Tag: banking
Singapore’s Central Bank Hires Accenture for Blockchain Interbank Payments Prototype
Professional services and consultancy giant Accenture has been appointed by Singapore’s central bank to develop a prototype blockchain solution for interbank payments.
Earlier this month,...
JPMorgan Launches Interbank Payments Platform on Quorum Blockchain
Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan Chase is launching a new interbank payments platform powered by blockchain, the firm announced today.
With the participation of two...
Bernanke at Ripple Event: Blockchain Has ‘Obvious’ Benefits in Payments
Former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is bullish on blockchain.
Speaking at Ripple's Swell conference in Toronto today, being held the same week and in the...
Self-Replenishing Blockchain is Finding Implementation Everywhere
In its early days, discussions around the Blockchain industry bordered mainly around Bitcoin and financial technology (fintech). The debate on Bitcoin as a currency or commodity lingered for...
When Not If? Banks Strike Optimistic Tone on Blockchain Impact
"We are in the process of developing a new operating system for the planet."
The remark, issued by Barclays' vice chairman of corporate banking, Jeremy Wilson, perhaps...
Dimon Knocks Bitcoin Again: Crackdown Likely on ‘Worthless’ Cryptocurrency
Jamie Dimon is at it again.
Expanding on his recent criticism of bitcoin, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank is again out in the media...