PwC and Z/Yen to explore blockchain use in Insurance
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has teamed with Z/Yen, a London-based commercial think-tank that promotes societal advancement through better finance and technology. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
Is Blockchain a dilemma for regulators?
Gabrielle Patrick is a UK and US lawyer specializing in cryptofinance and distributed ledger technology. Read more: www.baypayforum.com
Israeli FinTech Hybrid: Another block in the blockchain
The vibrant Israeli FinTech industry generates innovation using Blockchain technology which leaves the regulator no choice but eventually to join in. Read more: cointelegraph.com
McKinsey weighs blockchain’s impact on insurance industry
McKinsey & Company reports on how insurance companies might be able to capitalize on blockchain, and where are the current limits of the technology. Read More: www.coindesk.com
Myanmar microfinance firm conducts blockchain test
Tech firm Infoteria has successfully tested an application of blockchain technology with Myanmar microfinance firm BC Finance. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Brazilian bank Bradesco harnesses blockchain
The institution is supporting startups focusing on the technology and planning trials to develop new services. Read more: www.zdnet.com
Blockchain to attract over $1bn in global investments in 2016
Financial service firms and technology providers will focus on bringing blockchain to capital markets by investing more than $1bn in the sector this year, new research shows.
Blockchain Technology could bring a music revolution
Musicians are turning their attention to the power of blockchain as a way of generating more revenue in an industry that is experiencing a decline in shares. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com
IBM to open blockchain innovation centre in Singapore
IBM expects its new innovation centre will deliver over the next three years technology pilots based on blockchain technology for the finance and trade industries. Read more: www.zdnet.com
You can’t have financial inclusion without digital inclusion
Technology alone is not the answer, but the promise of blockchain could act as an enabler for a decentralized global identity database. Read more: techcrunch.com