Financial Services
Week of August 19, 2016
WEF report predicts 80pc of banks will use blockchain by 2017
HSBC, BofA Merrill Lynch Explore Blockchain-Based Trade
VC blockchain investments amount to $300 million in H1 2016 Juniper Research
Blockchain could be ‘revolutionary’ to this $2 trillion problem: HSBC
Banks sign up to blockchain trial for processing currency trades
Trade’s blockchain breakthrough
Week of August 12, 2016
How blockchain technology might impact auto finance
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch use Hyperledger Project for blockchain trade finance
Results of the EPC Poll on the Impact of Blockchain on Payments
Bank of America, HSBC Unveil Blockchain Supply Chain Project
Fintech Has Forced Banks’ Hand on Blockchain, AI Adoption
How Fintech Is Dragging Banks to Blockchain and AI
Ethereum Scaling Advances with Off-Blockchain Payments
BofAML, HSBC and IDA Singapore Develop Blockchain for Letters of Credit
Global Banks Test Blockchain Trade Financing with R3 Consortium
Week of July 29, 2016
Beyond The Hype: What Blockchain Really Bring to Payments
Blockchain Based NetCents and PayPal Integration Takes Off, Beta Testing is On
Digital Payments Are Going Beyond Blockchain
Financial Industry and Blockchain
Why the Buy-Side Should Get Off the Blockchain Sidelines
Blockchain vendors working to temper banks’ fears
Capital markets with the Blockchain
Banks’ Privacy Concerns Shaping Blockchain Vendors’ Strategies
Week of July 22, 2016
David Gunn: “Not Participating in Blockchain Research Is Not a Viable Option for Banks”
JPMorgan Chase urges asset managers to adopt blockchain
Ripple: It’s Time for a Blockchain Cross-Border Payment Network
Will Blockchain Based Remittance Struggle to Deliver?
Blockchain-based OS for banks surfaces, could shake up retail banking
Funderbeam Launches Blockchain-Based Trading and Investment Platform for Startups
BNP’s Ex-Blockchain Lead is Building Smart Contracts for Clearinghouses
Wall Street is obsessed with this technology — but a big group of investors is missing out
Ex-Googlers tackle core retail banking with ‘blockchain-style’ Vault OS
Week of July 8, 2016
How Banks Will Stop Snoops From Using the Blockchain to Front-Run Trades
Startup Clears First Blockchain-Settled Institutional Spot-FX Trades
Blockchains at Payments Innovation: SETL shines, 11:FS takes a stand and DWP tests Gov Coin
Blockchain in insurance–opportunity or threat?
Z/Yen’s Michael Mainelli believes blockchain works better for insurance than banks
Week of July 1, 2016
How Banks Will Stop Snoops From Using the Blockchain to Front-Run Trades
Startup Clears First Blockchain-Settled Institutional Spot-FX Trades
Blockchains at Payments Innovation: SETL shines, 11:FS takes a stand and DWP tests Gov Coin
Blockchain in insurance–opportunity or threat?
Z/Yen’s Michael Mainelli believes blockchain works better for insurance than banks
Week of June 24, 2016
Threat to Fintechs? Ethereum, Blockchain and Smart Contracts
The Banking Sector’s Interest in Blockchain May Translate to Job Cuts
More Banks Are Trying Out Ripple’s Blockchain for Fund Transfers
Banks trial blockchain to make money transfers ‘like sending an iMessage’
7 Financial Firms to Build Post-Trade Blockchain for Small Businesses
Economy Views: Blockchain – transforming financial services
Finance Firms Seen Investing $1 Billion in Blockchain This Year
Blockchain Technology: Disruptive Forces in Financial Services, According to IDC
Financial landscape developments on blockchain & new CECL comments
Dragonfly Fintech selected to implement blockchain-based remittance…
For Cross-Border Payments, Blockchain Is Like “Email for Money”
Post-Trade Blockchain Startup in Limbo After Raising $10 Million
Infoteria and Tech Bureau successfully experiment blockchain for micro-finance industry
Week of June 10, 2016
Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Launches Educational Platform for Financial Markets
Another View: Blockchain could fix fragile finance system
How Fluent Wants to Streamline Financial Supply Chains with a Blockchain
Banking Trade Group BAFT Seeks Bigger Role in Blockchain Policy
Capgemini and Ascribe Build Blockchain Project for Banking Loyalty Rewards