R3 and 15 banks tackle trade financing challenges with distributed ledger technology
Corda platform facilitates invoice financing and letter of credit transactions in trials.
HSBC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch use Hyperledger Project for blockchain-based trade finance
The banks plus Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore proves Letter of Credit transactions can be executed on blockchain.
Ethereum's 'Lightning Network' Raiden to strike IoT and micropayments
Raiden creator Heiko Hees said a 100K transactions per second proof of concept could happen by end of August.
Steemit: Get on the blockchain social media juggernaut and earn cryptocurrency for posting content
It achieves community building and social interaction through rewards and a reputation system.
Machine learning can balance risks involved in bitcoin trading
Arshak Navruzyan, founder of Startup.ML, has been applying machine learning to quantitative finance problems.
RSK Federation supported by Bitcoin industry for 'belt and braces' smart contracts security
Some 25 big names in Bitcoin have joined the RSK Federation.
Blockchain compliance firm Elliptic and LexisNexis bring bank-grade risk management to Bitcoin
The deal integrates LexisNexis Risk Solutions AML risk management data into Elliptic's Bitcoin transaction monitoring.
Testing time for cryptocurrency security as Bitfinex reports $65m of bitcoin stolen by hackers
Hackers have stolen some 119,756 bitcoin or about $65m in cash at current prices.
WorldRemit calls for urgent restoration of money transfers to Nigeria
Hundreds of global remittance companies forced to cease transfers while Western Union, MoneyGram and Ria continue.
Blockchain holds huge potential for wholesale insurance, states Z/Yen and PwC report
PwC's Belfast-based blockchain technology team worked with Z/Yen in undertaking the global industry survey.
UK government awards first G-Cloud blockchain platform-as-a-service agreement to Credits
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) awarded a place on the G-Cloud 8 framework agreement to Credits.
Invested money matters most in big data sentiment analysis
Kavout, which boasts former Google and Microsoft engineers, combines signals from a range of categories.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce launches Smart Contracts Alliance
The Smart Contracts Alliance will be co-chaired by Mark Smith, CEO of Symbiont, and Sean Murphy, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright,
Blockchain design is evolving to power the new 'economy of things'
IBTimes spoke with IoT/blockchain innovators David Sønstebø, IOTA founder, and Tom Fuerstner, founder of Riddle&Code.
Brexit could perversely benefit European technology sector with risk-reducing M&A run
Silicon Valley investment firm Magister Advisors has completed its H1 report, The State Of European Tech Up To Brexit
How fintech and microfinance remove intermediaries and loan costs
Zidisha lets web users lend directly to individual borrowers in developing countries without any intermediary
DigixGlobal secures deal with Silver Bullion and The Safe House in Singapore
DigixGlobal will be transferring their current gold holdings to Silver Bullion for the upcoming relaunch of DGX 2.0.
Big data-hoarding hedge funds and managing the Twitter 'firehose'
Peter Hafez, chief data scientist at RavenPack, knows about processing large volumes of unstructured data.
Global blockchain consortium Agentic Group opens in London
The launch of Agentic UK aims to boost the fintech sector following the Brexit vote in June, said a statement.
Gibraltar Stock Exchange welcomes BitcoinETI
BitcoinETI (ticker: BTCETI) is an asset-backed Exchange Traded Instrument invested exclusively in Bitcoin.
Big data analytics firm RavenPack partners with Alliance News
Alliance News specialises in breaking news on all UK listed stocks, economic issues, central bank decisions and currencies.
CCEDK and Steemit bring crowdfunding to 'Projects Corner'
The OpenLedger crowdfunding app said Projects Corner is a reference to Hyde Park's Speakers' Corner.
Legally-enforceable smart contracts debated at London Fintech Week 2016
Dr Lee Braine of Barclays was joined by Preston Byrne of Eris, Ajit Tripathi of PwC, and Sean Murphy of Norton Rose Fulbright.
OpenLedger adds Tether USD and EUR
Tether uses a 'currency board' system, similar to nations that peg their currencies to other fiat currencies.
When will charities become blockchain-based 'trust machines'?
The Charities Aid Foundation has published another thoughtful report on blockchain technology for social good.
BehavioSec brings machine learning security to your fingertips
Neil Costigan is the CEO of BehavioSec talks about battle-tested machine learning behavioural biometrics.
Bank of England narrowly optimistic about blockchain while Blythe Masters talks transparency and risk
The House of Lords heard evidence on blockchain from Dr Ben Broadbent of BoE and Blythe Masters, chief of DAH.
'Over a hundred' London startups have asked to relocate to Berlin since Brexit
Berlin Senator for Economics and Technology, Cornelia Yzer pulled no punches during a presentation at London Fintech Week 2016.
House of Lords to ask Bank of England: Is it time for 'Britcoin'?
Lords Economic Affairs Committee will take evidence from the Deputy Governor of the BoE on blockchain tech on 19 July.
Will banks catch the curve of the machine-to-machine economy?
Blockchains will drive an M2M economy of autonomous vehicles, drones, robots and 3D printers
