June 30, 2017 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

This is kind of interesting. R3, the big bank funded distributed ledger technology initiative, has been in a bit of a dust up as it “repositions” its services. The controversy is not anything new but things continue to simmer a bit as there is an… Read More

June 8, 2017 @ 1:25 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

According to a recent article on Trustnodes, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore’s central bank, has successfully digitized their national currency by a creating a token out of the Singapore dollar on Ethereum’s blockchain technology. Phase 1 Complete Last November, MAS announced Project Ubin: a… Read More

May 24, 2017 @ 10:17 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

R3, the head of the world’s largest consortium of financial institutions collaborating to build a platform and commercial applications for distributed ledger technologies, announced it had secured $107 million in funding as part of its Series A round. The figure is the largest investment in distributed… Read More

May 19, 2017 @ 3:50 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, has joined R3 as a new member of its international consortium. ADGM is the first regulatory body in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be part of the R3 consortium, comprising over… Read More

April 28, 2017 @ 2:34 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

In an attempt to enhance their understanding of the Fintech industry, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) in Quebec, Canada, has announced the creation of a Fintech Lab. The Fintech Lab, which will be accessible to all AMF employees contributing to the projects of the Fintech… Read More

March 9, 2017 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has concluded a “proof-of-concept project” to conduct domestic inter-bank payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT) also commonly referenced as Blockchain. The project, in partnership with R31 and a consortium2 of financial institutions, was first announced in November 2016. “This wholesale payments project… Read More

November 8, 2016 @ 4:56 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, financial innovation firm R3 announced it is teaming up with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to launch its dedicated distributed ledge technology (DLT) Center of Excellence in Asia. This is part of the company’s region expansion plans. The new R3 Asia Lab… Read More