Tagged: russia

December 13, 2017 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Waves is set to release a new and improved blockchain platform following 18 months of development. The launch of the Waves Client 1.0 will take place today bringing a redesigned client to users. The Waves Platform is primarily designed to support the issuance, trade and exchange… Read More

December 13, 2017 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Asia is a hotbed of innovation when it comes to Fintech disruption. China is the largest Fintech market in the world and both Singapore and Hong Kong are battling to become the leading Fintech hub for alternative finance. This is not to mention Australia which… Read More

December 11, 2017 @ 9:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Mintos marketplace for loans has added its first Russia based loan originator: EcoFinance. The online lender offers investments in unsecured personal loans issued in Russia under its CreditPlus brand. Mintos reports that EcoFinance loans on its marketplace will initially be listed in Euros with… 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

November 22, 2017 @ 2:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Nikolai Nikiforov revealed that he believes Russia will never legalize bitcoin. According to TASS, the government-run media outlet, Nikiforov shared his thoughts about bitcoin by stating:: “Bitcoin is a foreign project for using blockchain technology, the… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 8:28 am By Erin Hobey  |  

INS, the decentralized ecosystem for the grocery market, today announced integration of the Bancor Protocol, a standard for autonomously convertible blockchain cryptocurrencies, to offer inter-chain liquidity to INS holders via Bancor’s Smart Tokens. INS will create a unique type of Smart Token called a Token Relay… Read More

October 19, 2017 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Sberbank and SWIFT have signed a memorandum of cooperation to develop and market Fintech products created and promoted by SWIFT. Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy… Read More

October 11, 2017 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Russia’s central securities depository, the National Settlement Depository (NSD), shares that it has created a Blockchain based confidentiality solution. NSD says this opens prospects for implementation of blockchain-based corporate solutions across a broader realm of services. NSD says it took half a year for its development… Read More

October 2, 2017 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Sberbank and Telegram have announced the development of a new payment solution for partners using Telegram bots. The solution is described as allowing the acceptance of MasterCard, Visa and MIR card payments. The development also marks the first time Apple Pay and Android Pay can… Read More

August 29, 2017 @ 11:37 am By Erin Hobey  |  

  Burger King Russia’s adoption of Waves Platform for its loyalty program shows that Distributed Ledger Technology could one day become as mainstream as burgers and fries. Fast food giant Burger King Russia has announced its new blockchain loyalty program, hosted on the Waves platform. Whoppercoin –… Read More

August 24, 2017 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Latvian peer-to-peer lending platform TWINO has reportedly added a second Russian originator to its platform since its December 2016 launch. According to P2P Finance News, over 40% of TWINO’s investors have funded Russian loans. While sharing more details about its Russian expansion,  Jevgenijs Kazanins, P2P… Read More

August 13, 2017 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, and Waves Platform, have partnered on the creation of a Blockchain based platform to support digital assets. The new platform architecture will be designed to securely host and store tokenised and crypto assets, settling transactions and… Read More

August 11, 2017 @ 2:48 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russia’s central securities depository, The National Settlement Depository (NSD) announced on Friday it is teaming up with Waves Platform to develop a new blockchain platform to support digital assets. The duo revealed that the new platform will securely host and store tokenized and crypto assets,… Read More

July 19, 2017 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Finstar Financial Group has announced it will dedicate $150 million into Fintech startups over the next five years. Finstar is a private equity founded by Oleg Boyko who launched the firm in 1996. Finstar invests in IT, consumer retail and real estate. In recent years… Read More

July 13, 2017 @ 4:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

South Korean fintech startup Paycock has reportedly signed a business MOU with AEB IT, a Russian financial IT corporation, and will now begin to commercialize its mobile payment solution into the Russian financial market. Paycock Check is described as a mobile payment service that does… Read More

July 6, 2017 @ 3:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Deloitte CIS and Waves Platform, a leading developer of blockchain solutions, signed a memorandum on strategic partnership. The partnership is aimed at providing clients with comprehensive ICO services and customized blockchain solutions tailored for specific business tasks. Waves Blockchain Platform will provide technology solutions for the introduction… Read More

July 5, 2017 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Primalbase is the next company to quickly complete an initial coin offering (ICO) on the Waves platform. This took place last week but Primalbase reportedly raised 3100 BTC is a bit over 24 hours. At this very moment, that equates to around $7.6 million. Waves reported… Read More

June 23, 2017 @ 11:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

EXMO, a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange operating in multiple fiat and cryptocurrency pairs, announced on Friday it has added Waves Platform to its list of offered coins. EXMO reports it will initially list the WAVES/BTC pair as well as USD and EUR fiat options. It also supports Russian… Read More

June 22, 2017 @ 3:12 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Fresh from completing its Initial Coin Offering in June 2016 which reportedly garnered more than $16 million (30,000 BTC), Waves platform has introduced a now live USD gateway. Waves, a Russian decentralised platform for launching crowdfunding campaigns and issuing digital assets, has announced that its users can… Read More

June 12, 2017 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

ZrCoin, based in Russia, says it has raised $7.07 million in cryptocurrency from 3,955 investors during their Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The offer was live from May 11th to June 9th and was hosted on the Waves platform. The company says the funds collected will… Read More