Associated British Ports (ABP), which owns and operates 21 ports in the UK, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with digital logistics enabler Marine Transport International (MTI), to explore blockchain...
Major banking giants, trading companies, inspection company and an energy major have teamed up for a new venture with the aim of digitizing the trade and commodities finance sector through a blockchain based open...
Indian IT company NIIT Technologies has announced a new blockchain-based solution for airlines and its partners. Called Chain-m, the solution will address the issues faced by airlines and its partners in the backend...
Digital security company Gemalto has announced a new blockchain-based solution that aims to put users in control of their digital identities. The company has built a new digital identity solution called Trust ID...
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is going to discuss blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) during World Standards Week (WSW) 2018, to be held October 1519 in Washington, DC. The topics will be...
Audit and consulting giant Deloitte is collaborating with Singapore-based blockchain startup Jupiter Chain to implement an innovative data exchange in Southeast Asia. The data exchange aims to transform the way data is...
The European Central Bank (ECB) does not intend to issue central bank-backed digital currency (CBDC), the ECB president Mario Draghi said last week. Draghi attributed the reasons behind this decision to the underlying...
BMW Group Financial Services is partnering with blockchain startup Bloom in a bid to enhance customer lending solution. The project is part of the BMW Collaboration Lab 2018 and aims to streamline customer journey and...
Lamda256, the blockchain research unit of Dunamu the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, has introduced a new blockchain app developer tool called Luniverse. Luniverse will enable developers to build...
Tech giant IBM has announced that it has joined the HACERA Unbounded Registry as a founding member. Founded in 2015, HACERA is an enterprise blockchain firm focused on highly secure Authentication, Authorization and...
South Korea-based LG Uplus Corp., Japans SoftBank, Taiwans Far EasTone, and U.S.-based TBCASoft are joining forces to trial a cross-carrier blockchain platform. All four project participants are the members of the...
Indian private sector insurer ICICI Prudential Life is seeking to leverage blockchain technology for faster claims settlement, The Hindu Business Line reported. ICICI Prudential Life began its operations in the fiscal...
The ID2020 Alliance, a nonprofit public-private partnership committed to improving lives through digital identity, has announced its first two pilot projects. According to the official release, both the projects will...
France creates legal framework for ICOs The French parliament has implemented a legal framework for initial coin offerings (ICOs), French Finance minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed via Twitter. Under the new legislation,...
Samsung SDS, an IT subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Samsung Group, has announced that it will build the worlds first blockchain-based export customs clearance system in an initiative led by the Korea Customs Service...