Banking
The 2017 Tapscott Blockchain Prediction Scorecard
How did the pundits fare in 2017? Author Don Tapscott reviews his own predictions, taking stock of where he went wrong and where he was on the money.
2018: The Year We Make Cont(r)act
2017 may have been a historic year in blockchain, but Banca IMI's Massimo Morini argues the seeds for this revolution were sown in 2016.
UBS to Launch Live Ethereum Compliance Platform
Swiss banking giant UBS and a group of major banks plan to launch a live application later this month using the ethereum blockchain.
Deutsche Bank: Blockchain Opportunities Are 'Huge'
A presentation by the bank's wealth management execs declared that blockchain technology has a lot of potential, but was lukewarm of cryptocurrencies.
Former Mastercard Executive Joins CULedger Consortium as CEO
CULedger, a consortium of credit unions developing distributed ledger technology systems, has announced the appointment of a new CEO.
Bank of America Wins Patent for Crypto Exchange System
In a patent awarded Tuesday, the second-largest bank in the U.S. describes a potential cryptocurrency exchange system for its corporate clients.
Australia's CommBank Plans to Issue a Bond on the Blockchain
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has revealed a plan to issue a bond over a blockchain system in collaboration with a major world issuer.
UBS Seeks IP Protection for Smart Contract Blockchain Validation
In a patent application released by the USPTO, money manager UBS indicated it was considering using smart contracts to validate transactions.
Bitcoin Too Volatile for Goldman Sachs, Says CEO
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has said it's to early for the bank to consider a bitcoin strategy as it "doesn't feel like a store of value."
BBVA Blockchain Pilot Cuts Time for International Trade Transactions
BBVA has utilized blockchain platform Waves to conduct a live international trade transaction trial between Spain and Mexico.
