Blockchain

RIP GSE reform, emoji translation and Mulvaney’s CFPB plan: Top stories of the week

04/06/18

GSE reform a likely scratch from this year’s to-do list; banks’ difficulties in speaking emoji; reactions to Mick Mulvaney’s plans for the CFPB; and more.

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Anti-fraud blockchain for invoice financing goes live

04/03/18

Software firm MonetaGo and three Indian factoring exchanges have launched a blockchain that can identify invoices that have already been loaned against.

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'Stolen' funds returned, MUFG's ambitions and a 30-minute mortgage: Top stories of the week

03/29/18

A BankThink argues that Treasury's GSE cash infusions are just the return of stolen money; MUFG wants its Union Bank to be one of the nation's 10 largest; fintech promises a 30-minute mortgage; and more.

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Blockchain collective snags big fish: Ripple

03/29/18

Becoming a member Hyperledger fits Ripple’s ideal of allowing different blockchains or distributed ledgers to communicate with each other.

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Can blockchain ease banks’ digital-identity concerns?

03/27/18

A startup called Spring Labs has launched a blockchain network with the goal of getting lenders and data providers to share data to help verify customers' identity.

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Here's how blockchain could help the mortgage industry

03/26/18

Governments are studying ways blockchain can safeguard property records and simplify how they get tracked.

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The reasons U.S. blockchain adoption has stalled

03/23/18

JPMorgan Chase is said to be dropping its Quorum blockchain technology, and little is happening with other blockchain projects that have been in the works for years. What gives?

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Amazon's good luck, blockchain dangers and French dissing

03/23/18

Luckily for Amazon, the OCC is no longer “the angry dad on the porch with a shotgun," trying to keep tech companies from hooking up with banks. JPMorgan Chase’s Amber Baldet can pack a room for a lesson on blockchains. And it is the end of catcalls in France.

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Citi take lead on gun issue; Big three banks’ deposits grow

03/23/18

The bank said it won’t do business with clients who sell guns to minors or those who fail background checks; JPM, B of A and Wells now hold nearly one-third of U.S. deposits.

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Arizona creates nation's first testing ground for fintech

03/22/18

The new law, which is modeled on a similar effort in the United Kingdom, aims to lure financial firms to the desert. It has drawn support from business organizations but opposition from consumer groups — a dynamic that is likely to be replayed in other states.

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