Japanese mega-corporations complete trial using the bitcoin blockchain
Japan-based mega-corporations Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., and Mizuho Bank Ltd., released a joint [announcement](http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2016/0308-01.html) yesterday, stating that they have completed a blockchain trial to streamline cross-border securities transaction settlements. Their aim is to create a whole new cross-border financial system that minimizes the risk of price fluctuations.
Ipreo and Symbiont to overhaul the $4.7 trillion global syndicated loans market
Loan trade settlement platform provider, Ipreo, and smart security platform, Symbiont, announced last week that they are creating a new company to overhaul “antiquated and costly manual processing,” in the global syndicated loans market.
Banking reimagined: How disruptive forces will radically transform the industry in the decade ahead
In this special report, we examine how various disruptive trends we are seeing today in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain technology, collaborative ecosystems, cryptocurrencies, demographics, and customer experience are coming together to influence the future of banking. This outlook is part of Deloitteâs Financial Services Industry Outlooks series, which provides disruptive trends and bold predictions over the long term for banking, insurance, investment management, and commercial real estate.
One of Korea’s largest banks investigates blockchain technology
With more than 1,400 branches and 10,000 ATMs throughout South Korea, [KB Kookmin Bank](https://omoney.kbstar.com/quics?page=oeng) (KB) is one of the largest commercial banks in South Korea.
FinTech 2.0: Creating new opportunities through strategic alliance
How financial technology firms and digital ecosystems can leverage banksâ core competencies through equal partnerships, to innovate and grow in the B2B space.
Perspective on the structure of the Dutch banking sector
This vision paper focuses on the structure of the Dutch banking sector, within the context of the European banking union. The guiding principle of this vision paper is the promotion of a stable and efficient provision of services by the banking sector to its customers.
UBS FinTech Innovation manager bullish on cryptocurrency, discusses Bitcoin Supremacy
The banker who runs UBS bank’s FinTech innovation lab ponders the Supremacy of the currency Bitcoin in his latest writing, showing an unusually bullish position on cryptocurrencies for a banker.
The ‘Uber moment’ of the financial industry is taking shape
Bankers, are beginning to see that blockchain technology is not solely designed to disrupt the financial sector. They are now fishing for young entrepreneurs to aid them through what is being described as the ‘Uber moment’ of the financial sector.
30 top banks and Mike Hearn have now joined R3 Global Consortium
While R3 CEV continues to rack up the number of banks joining their consortium, several core team members have been announced, including seasoned Bitcoin core developer Mike Hearn.
Bank of Canada contemplating negative interest rates, powered by e-money, or bitcoin
An increasing number of European nations, including Sweden and England, have announced their long-term strategies to implement negative interest rates.
Leading clearing houses join London Stock Exchange in exploring the Blockchain
A new working group has been quietly set up to explore post-trade distributed ledger technology, and it includes three of the leading clearinghouses; the heads of an industry that the blockchain appears to make completely obsolete.
Banking on the Blockchain – Reengineering the Financial Architecture
This paper will explore the immense potential of blockchain technology, as well as some of the challenges it poses to the industry and regulators.
Banking without banks: Bit2Me is building the ‘Uber of finance’
Spanish startup Bit2me is pushing boundaries in the remittance market, and recently won a big cash prize at a Visa-sponsored hackathon for their project named Hive; an attempt to replace the entire suite of services that banks offer today in a single smartphone app.
9 Investment Banks Commit to Distributed Ledger Technology Via R3 CEV
The first great blockchain banking consortium includes 9 of the world's largest investment banks, jointly experimenting with a shared blockchain to see if it will work for the entire Multi-Trillion dollar financial services sector.
UBS Launches Fintech Competition Featuring Blockchain Technology
Swiss multinational bank UBS recently launched the Future of Finance Challenge, “We invite you to take part in a global competition to seek out innovative ideas and disruptive technologies to[ transform the banking industry](https://innovate.ubs.com/challenges/).”
Canadian Banking Giant’s CEO, ‘It’s Important For Banks To Understand How Blockchains Work’
According to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce President and Chief Executive Officer, Victor Dodig, the financial institution isn’t sitting on it laurels, and is instead actively studying new technologies that could...
