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EU moves to support Fintech. Puts supervisory reporting under microscope

In a move to support the EU’s fintech industry, the European Commission has launched a Blockchain Observatory and Forum. According to the Commission, the initiative will reinforce European engagement with multiple stakeholders involved in blockchain activities, consolidating expertise and addressing the challenges created by new technological developments. The initiative comes with a significant amount of […]

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And that’s a wrap!

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2017 has been an extremely important year for the global shift towards structured digital reporting using the XBRL standard. On the adoption front we’ve seen securities market regulators recognise that the technological and regulatory changes impacting capital allocation require a wholesale shift away from paper to data. We’ve seen major countries, including Russia, adopt the standard for […]

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ASX moves to DLT with DAH to redo CHESS

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Or, hopefully less cryptically, the Australian Stock Exchange has become a blockchain, or distributed ledger first mover, announcing a decision to update its clearing and settlement system. The ASX announced this week that it would put into production the Digital Asset Holdings developed — blockchain based — system that it has been working on for the […]

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Cryptocurrencies in Central Banks

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Is the adoption of cryptocurrencies by central banks possible? Or maybe the right question in this regard should be “when?”. It seems that many central banks have already conducted a variety of tests to help answer this question. As you may remember from our previous story, back in July, the Bank of England released results […]

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APIs are the new black?

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In fact, our spies at Sibos tell us that the initiatives that attracted the crowds at the world’s largest banking conference this week were those driven not by blockchain, but through Open APIs. Open, light interfaces that simplify the exchange of information from system to system are rapidly becoming the most interesting technical development for […]

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Members Forum Webinar

24th October, 2017

Blockchain standardization efforts and XBRL: Bringing the needs and knowledge of the XBRL community to the foundations of Blockchain development REGISTER NOW Please register to: • raise questions for the presenter in advance • receive a calendar invite for the live event, or for viewing the recording at a time after the live […]

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IMF Chief calls on Policy Makers to “Repair the Roof”

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In an upbeat assessment of the global economy, IMF Chief Christine Lagarde suggested this week that now is the right time for countries to implement economic reforms, with around 75% of the world’s economies enjoying strong growth. The Fund has a laundry list of suggestions about ways to secure economic expansion and to tackle inequality. […]

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Data Amplified 2017

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Data Amplified isn’t far away! At this week’s TODE workshop in Madrid, XBRL CEO John Turner gave a future looking presentation outlining one possible set of scenarios for digital business reporting from the perspective of 2032 – 15 years hence. At Data Amplified there will be discussion and debate about the future direction of the […]

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Fishy Technology

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At XBRL we have long advocated the advantages of using digital reporting technologies well beyond the financial world; switching from paper to data as a means to increasing revenue, reducing costs and increasing productivity. As a case in point, the use of Blockchain is being pushed well and truly into new waters within the global fishing […]

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Singapore forges ahead with fiat experiment

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Last week we reported that Canada’s central bank has decided that distributed ledger technology is not ready to replace existing inter-bank payment infrastructure. Well, it’s a competitive world. Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore this week announced that it is moving forward into the second phase of it’s “Project Ubin”, after a successful initial […]