Blockchain Tokens Platform WAVES Launches Testnet
Apr 20, 2016 05:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
WAVES, a decentralized blockchain platform focusing on custom blockchain tokens operations, commenced its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on April 12, andraised nearly $2 million in the first 24 hours itself. The ICO has so...
Emercoin To Launch Its Blockchain Development Platform ‘Blockchain Engine’
Apr 19, 2016 11:27 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Emer Group has announced the launch of its own blockchain development platform. Emer, a leading digital currency and blockchain platform, is going to launch its own fully fledged development platform: Blockchain...
Hana Financial Group Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium
Apr 19, 2016 10:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Hana Financial Group, one of the largest bank holding companies in Korea, has announced that it has joined the R3 CEV group to apply and standardize innovative financial technologies. The R3 blockchain consortium has...
Apr 19, 2016 06:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
Infoteria Corporation (IC), a Japanese company that specializes in providing software and related support, consulting, and training, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Dragonfly Fintech (DF), a...
Applications Open For Accenture’s Asia Pacific Fintech Innovation Lab 2016
Apr 18, 2016 09:21 am UTC| Digital Currency
Accenture has started accepting applications for Asia-Pacifics third annual FinTech Innovation Lab the 12-week program that helps early- and growth-stage fintech companies accelerate product and business development by...
Banks Struggle to Keep Pace with FinTech Disruption Finds World Retail Banking Report 2016
Apr 18, 2016 06:30 am UTC| Business
FinTech providers are making increasingly significant inroads with customers, yet the vast majority of banks admit they are not adequately prepared to manage this emerging FinTech threat, according to the 2016 World Retail...
Federal Reserve Governor Cautions Against Early Adoption Of Distributed Ledger Technologies
Apr 15, 2016 11:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Speaking at the Institute of International Finance Blockchain Roundtable, Washington, D.C., Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard discussed the use of distributed ledger technologies in payment, clearing, and...
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