May 15, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Veridium Labs Ltd, a company incubated by EnVision Corporation, announced on Tuesday it is collaborating with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to help “transform” the carbon credit market using IBM blockchain technology with the goal of making it easier for companies to offset their environmental footprints. The… Read More

May 4, 2018 @ 9:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, IBM announced it has acquired aggregation and analytics software provider Armanta. IBM reported it has worked with Armanta for the past two years to deliver financial risk solutions to clients globally. The combination of IBM’s and Armanta’s technology and expertise has allowed IBM to… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 11:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, IBM announced it has teamed up with jewelry companies Asahi Refining, Helzberg Diamonds, LeachGarner, Richline Group, and UL to launch a new global blockchain initiative called TrustChain. The initiative will be powered by the IBM Blockchain Platform and deliver through the IBM Cloud. According… Read More

April 17, 2018 @ 2:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global insurance company, Marsh, announced on Monday it has formed a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM), ACORD, and ISN launch a commercial blockchain solution for proof of insurance. The company reported that by using blockchain technology, it is looking to fundamentally transform the certificate of insurance process… Read More

April 9, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

During the DigitalSwitzerland challenge, taking place today (April 9th) in Zurich, Blockchain firm Proxeus, along with IBM and other partners, will complete the legal registeration of a company, from start to finish, in just 3 hours. This is in contrast to the typical 4 to 6 weeks… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 3:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank which  almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The bank has now spearheaded a Russian banking industry first: a pilot blockchain payment transaction. The transaction used… Read More

October 16, 2017 @ 9:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced on Monday it is teaming up with Canadian-based fintech company Dream Payments to bring a new revenue-generating, mobile payment offerings to financial institutions and merchants in the United States through the IBM Cloud. The technology giant revealed that it and Dream Payments are rolling out… Read More

June 15, 2017 @ 7:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Finastra, created by the merging of Misys and D+H, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have reached an agreement to explore how Finastra can transform their banking operations with IBM Cloud and Cognitive technologies. The two companies plan to bring IBM technology into the Finastra open architecture to enrich… Read More

May 1, 2017 @ 2:23 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

New Fintech Incubator One of the largest banks in Japan, Mizuho Financial Group, has been in the news recently for several partnerships involving fintech. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the bank is in talks to co-develop a fintech incubator that will be focused on virtual… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 8:54 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

This week, two separate partnerships involving Fintech education were announced in Singapore. Visa announced it has partnered with the Singapore Fintech Association and five local polytechnic schools to nurture future talent through a series of engagements with students from the schools. IBM also announced this week… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 9:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing and the IBM Center for Blockchain Innovation (ICBI), a part of IBM Research, announced on Tuesday they are collaborating to develop a module on fintech, which is set to better equip students with essential knowledge and skill sets in this area…. Read More

April 20, 2017 @ 3:43 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Japanese investment bank Nomura has set up a fintech program in India, inviting entrepreneurs in Mumbai to build new tools for capital markets. The Voyager partnership aims to give Indian fintech specialists access to Nomura’s resources at the Mumbai innovation centre, enabling them to test their ideas using… Read More

April 14, 2017 @ 5:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Sichuan Hejia Co., Ltd. (Hejia) announced they have collaborated to launch a new blockchain-based supply chain financial service platform specifically for pharmaceutical procurement. The companies confirmed that the new service is to help improve efficiency, transparency, and operation of… Read More

March 16, 2017 @ 11:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Singapore-based Fintech startup Invictus has partnered with IBM (NYSE:IBM) to leverage their cloud and blockchain tech to power their order, logistic and payment platform (OLP). Invictus will also be working with the IBM “Bluemix Garage” in Singapore to design a distributed ledger (DLT) platform prototype on the… Read More

February 16, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Arrow Electronics (NYSE: ARW) have joined together to help launch the next big thing in the Internet of Things (IoT).  Qualified entrepreneurs will now have access to IBM’s Watson platform, Arrow Electronics production service and Indiegogo’s crowdfunding platform to bring new IoT… Read More

February 7, 2017 @ 4:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, banking giant Citi has teamed up with IBM and its other allies to launch the Citi Tech for Integrity Challenge (T4I), which is described as a program that seeks to encourage technology innovators from around the globe to create solutions to promote integrity, accountability,… Read More

January 10, 2017 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Postal Savings Bank of China (PSBC) announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with IBM to launch its blockchain-based asset custody system. As part of its work, the bank has also successfully executed more than 100 real business transactions on the blockchain since the system… Read More

December 8, 2016 @ 8:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced the launch of its new blockchain ecosystem. This program was reportedly created to help accelerate the creation of blockchain networks. According to IBM, the blockchain ecosystem program is designed for innovators looking to build real networks, which consists of venture… Read More

August 30, 2016 @ 12:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, technology giant IBM announced it is set to join the fintech hub in Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District. The high profile company is said to be the first technology resident that will be located in the space, which is occupied by mainly financial services… Read More

February 15, 2016 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Israel Secondary Fund (ISF), a secondary fund that provides liquidity to the private equity and venture capital market by acquiring stakes in Israel, announced on Monday it is in advanced stages of raising $100 million for its second fund, ISF II. The majority of the… Read More