Automotive giant Volkswagen has entered into a partnership with tech firm Minespider for the provenance of raw materials using blockchain technology. In a press release dated April 23, Volkswagen announced a pilot...

Financial software provider FIS is teaming up with Visa to enable its commercial financial institution clients to quickly and securely access the blockchain-based platform Visa B2B Connect. First previewed in October...

Insurance broker Marsh has announced that it will start rolling out its Proof of Insurance Blockchain platform to US commercial clients. In April 2018, Marsh, in collaboration with IBM, ACORD, and ISN, announced the...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has set up an Office of Financial Innovation that will serve as a central point of coordination for issues related to significant financial innovations by member...

Japanese banking giant Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) will roll out blockchain-based trade finance services in the latter half of 2019, CoinDesk reported. Speaking at a recent fintech seminar in Tokyo, SMBCs...

The State of Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), Chinas foreign exchange reserve regulator, has developed a blockchain-based cross-border trade finance platform, local news outlet CNStock reported. Per the...

NTT Communications Thailand, the Thai subsidiary of telecoms giant NTT, is going to launch an innovation lab to facilitate the development and testing of advanced technologies including blockchain, internet of things...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the agenda for the upcoming distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets-focused forum. The 2019 FinTech Forum will be hosted by the...

Thailand-based Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP), a national petroleum exploration and production company, have successfully made pilot payments on blockchain, SCB announced earlier this...