UBS

Barclays

14 Banks, 5 Tokens: Inside Fnality’s Expansive Vision for Interbank Blockchains

Ian AllisonJun 13, 2019

Fresh off a $63 million fundraise, execs at bank blockchain consortium Fnality shed some light on the often-secretive project's plan to tokenize fiat currency.

Payments

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

Ian AllisonJan 17, 2019

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

UBS

Banking Giant UBS Goes Live on We.Trade Blockchain for Trade Finance

Ian AllisonOct 9, 2019

Swiss financial giant UBS has started full-fledged transactions on we.trade, a blockchain-based trade finance platform.

Swiss Bank

Former UBS Bankers Net $100 million to Build a Crypto Bank

Wolfie ZhaoSep 27, 2018

A Swiss startup launched by several former UBS bankers has raised $104 million in a bid to establish a regulated crypto-friendly bank.

Research

UBS: Bitcoin Is Too ‘Unstable and Limited’ to Function as Money

Muyao ShenAug 2, 2018

UBS doesn't believe bitcoin constitutes money or a viable asset class yet, but it could in the future.

UBS

Blockchain

UBS CEO: Blockchain Is ‘Almost a Must’ for Business

Muyao Shen

The CEO of UBS Group AG endorsed blockchain technology in an interview, suggesting that it is "almost a must" for business.

IBM

UBS-Backed Blockchain Platform Completes Live Trade Transactions

Wolfie Zhao

The Batavia blockchain trade finance platform has completed a pilot that conducted live cross-border transactions involving corporate clients.

Ethereum

UBS to Launch Live Ethereum Compliance Platform

Michael del Castillo

Swiss banking giant UBS and a group of major banks plan to launch a live application later this month using the ethereum blockchain.

Security

UBS Seeks IP Protection for Smart Contract Blockchain Validation

Nikhilesh De

In a patent application released by the USPTO, money manager UBS indicated it was considering using smart contracts to validate transactions.

UBS

UBS CIO: We Aren’t Getting Involved With Bitcoin

Nikhilesh De

UBS chief investment officer Mark Haefele says the world's largest money manager will not include bitcoin investments.

UBS

UBS Chief Economist Compares Bitcoin to Tulip Mania

Nikhilesh De

UBS chief global economist Paul Donovan has compared bitcoin to the Netherland's 1600s tulip crisis, but noted he was a fan of blockchain technology.

Blockchain Technology

UBS CEO: Blockchain to Play ‘Big Role’ in Reshaping Industry

Brady Dale

The CEO is the latest to raise doubts about cryptocurrency, which also banking on blockchain to make his business simpler and easier.