Banking
Blockchain and the Birth of a New Financial Instrument
A less-hyped blockchain trial in the Middle East could come to have a big impact on banking.
Banking and Blockchain: Why We Need an AML/KYC Safe Harbor
Compliance rules may be boosting blockchain innovation, but legal uncertainty is excluding some developing nations from the global banking system.
Swift Says Hackers Can Unite Banks and Blockchain Disruptors
Long a target of blockchain disruptors, the ultimate banking middleman, Swift, is looking to re-position itself as part of the fight against hackers.
Kazakhstan's Central Bank Tests Blockchain App for Debt Sales
The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.
Russian Central Bank Group Prepares 'Masterchain' Ethereum Fork for Testing
Russia's financial incumbents are moving ahead with work on a new distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise use.
Striking Twice? Lightning's Joseph Poon Takes On Ethereum Exchange Project
Lightning's Joseph Poon is now building an ethereum-based decentralized exchange in an effort to eliminate third parties from trades.
Colu Open-Sources Protocol to Help Central Banks Issue Digital Currencies
Colu is open-sourcing its banking infrastructure known as Bankbox and becoming "blockchain agnostic" to ease adoption among cryptocurrency issuers.
Interoperability Boost: Ripple Sends Blockchain Transaction Across 7 Ledgers
Ripple has open-sourced a bitcoin plug-in, making the biggest cryptocurrency interoperable with other ledgers. Litecoin could be next.
Russia's Vnesheconombank Reveals Blockchain Product Strategy
A state-owned development bank in Russia has revealed its plans for launching products built around blockchain.
India's 'BankChain' Consortium Launches Blockchain KYC System
A blockchain consortium in India centered around banking applications has unveiled a new system for sharing information about customers.
