Self-sovereign identity: Cornerstone of the blockchain internet
IBTimes spoke to Rouven Heck, project lead of uPort, the award-winning Ethereum blockchain identity system.
Winners and losers: What did this week tell us about the state of Britain's high street banks?
A decade on from the financial crisis, which lenders have adjusted best to high-regulation landscape?
Morgan Stanley considers moving 300 jobs away from the UK after Brexit
US banking giant reportedly in talks to move jobs to Frankfurt or Dublin once Britain leaves the EU.
Singapore charges former German banker Michael Frank Hartung for promoting sex tours with minors
The 45-year-old has also been charged with the possession of 245 obscene and 8 uncensored films.
Credit Suisse to cut over 5,000 jobs this year after posting $2.4bn loss
Swiss lender cut over 7,000 jobs last year but plans more redundancies in a bid to reach cost-cutting goals by 2018.
Fed leaves key rate unchanged in first meeting since Trump's inauguration
There are expected to be several rate hikes this year.
FX Focus: Dollar set for worst January in nine years as Trump's policies rattle investors
Euro surges against dollar after Trump's trade advisor accuses Germany of using a 'grossly undervalued' euro.
Deutsche Bank to pay $425m in US money laundering penalties
Bank allowed clients to engage in 'mirror trades' that improperly shifted around $10bn out of Russia.
Deutsche Bahn CEO Rudiger Grube quits unexpectedly over pay dispute
Grube was offered a 2-year renewal of his contract as against the 3-year extension and pay rise he was seeking.
Deutsche Bank to ban staff from using WhatsApp because it can't monitor messages
Policy changes will also cover personal phones used for work, officials said.
Brexit: City of London to lose out if €25bn merger between LSE and Deutsche Boerse goes ahead
Merger will allow ECB to have continued control over UK financial markets even after Brexit.
Deutsche Bank, HSBC and five other big banks form 'Digital Trade Chain' consortium
KBC, Natixis, Rabobank, Société Générale and UniCredit also signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Brussels.
DTCC creating credit derivatives blockchain with Axoni, IBM and R3
Firms collaborate on distributed ledger technology to build the next generation Trade Information Warehouse.
Deutsche Bank, Barclays and JP Morgan are highest paying companies for directors in the UK
Glassdoor compared salaries given by UK employees between 2013 and 2016 to compile its report.
Can Germany's talks over reparations for massacres in former colony Namibia pave the way for justice?
In the first genocide of the 20th century, Germany massacred tens of thousand of Herero and Namaqua tribesmen.
Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank reach $12bn agreement with US DoJ over sale of toxic debts
German and Swiss lenders agree to settlement with US authorities - but Barclays insist it will defend the case.
RBS, Barclays and other banks fined almost $100m by Swiss regulators over Libor cartels
European and US banks caught in latest round of Libor rate-rigging fines uncovered by the financial crisis.
Goldman Sachs agrees to settle the ISDAfix rate-rigging case for $56.5m
A group of pension funds and municipalities had accused 14 international banking groups of conspiring to rig the benchmark rate.
Deutsche Bank to pay $37m penalty to settle investigations related to its dark pool trading
The penalty will be paid to the New York attorney-general and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Blockchain and big data worth watching in the coming year
Central bank settlement coins, blockchain governance and interoperability, plus the big data business.
Relief for City as amount of FCA fines falls to lowest level since financial crisis
Financial firms fined a combined £22.2m this year, compared with £905m a year ago.
No need to panic: Banks will not flee the UK after Brexit
Paris, Dublin and Frankfurt would struggle to replace London's infrastructure for the world's major lenders.
HSBC and JP Morgan among banks hit with €485m fine for role in Euribor rigging scandal
HSBC, Credit Agricole and JP Morgan fined following five-year investigation into Euribor rigging scandal.
TalkTalk denies customers' Wi-Fi passwords were stolen from faulty routers after malware attack
A security researcher has warned TalkTalk customers to replace the faulty routers immediately.
Deutsche Bank to cut ties with about 3,400 clients in its debt and equities sales activities
The move is part of a broader restructuring programme aimed at saving costs.
UK markets should 'brace for tremors' ahead of Italian referendum
Italy heads to the polls on Sunday to vote on a referendum that could trigger volatility across the Eurozone.
How can finance catch up with other intelligent real-time systems?
Thalesians founder Paul Bilokon will be speaking at the IBT data science and capital markets event.
Could Italy's referendum spark a second eurozone crisis?
Italy labours under €360bn of bad bank debt and 40% youth unemployment. It might be in the mood to vote No.
EU proposes raising safety buffers for foreign banks
Foreign banks will be asked to set up a holding company subject to EU capital requirements.
JPMorgan paying £264m to settle Chinese hiring of 'princelings' probe
SEC says JPMorgan engaged in 'systematic bribery' by hiring children of well-connected officials to win business.