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Title: [2016-01-19][Forklog.net] Russia-based bank to launch a blockchain accelerator Post by: bezbezbez on January 19, 2016, 06:43:48 PM Russia-based bank to launch a blockchain accelerator
According to an article posted by Bankir.ru, Tatfondband creates a fintech lab in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia) in cooperation with venture investment fund Life.SREDA. The companies expect the companies selected for acceleration will engage in development of blockchain-related services. Marat Zagidullin, management board chairman at Tatfondbank, says the bank sees no possible troubles in terms of interacting with the regulator. He references Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Russian Central Bank, and German Gref, head of Russia’s biggest state-owned bank Sberbank, saying that cryptotechnologies are “acceptable”. According to Zagidullin, the decision on launching an R&D lab in Kazan was made after an expert session during Innobanking 2015 forum, which had been held in early December 2015. Read more: http://forklog.net/russia-based-bank-to-launch-a-blockchain-accelerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/forklog_en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/forklogen |