Anna Irrera

Google backs UK-based payments company Currencycloud

Existing investors Notion Capital, Rakuten joined the round.

JPMorgan, Microsoft, Intel and others form new blockchain alliance

Nasdaq plans venture arm to invest in fintech startups

Nasdaq is best known for running stock exchanges around the globe.

Tokyo bourse operator invests in UK fintech startup OpenGamma

JPX also runs the Osaka Securities Exchange and the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation.

Blockchain could save i-banks up to $12b a year: Accenture

Blockchain could help the world’s largest investment banks cut costs.

Goldman, JPMorgan to invest in blockchain startup Axoni

US blockchain startup R3 cuts fund-raising target to $150m