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Blockchain

• July 19, 2017 19 Jul'17

  London Stock Exchange uses IBM blockchain technology

  The London Stock Exchange is testing out IBM's blockchain technology in a platform to help SME operations become more transparent

• July 13, 2017 13 Jul'17

  Encryption keys too predictable, warn security researchers

  Encryption keys are not as random as most people think, which means encrypting data is often not as secure as it could be, according to security researchers

• July 05, 2017 05 Jul'17

  Sweden trials blockchain for land registry management

  Swedish land registry is trying out blockchain as a means of proving ownership

• May 30, 2017 30 May'17

  Taiwan’s OwlTing taps blockchain to improve food safety

  The e-commerce company is using blockchain technology to provide consumers with greater transparency on food sources and production processes

• May 10, 2017 10 May'17

  Blockchain economy on the horizon

  Blockchain technologies will enable many new and disruptive business models than the internet itself, an expert predicts

• March 17, 2017 17 Mar'17

  Singapore startup partners IBM to pilot blockchain technology

  Invictus’ distributed ledger prototype will offer financing options for small and medium-sized enterprises

• March 13, 2017 13 Mar'17

  Danish shipping company uses blockchain in IBM partnership

  Maersk and IBM test out the application of blockchain technology to track and manage the paper trail of shipping containers around the world

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  Blockchain can cut investment bank infrastructure costs by 30%

  Investment banks can make huge cuts to their IT infrastructure costs through blockchain, according to analysis

• January 17, 2017 17 Jan'17

  HSBC appoints technology advisers to keep pace with IT changes

  Bank hopes to gain knowledge about technologies such as artificial intelligence and biometric security through its new technology advisory board

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange uses blockchain for e-voting

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange offers controlled access to the AGM information of listed companies through a blockchain-based service

• September 07, 2016 07 Sep'16

  Barclays uses blockchain for trade finance transactions

  Barclays Bank has successfully tested the use of blockchain technology to complete a large trade finance agreement, which promises huge efficiencies

• August 19, 2016 19 Aug'16

  Expect ransomware arrests soon, says bitcoin tracking firm Chainalysis

  Law enforcement organisations are set to ramp up arrests of cyber criminals behind ransomware attacks, according to financial technology startup Chainalysis

• July 11, 2016 11 Jul'16

  DWP trials blockchain technology for benefit payments

  The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) trials blockchain's distributed ledger technology, with benefit claimants using a mobile app to track welfare payments

• July 06, 2016 06 Jul'16

  Case study: Inside JP Morgan's Glasgow developer centre

  JP Morgan chief development officer Stephen Flaherty heads a team of developers in Glasgow, one of the bank's strategic hubs

• April 15, 2016 15 Apr'16

  Capgemini to build 100-strong team of blockchain specialists

  The IT services firm is building a team of 100 blockchain experts as banks start to consider the technology as the future of financial services

• January 19, 2016 19 Jan'16

  Government should exploit blockchain technology, says chief scientist Mark Walport

  Distributed ledgers – the technology behind systems such as bitcoin – could transform public services, says government chief scientist Mark Walport

• October 15, 2015 15 Oct'15

  Why blockchain heralds a rethink of the entire banking industry

  Blockchain, the distributed ledger technology behind bitcoin, is both a threat and an opportunity for financial services – and the banks are taking it very seriously

• March 13, 2015 13 Mar'15

  IBM could create blockchain-based digital payments infrastructure for central banks

  IBM has held informal talks with some central banks about building an infrastructure that can provide them with bitcoin-like digital payments systems

• July 31, 2014 31 Jul'14

  Bitcoin mining firm CoinTerra signs multi-megawatt datacentre deal

  CoinTerra, the firm that provides the hardware and software that power the bitcoin blockchain ecosystem, signs a multi-megawatt datacentre deal