# Technology News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology?page=87 Page 87 of 94. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [Russia’s NSD, Sberbank and MTS complete blockchain-based commercial bond transaction](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/792) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-26T05:33:16.000Z Updated: 2018-11-26T05:33:16.000Z The National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository; Sberbank, the country’s largest bank; and telecom giant MTS, have announced the results of commercial bond placement using blockchain. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/792.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/792.json) ## [Japanese credit card issuers seek to fight fraud using blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/791) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-26T04:38:37.000Z Updated: 2018-11-26T04:39:31.000Z SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, has announced a proof of concept (PoC) on sharing fraud information using blockchain technology together with nine major credit card issuers and two pa… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/791.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/791.json) ## [Blockchain Beyond Finance: A look at technology’s implementation in food industry](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/790) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-26T03:39:02.000Z Updated: 2018-11-26T03:39:02.000Z Global food giants and even governments have starting experimenting with distributed ledger technology, commonly known as blockchain, to provide end-to-end traceability of food products for the end user. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/790.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/790.json) ## [Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – November 23rd, 2018](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/789) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-23T11:27:15.000Z Updated: 2018-11-23T11:27:15.000Z European Commission to launch blockchain-focused initiative ‘IATBA’ in Q1 2019 Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced that it is one of the five banks invited to join the launch of the 'International Association for… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/789.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/789.json) ## [South Korean government to trial blockchain for tracking beef](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/788) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-23T11:14:04.000Z Updated: 2018-11-23T11:14:04.000Z The government of South Korea is seeking to use blockchain technology for tracking beef throughout its supply chain, Yonhap reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/788.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/788.json) ## [Swiss Federal Railways trials blockchain technology for ID management system](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/786) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-23T09:52:43.000Z Updated: 2018-11-23T09:52:43.000Z Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has completed a blockchain proof of concept (PoC) of a “self-sovereign” identity management system, Cointelegraph reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/786.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/786.json) ## [Telegram’s blockchain project TON nears completion](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/783) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-23T05:48:37.000Z Updated: 2018-11-23T05:49:31.000Z Telegram Open Network (TON), instant messaging service Telegram’s blockchain project, appears to be inching closer to its completion. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/783.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/783.json) ## [Finnish companies team up to digitalize trading of non-listed company shares using blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/780) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T12:11:41.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T12:11:41.000Z A number of Finnish companies are teaming up to develop a new blockchain-based platform that will digitalize the share ledger, issuance and trading of non-listed company shares. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/780.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/780.json) ## [Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority co-developing cryptocurrency with UAE central bank](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/779) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T11:10:50.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T11:10:50.000Z The Saudi Arabia Monetary Authority (SAMA) is going to launch its own cryptocurrency in 2019, Mohsen Al Zahrani, Head of Innovation at the SAMA, said recently. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/779.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/779.json) ## [Singaporean investment firm Temasek to set up AI and blockchain-focused groups](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/778) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T10:10:06.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T10:10:06.000Z Singaporean investment company Temasek is creating new groups to look into the opportunities presented by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain, Bloomberg reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/778.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/778.json) ## [University of Tokyo launches Blockchain Innovation Donation Course](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/777) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T09:10:22.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T09:10:22.000Z The University of Tokyo has launched a blockchain-focused course after it received a donation of 90,000,000 yen (nearly $800,000) from a number of companies, CoinTelegraph reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/777.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/777.json) ## [Singapore’s IMDA announces initiative to foster blockchain ecosystem](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/775) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T06:26:05.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T06:26:05.000Z The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), a statutory board of the Singapore government, in putting up seed funding to foster blockchain ecosystem in the country, The Business Times reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/775.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/775.json) ## [Carrefour launches blockchain food traceability system in Spain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/774) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T05:26:24.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T05:26:24.000Z Leading global retailer Carrefour has launched a blockchain-based food traceability system in Spain for one of its food products – ‘Quality and Origin’ chicken. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/774.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/774.json) ## [European Commission to launch blockchain-focused initiative ‘IATBA’ in Q1 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/773) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T04:29:46.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T04:29:46.000Z Spanish banking giant BBVA has announced that it is one of the five banks invited to join the launch of the 'International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications' (IATBA), a European platform to promote the u… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/773.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/773.json) ## [Siemens joins EWF to accelerate commercial deployment of blockchain in energy sector](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/772) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-22T03:25:16.000Z Updated: 2018-11-22T03:25:16.000Z Siemens has announced that it has joined the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a non-profit organization that aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of blockchain technology in the energy sector. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/772.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/772.json) ## [Blockchain startup æternity joins Initiative for Cryptocurrencies & Contracts](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/766) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-21T07:33:25.000Z Updated: 2018-11-21T07:33:25.000Z Blockchain startup æternity has announced that it has joined the Initiative For Cryptocurrencies & Contracts (IC3). [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/766.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/766.json) ## [North Korea to hold Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Summit in April 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/765) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-21T06:33:31.000Z Updated: 2018-11-21T06:33:31.000Z North Korea is going to hold its first blockchain conference in April 2019, Ethereum World News reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/765.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/765.json) ## [SWIFT India, MonetaGo partner to prevent banking fraud using blockchain technology](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/764) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-21T05:36:59.000Z Updated: 2018-11-21T05:36:59.000Z SWIFT India, in collaboration with fintech company MonetaGo, is going to launch a blockchain-based pilot program to facilitate fraud prevention for banks in a secure, reliable environment. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/764.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/764.json) ## [Government of Catalonia mulls introducing blockchain-based e-voting system](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/757) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-20T09:20:51.000Z Updated: 2018-11-20T09:20:51.000Z The Government of Catalonia is reportedly considering introducing blockchain technology in the community’s e-voting system. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/757.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/757.json) ## [Berkeley’s HaaS School of Business seeks blockchain research proposals](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/755) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-20T06:29:06.000Z Updated: 2018-11-20T06:29:06.000Z The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is going to launch a blockchain research programme, Bitcoin Exchange Guide reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/755.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/755.json) ## [IBM, Columbia University launch accelerator programs for early and later-stage blockchain startups](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/752) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-20T03:24:06.000Z Updated: 2018-11-20T03:24:06.000Z IBM, in collaboration with Columbia University, has announced two new accelerator programs for blockchain startups to drive the next generation of blockchain innovation. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/752.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/752.json) ## [South Korea’s largest electric utility KEPCO to develop future microgrid using blockchain technology](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/747) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-19T10:17:11.000Z Updated: 2018-12-12T15:33:00.000Z Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has announced that it has started a project that aims to build a future microgrid using blockchain technology. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/747.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/747.json) ## [South Korea seeks to tap blockchain, AI and big data for “smarter” e-government](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/746) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-19T09:12:20.000Z Updated: 2018-11-19T10:43:35.000Z South Korea’s Ministry of the Public Administration and Security has announced its plans to establish an “intelligent government roadmap” with central and local government bodies to operate a “smarter” e-government by… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/746.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/746.json) ## [Banco Bradesco, MUFG to launch cross-border payment service using Ripple’s blockchain technology](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/743) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-19T05:35:58.000Z Updated: 2018-11-19T05:35:58.000Z Brazilian banking giant Banco Bradesco has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japanese bank MUFG to launch a new blockchain-based cross-border payment service. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/743.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/743.json) ## [Blockchain Beyond Finance: A look at technology’s implementation in automotive sector](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/742) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-19T04:33:30.000Z Updated: 2018-11-19T04:33:30.000Z Blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT), which initially took the global financial sector by storm, is being tested and implemented across almost all industries. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/742.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/742.json) ## [Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank completes blockchain-based pilot transaction on ‘eTradeConnect’ platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/741) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-19T03:36:28.000Z Updated: 2018-11-19T03:36:28.000Z Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank has announced that it has successfully completed a pilot trade transaction for two corporate customers using the recently launched eTradeConnect platform. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/741.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/741.json) ## [Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-Up – November 16th, 2018](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/740) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-16T11:42:45.000Z Updated: 2018-11-16T11:42:45.000Z Bitcoin is an extremely clever idea, but not every clever idea is a good idea, says ECB’s Benoît Cœuré Bitcoin is the evil spawn of the financial crisis, a member of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) executive board s… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/740.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/740.json) ## [Microsoft releases serverless Azure Blockchain Development Kit](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/736) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-16T09:29:03.000Z Updated: 2018-11-16T09:29:03.000Z Tech titan Microsoft has announced the initial release of the Azure Blockchain Development Kit, built on the firm’s serverless technologies. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/736.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/736.json) ## [Indian IT firm NIIT Technologies teams up with R3 to tap Corda blockchain platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/733) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-16T06:24:32.000Z Updated: 2018-11-16T06:24:32.000Z Indian IT company NIIT Technologies has announced its partnership with enterprise software firm R3 to develop blockchain-based solutions for Banking and Financial Services, Insurance and Travel and Transportation. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/733.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/733.json) ## [Malaysian banking group CIMB joins Ripple’s blockchain network](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/731) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-16T04:39:22.000Z Updated: 2018-11-16T11:40:53.000Z Malaysian banking giant CIMB is collaborating with blockchain startup Ripple to enable instant cross-border payments across CIMB’s markets. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/731.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/731.json) ## [Smithfield Foods joins Subway, Tyson Foods and others in Food Industry Blockchain Consortium](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/726) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-15T09:12:09.000Z Updated: 2018-11-15T09:12:09.000Z Global food company Smithfield Foods has joined a new blockchain consortium focused on the food industry. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/726.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/726.json) ## [Telecom giant Telefónica seeks to streamline core business processes using IBM Blockchain](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/725) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-15T07:35:04.000Z Updated: 2018-11-15T07:35:04.000Z Spanish telecom giant Telefónica is collaborating with tech giant IBM to implement blockchain technology to streamline core business processes. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/725.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/725.json) ## [H&M subsidiary Arket trials blockchain for product traceability](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/722) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-15T04:28:52.000Z Updated: 2018-11-15T04:28:52.000Z Arket, the in-house brand of clothing retail giant H&M, is testing blockchain technology for product traceability, The Next Web reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/722.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/722.json) ## [Kakao’s blockchain platform Klaytn teams up with stablecoin project Terra](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/721) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-15T03:30:51.000Z Updated: 2019-03-04T06:19:02.000Z South Korean internet giant Kakao has entered into a partnership with stablecoin project Terra to apply its Klaytn platform to the latter’s blockchain-based payment system, The Korea Times reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/721.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/721.json) ## [MAS, Bank of Canada begin work to link respective blockchain platforms](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/720) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-14T11:38:10.000Z Updated: 2018-11-14T11:41:50.000Z The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Bank of Canada have started work on linking their respective blockchain platforms to explore the possibility of instant, 24/7 settlement of cross-border payments transaction… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/720.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/720.json) ## [SIX Swiss exchange expects blockchain-based platform to replace existing system in 10 years](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/719) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-14T10:10:54.000Z Updated: 2018-11-14T10:12:57.000Z SIX Swiss exchange expects its planned blockchain-based platform to completely replace its traditional trading platform within a decade, Reuters reported. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/719.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/719.json) ## [Thailand’s Democrat Party taps Zcoin’s blockchain for e-voting system in primary election](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/717) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-14T06:15:02.000Z Updated: 2018-11-14T06:15:02.000Z The Thai Democrat Party has used blockchain technology to elect its new party leader in a recently held primary election. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/717.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/717.json) ## [Chinese city of Loudi rolls out blockchain platform for real estate data](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/716) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-14T05:25:44.000Z Updated: 2018-11-14T05:25:44.000Z The Chinese city of Loudi, located in central Hunan province, has rolled out a blockchain-based platform for recording real estate data, CoinTelegraph reported referring to a report from People’s Daily. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/716.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/716.json) ## [Shell and BP-backed VAKT to launch blockchain platform to digitize commodities trading industry by end of 2018](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/714) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-14T03:40:00.000Z Updated: 2018-11-14T03:40:00.000Z VAKT Global, a company formed by a consortium of commodity traders, energy majors and banks, is planning to launch a blockchain-based post-trade processing platform for the energy industry by the end of 2018, CoinDesk… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/714.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/714.json) ## [CSIRO’s Data61, CBA successfully complete trial of blockchain-powered smart money](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/712) By Shampa Mani | Technology Published: 2018-11-13T11:14:02.000Z Updated: 2018-11-13T11:19:59.000Z The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s (CSIRO) Data61 division and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) have announced that they have successfully trialed a new type of blockchain-powered s… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/712.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/712.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology.md?page=86) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology.md?page=88)