Nov 23, 2017 10:33 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is seeking applications for membership on its Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC). The FAC is tasked with advising OSC LaunchPad staff on the latest developments in the fintech...
Air New Zealand partners with Winding Tree to explore blockchain potential
Nov 23, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Air New Zealand has announced that it is collaborating with Swiss travel platform Winding Tree, as it explores the potential of using blockchain-based systems within its business. In its official announcement, Air New...
Bitfury leads $5M investment in blockchain-powered IoT platform Moeco
Nov 23, 2017 04:45 am UTC| Digital Currency
Moeco, an IoT platform and hardware developer, has raised $5 million in its first round of investment from a group of investors led by The Bitfury Group, a full-service blockchain technology company. Based in Hong Kong,...
South Africa’s CSD Strate joins forces with Nasdaq on blockchain e-voting solution
Nov 23, 2017 04:02 am UTC| Digital Currency
South African central securities depository (CSD) Strate has entered into an agreement with Nasdaq to deliver a new blockchain solution to bring electronic voting to the countrys capital markets. Strate intends to...
R3 welcomes first Austrian bank to blockchain consortium
Nov 23, 2017 03:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has joined the blockchain consortium led by enterprise software firm R3, becoming the first Austrian bank to join the initiative. R3s global network counts over 160 banks, financial...
UAE-based RAKBANK powers instant payments to India using Ripple’s blockchain network
Nov 22, 2017 10:12 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah, or RAKBANK, has announced that it has leveraged Ripples blockchain network RippleNet for cross-border payments, WAM Emirates News Agency reported. RAKBANK joined RippleNet last...
Former New York superintendent of Financial Services Benjamin Lawsky joins blockchain startup Ripple
Nov 22, 2017 03:13 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that Benjamin Lawsky, the former New York superintendent of Financial Services has joined its Board of Directors (BoD) and Ron Will as chief financial officer (CFO). Lawsky will...
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