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Prime Trust Launches Instant Settlement Network for Crypto-Fiat Trades
30.7.2019
Nevada-based Prime Trust has launched a real-time settlement service for crypto and fiat transfers among clients
Facebook Reaches $5 Billion Settlement with the Federal Trade Commission
13.7.2019
Facebook has found itself in a whole range of problems over the past couple of years, and many of the problems struck at the very heart of its business. Other than issues related to failure to block advertisements bought by Russians in the lead up to the United States Presidential elections, there...
Euroclear, EIB, Santander and EY to Pursue Blockchain Pilot for ECP Settlement
19.6.2019
Euroclear, one of the world’s largest securities depositories, says it will push forward with building a pilot blockchain-based platform for the issuance and settlement of ECPs
14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains
13.6.2019
Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency
Financial Giants Backed Utility Settlement Coin Coming in 2020
3.6.2019
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In the relentless effort to utilize the blockchain technology, the new company called Fnality International, a brainchild of 14 major financial firms, is estimated to become operational in 2020. The company will be in control of a blockchain-powered digital cash...
Major Utility Settlement Coin Project Raises $63 Mln for Commercial Realization
3.6.2019
The Utility Settlement Coin project — led by some of the world’s leading banks — has established a new firm and completed a $63.2 million Series A financing round
SBI Ripple Asia to Trial Store Settlement Service for XRP-Powered Payments App MoneyTap
31.5.2019
SBI Ripple Asia is launching a store settlement service affiliated with SBI Holdings and Ripple’s jointly developed consumer-focused XRP-powered payments app MoneyTap
Russian Central Bank to Consider Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
23.5.2019
The Bank of Russia will consider the use of a gold-backed cryptocurrency to facilitate international settlements, according to its governor
Russia’s Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month
22.5.2019
Russia’s National Settlement Depository will launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from its Moscow HQ
Mutual Funds Network Calastone’s ‘Real-Time’ Blockchain Platform Is Live
20.5.2019
Calastone, a transactions network for the mutual funds industry, has now moved to its own blockchain-based settlement system
Report: Top Banks Alleged to Be Investing $50 Million in Digital Cash Settlement Project
17.5.2019
Some of the world’s leading banks are allegedly currently investing around $50 million to build a blockchain-based digital cash system for transaction settlement, sources claim
Top Banks ‘Investing $50 Million’ to Build Blockchain Settlement System
17.5.2019
Around a dozen banks are said to be spending $50 million to build a blockchain-based digital cash settlement system, according to Reuters
Digital Asset Finance Firm BitGo Announces Off-Chain Clearance and Settlement Service
14.5.2019
An off-chain clearing and settlement service has been launched by digital asset finance firm BitGo
BitGo Offers Institutional Clients New Off-Chain Settlement System
14.5.2019
BitGo is launching a new clearing and settlement service, allowing off-chain transactions between clients so assets never leave custody
Blockchain Project CEO to Pay $150K Fine, Teach Business Ethics Following Settlement
14.5.2019
Blockchain entrepreneur Alex Tapscott, CEO of Next Block, settled with Canadian regulators over charges of unethical project advertisement
Blockchain Entrepreneur, Ontario Regulators Seek Settlement in Namedrop Scandal
9.5.2019
The Ontario Securities Commission and the CEO of blockchain firm NextBlock are seeking a settlement over allegations of dishonest tactics for attracting investment