06/12/2017

Calastone completes first phase of blockchain project

“The positive results of our PoC has shown that by using distributed ledger technology across the entire lifecycle of mutual fund transactions, from order placement through to the settlement and payment, industry participants could significantly ben

06/07/2017

ESMA Responds To Commission Consultation On

Artificial intelligence and big data analytics for automated advice and businesses – while ESMA acknowledges potential benefits, it also believes that the use of such technologies may trigger a number of concerns.

05/25/2017

Mizuho ventures deeper into fintech

Reuters says Mizuho Financial Group, Japan’s second-largest lender by assets, has already 20 projects in the pipeline for the venture, using the aforementioned blockchain and artificial intelligence programmes in non-fintech areas such as farming an

05/24/2017

Blockchain basics

Each block on a blockchain further includes a cryptographic hash (reference point) to the last block.