 05:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain payments startup Wyre announced that it has acquired one of the popular China-bound payments solutions, Remitsy in a deal of undisclosed amount. Upon the acquisition, Wyre will be reaching out to all Remitsy...
Genpact leverages blockchain technology for finance and accounts solution
Apr 05, 2017 05:27 am UTC| Fintech
Leading professional services firm Genpact is leveraging blockchain technology for a digital finance and accounting (FA) solution to radically transform operations, customer satisfaction, and cash flow management, by...
TaaS partners with cryptocurrency exchange platforms Livecoin and Kuna
Apr 05, 2017 04:25 am UTC| Digital Currency
TaaS, a tokenized closed-end fund dedicated to blockchain assets, is partnering withtwo cryptocurrency exchanges, Livecoin and Kuna,to offer its tokens for trading startingApril 28, 2017. The platform uses Ethereum...
Attic Lab, Polybius Bank sign MoU to create blockchain-based digital bank
Apr 04, 2017 12:24 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Attic Lab, a fintech company, and Polybius Bank, a regulated bank for the blockchain generation, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in order to offer a blockchain-powered new digital bank, Banking Technology...
Blockchain, IoT, AI to take center stage in DES 2017
Apr 04, 2017 10:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
The second edition of DES Digital Business World Congress (DES2017), the worlds largest international forum on digital transformation, is going to take place in Madrid (IFEMA) from 23-25 May. The event will bring...
Blockchain startup Electron welcomes Paul Massara to board
Apr 04, 2017 07:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Electron, a London-based technology company, is welcoming Paul Massara to its board, Financial Times reported. Massara is the former boss of utility company Npower. He left the company in 2015 and is joining the startup...
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