SK Holdings C&C, the IT solutions unit of South Korea’s SK Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with blockchain startup ConsenSys.
IPC, a U.S.-based provider of network services and trading communication technology to financial institutions, has partnered with enterprise blockchain software firm R3.
French supermarket giant Auchan has announced that it is going to implement blockchain-based food traceability solution in five countries.
Thailand’s Revenue Department is trialing blockchain technology to track value-added tax (VAT) payments, Bangkok Post reported.
Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, in collaboration with Standard Chartered, has launched a blockchain platform for small syndicated loans, Reuters reported.
R3, an enterprise blockchain software firm leading a global consortium of more than 200 members and partners, has announced that 14 French corporates have successfully completed a trial of a know your customer (KYC) a…
UK-based global fund transaction network Calastone has announced that it will switch its entire global network, comprising of over 1,700 financial organisations across 40 global markets, to a blockchain-based system i…
Granular, an agriculture software company under the DowDuPont umbrella, has entered into a partnership with Nori, a blockchain-based marketplace for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, to help farmers increas…
Russian banking giant Sberbank and investment firm Interros Group have announced that they have concluded the first over-the-counter (OTC) repo deal using blockchain technology.
Real estate has emerged as one of the key sectors where public and private sector are seeking to implement blockchain technology. The objective is to enhance the efficiency and transparency by doing away with most of …
Microsoft Japan is collaborating with blockchain startup LayerX to accelerate the adoption of blockchain technology, CoinTelegraph reported.
Paxos, Symbiont and others team up to establish Code of Conduct for digital asset markets Ten leading firms in the crypto and blockchain space have teamed for a new initiative to establish a Code of Conduct for digita…
German banking giant Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) has joined Marco Polo, a trade finance initiative run by enterprise software firm R3 and trade finance technology specialist TradeIX, as a founder member.
The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revealed the details of its efforts to test the application of blockchain technology in capital markets.
Huawei Cloud, Chinese tech giant Huawei’s cloud business arm, has launched its Blockchain Service (BCS) for global use on November 15, 2018.
Commodity trading firm Guvnor Group has announced that Vakt, a blockchain-based post-trade processing platform, has been launched on Wednesday, Reuters reported.
Two national initiatives focused on artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology have been launched at the recently held second UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi.
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon subsidiary providing on-demand cloud computing platforms, has announced two new services that will help companies manage business transactions that require full auditability.
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation – one of the world's leading traders of goods and services, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) as part of its…
Forex exchange (FX) settlement giant CLS has announced that its blockchain-based payment netting service is now live with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Election Commission (NEC) have announced their plans to develop a blockchain-based online voting system.
South Korea-based Fantom, a Directed Acyclic Graph-based (DAG) smart contract platform, has announced a research partnership with The University of Sydney (USYD), including a donation to the University’s Faculty of En…
ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has announced the launch of the ‘ICON Development Network’ on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace.
The Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Cryptovalley Malaysia (CVM) to initiate blockchain applications in the automotive sector.
The Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF) has announced the launch of its “Blockchain Academy” that will offer Blockchain Professional Qualification Programme – the first such programme in the country.
The Global Legal Blockchain Consortium (GLBC), an initiative focused on driving the adoption of blockchain in the legal industry, has added new members and has surpassed the 150-member milestone, Artificial Lawyer rep…
Abu Dhabi-based Al Hilal Bank has become the first Islamic bank to execute the resale and settlement of an Islamic Sukuk using blockchain technology, MENA Herald reported.
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is going to hold a two-day workshop on blockchain technology on February 14 and 15, 2019, CoinTelegraph reported.
Modern Terminals, Hong Kong’s second largest container port manager, has joined the IBM and Maersk-led blockchain initiative that aims to transform the shipping industry, the South China Morning Post reported.
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.
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…
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.
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…
The government of South Korea is seeking to use blockchain technology for tracking beef throughout its supply chain, Yonhap reported.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has completed a blockchain proof of concept (PoC) of a “self-sovereign” identity management system, Cointelegraph reported.
Telegram Open Network (TON), instant messaging service Telegram’s blockchain project, appears to be inching closer to its completion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
