Russian Perm Winter School to host blockchain and fintech event in February
Jan 16, 2017 05:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Perm Winter School, a community that focuses in areas like quantitative finance, risk management, and fintech, announced that it will host acomprehensive program on blockchain and fintech this year. Every winter, the...
Centrelink data-matching problems show the need for a government blockchain
Jan 13, 2017 14:54 pm UTC| Technology
Governments across the globe are experimenting with the blockchain, the technology behind Bitcoin, as a way to reduce costs and provide more accountability to the public. In Europe alone, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and...
Russian RosEvroBank develops blockchain prototype to create remote customer identification
Jan 13, 2017 10:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
RosEvroBank, a privately-owned Russian bank, announced that it has developed a prototype on remote customer identification system that is based on blockchain technology from Microsoft. The prototype system intends to...
Mojix to showcase blockchain technology solutions at NRF Retails Big Show 2017
Jan 13, 2017 06:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Mojix, Inc., a Los Angeles-based sensor networks provider, has announced that it will showcase hands-free RFID, inventory analytics and blockchain technology solutions at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show in...
SWIFT launches proof of concept to test blockchain for real-time nostro database reconciliation
Jan 13, 2017 04:57 am UTC| Fintech
SWIFT, the global provider of secure financial messaging services, is stepping up its efforts to explore blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT). It has announced the launch of Proof of Concept (PoC) to...
Health IT Conference 2017 to premier ‘Blockchain in Healthcare' event on February 22
Jan 13, 2017 04:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
HIMSS17, the Health IT Conference for 2017, will premier Blockchain in Healthcare, a Rock Stars of Technology Event that is presented by IEEE Computer Society and the Personal Connected Health Alliance. The premier...
Big four firm Deloitte establishes blockchain lab in New York
Jan 13, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accounting giant Deloitte announced that it has opened a client-centric blockchain lab in New Yorks Wall Street district. The lab intends to have an increased focus on the nascent technology in what it calls as...
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