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Hong Kong Regulator, Banks Launch Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform

July 18 2018

“Hong Kong’s banking regulator and seven banks, including HSBC Holdings PLC and Standard Chartered PLC, on Tuesday said they will jointly launch a trade finance platform in September using blockchain technology.The platform will be one of the largest examples globally of a government-led, cross-bank effort to reform the multi-billion dollar trade finance sector using the […]

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Banks Are Building A Super-Speed Money Highway In The Nordics

July 18 2018

“The biggest Nordic banks expect to launch a new piece of financial infrastructure next year, promising to dramatically speed up international transfers in one of the world’s most technologically advanced regions. The aim is to make it possible to clear payments and settle accounts within seconds, regardless of currency. The P27 project — so-called for […]

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New York State Will Regulate Online Lenders To ‘Level Playing Field’ For Banks

July 12 2018

“Online lenders may own more than half of the personal lending market, but they face serious headwinds. For one thing, rising interest rates will increase their cost of funds, and perhaps make their offerings less attractive, and for another, regulations may arrive that make operating their businesses more expensive. In New York State, perhaps anticipating a vacuum of […]

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Inside Chase’s Strategy For Digital-only Brand Finn

June 29 2018

“Chase wants to take the lessons from the St. Louis pilot and offer Finn to a broader audience of digitally comfortable iOS users, ahead of an Android launch later this year. The St. Louis experiment yielded three key conclusions: Autosave triggered by rules is a priority for the customer community; a digital-only offering backed by […]

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice In Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

July 24 2018

“Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 million total. Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. According to a lawsuit filed last month in the Western District of […]

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How Canada’s Banking Protections Stifle Innovation At Home, But Give Big Six Free Rein To Expand Abroad

July 24 2018

“Canada has a reputation for having a relatively steady banking sector and the high degree of regulation is intended to keep the financial system safe. Yet the same rules keeping everything on an even keel could also have the unintended consequences of limiting competition and consumers’ choices. Current rules include restrictions around ownership and anti-money […]

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Zelle Struggles To Prove It’s Not Just Another Payments App (paywall)

July 31 2018

“A year in, Zelle’s reviews are mixed. Usage is up, but most banks haven’t signed on, meaning many consumers can’t use it without downloading a separate app. It also fell short of its goal to have 33 banks on the network by its first anniversary, and behind the scenes, it runs on plumbing that’s more […]

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IBM And FX Giant CLS Team Up To Launch Blockchain App Store For Banks

July 30 2018

“Even private and permissioned blockchains need to build ecosystems and achieve network effects, just like their permissionless, public counterparts. At least, that’s the thinking behind LedgerConnect, a financial blockchain “app store” that aims to make it easier for banks to access distributed ledger technology (DLT) solutions from fintech and software providers, and for those vendors […]

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Corporates Begin Trials Of Multi-Bank Payments Tracking Across Swift gpi

July 25 2018

“Financial messaging network Swift has begun pilot trials of a multi-bank payments tracking service with 12 member institutions and 10 multi-national corporates. The cross-industry collaboration tailors Swift’s global payments innovation (gpi) initiative to cater for the needs of corporate treasuries dealing with multiple banks by providing a single format for end-to-end tracking and integrated flows […]

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Juniper Research: Blockchain Deployments To Save Banks More Than $27bn Annually By 2030

August 2 2018

“According to the research, The Future of Blockchain: Key Vertical Opportunities & Deployment Strategies 2018-2030, banks that integrate blockchain will achieve cost reductions not just in payment processing and reconciliation, but in treasury operations and compliance. Indeed, the research argued that in compliance, automation of identity/money-laundering checks, allied to capability of the blockchain to verify the […]