Blockchain startup Synereo raises $4.7m in latest funding
Oct 26, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synereo, a Tel-Aviv-based startup developing a decentralized tech stack, has raised over $4.7 million in a funding campaign that concluded last week, selling both equity and AMPs the platforms innate...
Indian blockchain firm uTrade Solutions launches KYChain and HashDegree
Oct 26, 2016 10:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian fintech company uTrade Solutions announced the launch of two new products to its blockchain catalog including a KYC Platform KYChain and a digital document and verification solution HashDegree. According to the...
9 out of 10 banks in U.S., U.K., and Canada exploring blockchain for payments sector: Accenture
Oct 26, 2016 08:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accenture report has found that nine out of 10 banking professionals surveyed at major U.S., European and Canadian commercial banks are exploring the potentials and use cases of blockchain technology for payments and their...
Smart Basket and Smart Lien win BNP Paribas’ First Americas Blockchain Bizhackathon
Oct 26, 2016 07:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
French multinational bank BNP Paribas has announced that Smart Basket and Smart Lien have won the first Bizhackathon platform for the Americas, which it hosted on the 7th and 8th September in New York. BNP Paribas focus...
Synechorn, ConsenSys and BlockApps collaborate for blockchain applications in financial services
Oct 26, 2016 06:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
Global consulting and technology services provider Synechron Inc, has announced a blockchain collaboration with global venture production studio ConsenSys and BlockApps, enterprise blockchain platform employing Ethereum...
Chain's distributed ledger goes live on Microsoft Azure
Oct 26, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chain, a San Francisco-based blockchain technology company, has joined Microsoft Azure ecosystem, which will allow developers to installChain Core(Chains distributed ledger) in Azure or locally to start or join a...
Cobalt DL commences beta testing with FX participants using blockchain technology
Oct 26, 2016 05:58 am UTC| Digital Currency
Cobalt DL that leverages blockchain to re-engineer post-trade processing for the institutional FX market, has announced the commencement of beta testing with various leading FX participants on its private peer-to-peer...
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