Blockchain

Currency fluctuations and government policies in countries such as Venezuela are boosting the virtual currency market and putting traditional players on notice, writes Sergey Ponomarev, CEO of SONM.

The world needs faster and cheaper international payments, but more than that it needs censorship-resistant ways to transact.

The vast majority of financial services executives surveyed by Cognizant predict open systems like bitcoin will gain greater prominence over the next five years — slightly more than said the same for private blockchains.

With such massive amounts of data bolstered by ubiquitous modes of distribution, the most meaningful fintech investment opportunities center around enabling a new truth equilibrium.

More business lending is shifting from banks to "murky" trusts as the government imposes more restrictions to reduce risky loans; 11 states advance suit as Justice Department retreats.

Fed Gov. Jerome Powell says central bank will provide more information to banks about how it conducts annual tests; bank CTO discusses its 2018 blockchain test.

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Several leading banks and corporations in Spain are launching a cross-industry development platform called Red Lyra, leveraging blockchain technology to streamline the creation of services that use digital identities.

Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank is closely watching blockchain innovation to ensure that its adoption around the euro area doesn’t fragment its payment systems.

A new blockchain mobile app, the first of its kind, is making waves across the pond with the goal of making “everyone a bank.”

Blockchain platform's capital raising is its biggest to date; mutual fund giant now accepts digital currency in its cafeteria as CEO Abigail Johnson embraces it.

The money will be used to hire more people. It is also a morale boost for the group, which has suffered some high-profile recent defections.

Bank agrees to pay $97 million as DOJ drops criminal charges involving money laundering at Citi uni; digital currency price roars past $2,200 as Japanese catch the bitcoin bug.

Nasdaq and Citi are partnering to utilize blockchain technology to expand and improve cross-border and private company securities payments.

Nasdaq Inc. and Citi Treasury and Trade Solutions are partnering to utilize blockchain technology to expand and improve cross-border and private company securities payments on Citigroup's business services platform.

The creators of a top "altcoin" are building privacy features for JPMorgan's blockchain platform.

IBM's new Blockchain Founder Accelerator could better position the distributed ledger technology as a platform for mainstream payments, but the technology giant wants to start with baby steps.

It is not startups but rather Silicon Valley’s biggest names that are best-positioned to compete with banks in the blockchain race.

Some banks seek to dominate the digital-identity business, but they stand to benefit even if their efforts fall short.

Royal Bank of Canada is applying blockchain technology to its loyalty program, in an effort to make its rewards more tangible and accessible.