Santander

Payments

Santander Hires Former Apple Pay Exec to Lead P2P Payments

Daniel PalmerFeb 13, 2020

Santander's new hire, Trish Burgess, formerly helped lead the launches of Apple Card and Apple Pay.

Banking

Santander Exec Claims Blockchain Success as Bank Redeems Ethereum-Issued Bond

Daniel PalmerDec 10, 2019

"This unequivocally proves that a debt security can be managed through its full lifecycle," said an exec.

Spain

Major Spanish Firms Including Santander Unveil Blockchain Identity Project

Daniel PalmerNov 5, 2020

A group of Spanish companies, including banks and energy firms, is working to develop a "self-managed" digital identity system using blockchain technology.

Santander

Leading Japanese Firms Partner on Security Token Research

Nate DiCamilloNov 6, 2019

MUFG launched a 22-member research consortium of security issuers, broker dealers and tech companies to set standards for security token management.

Venture Capital

Token Tech firm Securitize Raises $14 Million from Santander, MUFG

Daniel PalmerSep 24, 2019

The SEC-regulated firm raised $14 million from notable investors across traditional and blockchain finance.

Santander

Ethereum

Santander Settles Both Sides of a $20 Million Bond Trade on Ethereum

Ian Allison

Santander has issued a $20 million bond on ethereum, and paid fiat cash for it on the public blockchain as well.

Santander

Santander Testing Nivaura’s Blockchain-Based Floating Rate Bond

Ian Allison

Capital markets startup Nivaura has developed a floating rate bond using blockchain tech, and it's already being tested by Santander and others.

Ethereum

Enterprise Ethereum Alliance Is Forming a ‘Token Task Force’

Ian Allison

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance is forming a task force to create business-grade standards for tokenized assets.

Payments

Barclays and Clearmatics Call on Coders to Help Blockchains Talk to Each Other

Ian Allison

U.K. bank Barclays and startup Clearmatics will hold a hackathon next month to spur ideas for blockchain interoperability.

Payments

Over 75 New Banks: JPMorgan Expands Blockchain Payments Trial

Daniel Palmer

A blockchain payments trial launched by JPMorgan, Australia's ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada has just gained over 75 new banks as participants.

Blockchain Technology

Spain’s Securities Market Watchdog Completes Blockchain Test

Muyao Shen

A pilot test was successfully conducted for a Spanish-backed blockchain project to increase the efficiency of registering issuances.

Payments

How Blockchain Can Finally Fulfill Its Promise in Global Payments

Julio Faura

Several leading institutions are working towards producing tokenized digital central bank money, a more viable approach than unbacked crypto-assets.