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Ace high or busted flush? Digital Asset’s mixed fortunes mirror DLT adversity
The vendor hoped to remodel post-trade using blockchain technology—and it still might—but its bumpy progress raises questions over the future of DLT in finance.
This Week: Broadridge/TSE, BlackRock, Tradeweb, Finos, and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Institutions see everything to play for in UK’s DLT sandbox
Industry welcomes flexible issuance limits, but rues derivatives’ exclusion as a missed opportunity.
This Week: CJC bolsters cybersecurity capabilities; Finos FDC3; JP Morgan; and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Post-trade still struggling from underinvestment, but purse strings are opening
Bloomberg, Broadridge, BNP Paribas, and a handful of startups are working to address manual processes in the back office.
People Moves: Citi, OpenFin, Genesis, Liquidnet and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this past week, including Vicky Sanders (pictured), OpenFin’s new chief digital officer.
Development bank aims for better settlement with blockchain prototype
R3 is among the companies working with the regional bank on a proof-of-concept to bring efficiencies to cross-border securities transactions.
Is DLT post-trade a solution without a problem?
Sources question landmark projects' ability to use technology at scale as further delay besets ASX deployment
Where have all the blockchain startups gone?
Building a startup is hard. Building a blockchain startup is harder. More than 10 current and former financial blockchain builders and users detail their experiences of trying to cut their teeth on a once-darling tech, and the lessons they’re still…
This Week: Deutsche Borse; State Street; IHS Markit; MSCI; & more
A summary of the week's financial technology news.
This Week: JP Morgan, Deutsche Börse, Refinitiv, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Confidential computing projects could answer industry’s cloud security questions
Perhaps smarter than blockchain and certainly closer than quantum computing, this type of complex computing could accelerate banks' move to the cloud—if the industry gets it right.
Self-Sovereign Identity: The Next Evolution for KYC
R3's Ivar Wiersma explains how the banking industry is moving toward a self-sovereign identity model.
This Week: ICE, Nasdaq/R3, BMLL/OpenFin, DASH
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
DTCC’s Blockchain-Powered Trade Information Warehouse Set for Late 2019 Launch
The credit derivatives processing facility will go live on the distributed ledger platform by the end of the year.
AlphaPoint Nabs R3’s Grayson for Enterprise Sales
Grayson's extensive experience and contacts within the fintech sector will help AlphaPoint expand its business, officials say.
R3 Creates Corda Network Foundation to Manage Corda Blockchain Network
The foundation will be completely separate from R3, and will be governed independently to assure participants that the network will not be monetized.
DTCC Moves to Testing Phase for Trade Information Warehouse Project
The testing will include 15 global banks and is aimed to end by the first quarter of 2019.
Eight Banks Partner with R3 for Trade Finance
The Voltron initiative extends an open invitation for banks and corporate customers to join the network.
UK Watchdog Concerned over Blockchain Bandits
FCA competition chief warns that regulators may face old problems with new technology.
DTCC Blockchain Platform Scheduled for Early 2019 Launch
The Trade Information Warehouse overhaul, which had been slated for late 2018, is now scheduled for February 2019.