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SBI Plans Launch of In-Store Payments With Ripple-Powered ‘Money Tap’ App
31.5.2019
SBI Ripple Asia is live testing in-store payments using its Ripple xCurrent-powered Money Tap app before a full launch "this year."
Ripple Unveils its XRP Based Mobile Banking Application
31.5.2019
Ripple is still gaining the attention of crypto lovers. The XRPL lab of Ripple has designed an app for the mobile user that can do more than just sending cryptocurrency from one wallet to another. The newly designed app of Ripple was unveiled at a community event, Bitrue in Amsterdam....
PR: Blucon Launches BCH Transportation Card
31.5.2019
Blucon is excited to announce the launch of their transportation card that supports BCH. The system will work by integrating the EXO-Platform, to allow the instant conversion of cryptocurrency into spendable cash. Blucon has leveraged on its existing business relationships between cryptocurrency...
A Crypto-Friendly Puerto Rico Bank Is Crowdfunding on Circle’s SeedInvest
31.5.2019
Arival Bank aims to serve crypto firms rejected by traditional banks and is crowdfunding $3 million on Circle's SeedInvest platform
Three of The Biggest Banks In Ireland Using Blockchain Technology For Verifying Staff Credentials
30.5.2019
Ireland has been one of the leading European nations in terms of blockchain innovation. It is often touted as the blockchain capital of the European Union. Various aspects of the distributed ledger have been implemented in the Irish land, especially since the talks on Brexit began a couple of years...
U.K. Exchange Coinfloor Is Getting Paid to Help Crypto Firms Access Banking
29.5.2019
Coinfloor will collect a fee for referring reputable crypto startups to electronic money institution Enumis for bank-like current accounts
Blockchain and Financial Services Lead Jesse Lund Leaves IBM
28.5.2019
Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company
IBM Blockchain Finance Lead Jesse Lund Is Leaving the Firm
28.5.2019
Jesse Lund, IBM’s global head of blockchain for financial services, is no longer working for the company
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain to Speed Up Loan Issuance
28.5.2019
Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products.
ECB Official Says Wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency a ‘Viable Option’
28.5.2019
A European Central Bank council member has come out generally in favor of wholesale central bank digital currencies
JPMorgan Adds New Privacy Features to Its Ethereum-Based Quorum Blockchain
28.5.2019
JPMorgan has developed a new privacy feature for ethereum-based blockchains that hides both the sender and the amount in a transaction
How FinTech is Accelerating Positive Transformation of Banking in Africa? Is Going to Defined by Industry Leaders at Finnovation Kenya 2019
27.5.2019
Finnovation Kenya 2019, which will be held on the 18th June 2019 at the Mövenpick Hotel Nairobi, will gather international FinTech experts and leaders together with African pioneers, investors, government policymakers, entrepreneurs and leading bankers to harness the FinTech revolution to boost...
Ethereum Investment Vehicle Approved for Small Investors
23.5.2019
FINRA has approved Grayscale Investments' ethereum trust shares for sale to mom-and-pop investors
Russian Central Bank to Consider Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
23.5.2019
The Bank of Russia will consider the use of a gold-backed cryptocurrency to facilitate international settlements, according to its governor
Report: Dutch Bank Rabobank Cancels Development of ‘Rabobit’ Crypto Wallet
23.5.2019
Plans to develop a cryptocurrency wallet have reportedly been canceled by Dutch bank Rabobank
State Street’s Blockchain Lead Departs to Build Data Privacy Startup
23.5.2019
Moiz Kohari, State Street's global chief technology architect, has left to build a new data privacy startup
Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Launches Blockchain Inventory Tracking Platform ‘Forcefield’
20.5.2019
Dutch bank ABN AMRO is launching a blockchain-based inventory tracking platform
ABN AMRO Eyes Launch of Blockchain Inventory Platform, Dropping Wallet Plan
20.5.2019
As ABN AMRO drops its exploration of a crypto wallet product, the Dutch bank says it's seeking to launch a blockchain platform for trade inventory
Ripple CEO: Even the Banking Goliaths Will Have to Embrace Crypto, Blockchain Innovation
20.5.2019
Ripple’s CEO has argued that the biggest banks have a strong reason to embrace crypto and blockchain innovation, despite the apparent threat it poses to their current oligopoly
Beyond KYC: Global Regulators Appear Set to Adopt Tough New Rules for Crypto Exchanges
20.5.2019
Exchanges will likely have to collect information about their clients' crypto transactions under new global standards expected in June