Belfast City Council has entered into a partnership with UK Israel based tech startup Colu to launch a city-wide digital currency. Dubbed Belfast Coin, the digital currency will operate as a rewards platform,...

The US House of Representatives has announced the launch of two task forces one focused on financial technology (fintech) and the other on artificial intelligence (AI). Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Chairwoman of the...

GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric, has developed a supply chain blockchain using Microsoft Azure, CoinDesk reported. Headquartered in Ohio, GE Aviation is a leading provider of commercial, military and...

The Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has formed the Dubai Future Council for Blockchain in order to foster blockchain implementation in various sectors. According to the press release published on Zawya, the Council is...

European financial services giant Nordea has announced that it is launching blockchain-based we.trade platform for its small and middle-sized business customers (SMEs). Built on the IBM Blockchain platform using...

Samsung SDS, the IT subsidiary of Samsung, is planning to include blockchain technology in its enterprise solution packages, CoinDesk reported. CEO Hong Won-pyo revealed the plans at the recently held Samsungs Real 2019...

South Koreas Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced nine additional financial services that have been approved to be tested in the financial regulatory sandbox. The FSC launched the sandbox on April 01, 2019...

Austrian banking giant Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has joined Marco Polo, a trade finance network on R3s Corda blockchain platform. Launched in September 2017, Marco Polo is a platform developed by the worlds...

Voltron, a blockchain-based trade finance initiative, recently completed trials involving the simulation of multiple digital Letter of Credit transactions with more than 50 banks and corporates, Finextra...