Deloitte, Stellar alliance offers cross-border payments application
Jul 01, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Digital Currency
Big Four accounting firm Deloitte has integrated with the Stellar network to build a revolutionary cross-border payments application the Deloitte Digital Bank. Launched at the Consensus conference in New York earlier...
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa and IBM to use blockchain to verify customers identities
Jul 01, 2016 11:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading French mutual, cooperative banking and insurance company Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, in partnership with IBM, has announced first blockchain project completion that focuses onimprovingthe banks ability to...
JPMorgan invites blockchain and fintech startups to join In-Residence program
Jul 01, 2016 08:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
JPMorgan has announced the launch of a program for fintech startups to work side-by-side with its businesses in order to develop innovations that could revolutionize the sector, enabling banks to operate faster, safer and...
Chamber of Digital Commerce welcomes IBM to Executive Committee
Jul 01, 2016 07:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Chamber of Digital Commerce, the first Washington, DC-based trade association representing the blockchain and digital asset industry, has announced the addition of IBM to its Executive Committee membership. IBM is...
Blockchain remittance app Abra goes live in US
Jul 01, 2016 04:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Abra, a blockchain powered digital wallet, has announced that the Abra smartphone app is available on iPhoneandAndroid in the United States. The announcement follows Abras launch in the Philippines, where consumers use...
CUNA unveils initiative to create blockchain platform for credit unions
Jun 30, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credit Union National Association(CUNA), the not-for-profit trade group serving nearly 7,000 credit unions in the U.S., recently unveiled the CU Ledger Initiative, a proof-of-concept project at Americas Credit Union...
Libra rolls out Enterprise Solution, forms strategic alliance with PwC Australia
Jun 30, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
Libra Services Inc., a San Francisco-based developer of distributed ledger application technology, has announced that it is rolling out its Enterprise Solution and forming an alliance with PwC Australia. Founded in...
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