State Bank of India to roll out blockchain-based KYC solution by next month – Report
Nov 20, 2017 05:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
State Bank of India (SBI), an Indian public sector banking and financial services company, is going to roll out the beta launch of blockchain-powered Know Your Customer (KYC) system next month, the banks senior executive...
Central New Mexico Community College to issue student-owned digital diplomas using blockchain
Nov 20, 2017 03:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Central New Mexico Community College (CNM) in Albuquerque has announced its plans to issue student-owned digital credentials using blockchain technology. CNM announced the system will debut on December 15, 2017. Using...
Visa announces pilot phase of blockchain-powered B2B payments platform
Nov 20, 2017 03:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credit card giant Visa has announced the pilot phase of its blockchain-based platform aimed at providing financial institutions a simple, fast and secure way to process business-to-business (B2B) payments globally. The...
Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – November 17th, 2017
Nov 17, 2017 10:54 am UTC| Digital Currency
MAS collaborates with MIT Media Lab, focuses on DLT application in financial industry The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced its collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media...
Wipro, SAP to develop blockchain use cases for utilities industry
Nov 17, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
Indian IT giant Wipro has joined forces with enterprise application software provider SAP to develop blockchain use cases for the utilities industry. The announcement comes as Wipro recently launched industry-specific...
American Express announces blockchain-powered cross-border B2B payments via Ripple network
Nov 17, 2017 05:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
Credit card giant American Express has unveiled blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. According to the official release, AmEx FX International Payments (FXIP) business, in collaboration with...
KPMG joins Crypto Valley Association as first strategic partner
Nov 17, 2017 04:16 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Crypto Valley Association (CVA) has announced that KPMG Switzerland, a leading provider of audit, tax and advisory services, is joining the CVA as its first Strategic Partner. With this, the CVA also revealed that...
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