UBS to Open Blockchain Innovation Lab in London
Giant Swiss bank UBS is planning to investigate blockchain technology in a new innovation lab based in London, FInextra reports. The innovation lab, located in Level39's high growth space, HighGrowth:42, will explore the role of blockchain technology in financial services. UBS, a Swiss global financial services company with its headquarters in Basel and....
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Swiss investment bank UBS is set to open a London-based research lab to explore the application of blockchain technology in the financial services industry. The innovation lab, due to open later this month, will be housed at FinTech accelerator Level39 in Canary Wharf - one of London's major business districts. A group of financial technologists will lead the initiative, which attempts to bring together experts from both the banking and FinTech sectors to examine how traditional banking can drive business growth through innovation. Oliver Bussmann, group CIO at UBS, said in a statement:....
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