Blockchain startup ChainLab announces undisclosed seed investment from Bitmain
May 27, 2016 09:05 am UTC| Digital Currency
ChainLab, a Tel Aviv based blockchain start-up, has announced that it has received seed funding from Bitmain Technology, the worlds leading bitcoin hardware mining producer. The amount raised has not been disclosed. The...
Santander banking group partners with Ripple to launch new payments app
May 27, 2016 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Santander, the Spanish banking group of U.K. has announced to launch a new payment app in partnership with distributed ledger Ripple before the end of 2016. This move by the bank would make it the first bank in the U.K....
Nasdaq launched blockchain fueled financial framework
May 27, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nasdaq has launched the Nasdaq Financial Framework which has opened its blockchain services to over hundreds of market operator clients across the globe. Nasdaq financial framework is a harmonized approach to delivering...
IBM to bring blockchain to South Korean financial companies
May 26, 2016 12:25 pm UTC| Digital Currency
According to latest reports, IBM is holding discussions with South Korean financial companies about how to turn blockchain technology into a business model, Business Korea reported. Further details on the matter are not...
Synechron launches digital innovation centre in London, to focus on AI, blockchain and more
May 26, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Synechron Inc., a New York-based consulting and technology innovator in the financial services industry, has established its new, state-of-the-art digital innovation centre in central London, dedicated to next generation...
Pegasystems survey indicates blockchain could be most significant innovation since the internet
May 26, 2016 10:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Pegasystems recent survey indicates that blockchain could become a game-changing technology for the financial services industry. The research highlights blockchain to be the most significant technology innovation since the...
Nets teams up with Coinify, establishes ‘Blockchain Development Lab’
May 26, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Nets, a payment processing firm that specialises in powering digital payments, has entered into a partnership with leading digital currency platform Coinify by establishing a Blockchain Development Lab in order to identify...
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