Ethereum is helping London's homeless with St Mungo's and smart contracts
First pilot by social tech platform Alice helps 15 people sleeping rough in London.
Blockchain-based art market will allow investors to trade shares in masterpieces
Maecenas is using blockchain technology to create a secondary market in fine art for owners and investors.
Share&Charge: Blockchain-based Airbnb for electric car charging points
Essen-based start-up presents its first open E-mobility platform with blockchain technology.
How IBM Watson is applying its intellect to financial regulation
IBM Watson Financial Services is using Promontory Financial Group to teach the AI about regulations.
Ethereum hits $100 as political uncertainty drives cryptocurrency bull run
Le Pen, Brexit and Trump are driving a spectacular hike in cryptocurrency prices.
UK fintech investment in rude health despite Brexit
Silicon Valley Bank and corporate finance advisers Hampleton Partners bullish about UK and technology.
Hyperledger Project announces business blockchain Composer
Hyperledger Composer has been accepted into incubation by the group's technical steering committee.
Norton Rose Fulbright looks at the future of blockchain-automated insurance
The global law firm has released its second chapter on DLT technology, focused on the insurance industry.
Ethereum co-founder Dr Gavin Wood and company release Parity Bitcoin
The Parity Bitcoin technology stack offers a new implementation of the Bitcoin protocol written in Rust.
Meet Santiment - the blockchain network that pays traders for financial data
The company has unveiled its first 'crypto-financial game' aimed at cryptocurrency traders and investors.
Regtech: University College London is automating regulation using blockchain smart contracts
UCL's Professor Philip Treleaven wants to break new ground in UK 'regtech'.
Blockchain payments firm Ripple signs up 10 more banks and PSPs
New joiners include: BBVA, SEB, YES BANK and Star One Credit Union.
Swift Business Forum: Open banking will break 'the last of the major verticals'
Panel comprised: Mike Laven of Currency Cloud, Richard Martin of Barclays, Damian Richardson of RBS, and Mark Buitenhek, ING.
Twitter financial data guru Stephen Morse moves to Neudata as advisor in the US
Morse was previously head of global financial data partnerships at Twitter.
Visa sees ambient authentication in the future of social payments
Visa's innovation and fraud experts Bill Gajda and Peter Bayley talk about biometrics and tokenisation.
Token Summit in New York explores brave new world of blockchain ICOs
Token Summit on May 25 is organised by renowned blockchain author, investor, and entrepreneur William Mougayar,
Tokio Marine and NTT DATA complete blockchain-based cargo insurance certificates
NTT DATA Corp involved in forming international consortium with shipping companies, freight forwarders, banks and insurers.
Regtech: Jumio reveals its digital identity USPs
Jumio currently does some 110,000 verifications a day and counts Airbnb among its clients.
ConsenSys hires BHP Billiton blockchain and energy expert Dr Tyler Smith
Smith is also founder of Free My Vunk movement and organiser of Houston Ethereum Meetup in 2014.
Blockchain Capital concludes $10m ICO and invests in Parity Technologies
The fund raised $10m worth of BCAP Tokens within six hours in an oversubscribed offering.
BNP Paribas Fund Link built with blockchain and smart contract technology
BNP Paribas Securities Services is building the next-generation fund distribution platform with AXA IM.
Newsweek to host Regtech and Identity event at the Royal Institution in London
Event will explore work at UCL that seeks to put an intelligent front-end on the FCA Handbook.
Zcash comes to App Store and you can pay your taxes with it in Brazil
Apple's App Store has accepted an update of the iconic Jaxx crypto wallet which includes Zcash.
Broadridge, JP Morgan, Northern Trust and Banco Santander pilot blockchain-based proxy voting
Pilot run in support of a corporate issuer's AGM with the blockchain as a "shadow" digital register of proxy voting.
R3 and ACORD launch insurance industry Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology
R3 counts number of insurance companies amongst its member base, including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group.
Regtech and open banking explored at Innovate Finance Global Summit 2017
FCA's Chris Woolard and UCL's Professor Philip Treleaven discuss regtech at Innovate Finance event.
IBM and Sichuan Hejia building large-scale Chinese pharmaceuticals blockchain
Yijian Blockchain Technology Application System is a permissioned blockchain platform using Hyperledger Fabric.
Major music rights societies join up for blockchain copyright using IBM and Hyperledger
Involved are: the American Society for Composers, Authors and Publishers; the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music and PRS for Music.
Regtech: Making WhatsApp and WeChat compliant with market trading rules
KyoLAB is making WhatsApp, WeChat and Telegram compliant with regulations like MiFID II.
Ethereum financial inclusion app Humaniq announces public token sale
Pre-order fund open for fiat currency via bank transfer prior to launch date of Token Sale on 6 April, 2017.
