R3 and 20+ banks launch cross-border payments platform built on Corda DLT Tech LeapRate

R3 and SBI Holdings plan to accelerate Corda adoption in Japan

October 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

R3 and 20+ banks launch cross-border payments platform built on Corda DLT Tech

Distributed ledger consortium R3 and 22 of its member banks have announced a cross-border payments platform built on top of the company's Corda technology. Centered around the concept of creating digitized versions of fiat currencies that can be exchanged and transferred between different parties, the effort has seen involvement from banks including Barclays, BBVA, CIBC…

October 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

BBVA and Bancomer deploy DLT-based FX matching pilot from Calypso Technology and R3

Leveraging distributed ledger technology and cloud services, BBVA and BBVA Bancomer are piloting an FX matching application developed by Calypso Technology, a provider of cloud-based cross-asset trading software solutions for the financial markets, and enterprise software firm R3. The application, which runs on R3’s Corda platform and is facilitated by Calypso’s cloud services, has already…

July 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation of Exchanges responds to FCA’s discussion paper on DLT

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has today responded to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Discussion Paper on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). The response summarised the WFE's position on the issue of DLT: The WFE is encouraged by regulators such as the…

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