IBM, ZF, UBS team up to develop blockchain wallet for automotive industry
Sep 13, 2017 03:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Leading car manufacturer ZF, Swiss investment bank UBS, and tech giant IBM are going to develop a blockchain-based open automotive transaction platform for mobility services. Dubbed Car eWallet, the platform is a...
Blockchain certification solution LuxTag raises $650k from NEM Startup Funding Programme
Sep 13, 2017 03:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
LuxTag, a digital certificate solution provider utilizing the NEM blockchain technology, has received a no-equity-taken-in-exchange subsidy of $650,000 worth of XEM coins from the NEM Community Fund. The funding was a...
NEM teams up with Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, gears up for Blockchain Center launch
Sep 12, 2017 08:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
NEM.io Foundation has partnered with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), an agency driving the digital economy in the country. In August, NEM.io Foundation visited the MDEC as part of the 1st NEM.io...
Blockchain startup Ripple expands to India, opens new office in Mumbai
Sep 12, 2017 07:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Ripple has announced that it has set up a new office in Mumbai, India. The company said that it has actively opened new offices across the globe to serve its growing customer base. Ripple already has...
SBI Ripple Asia to test blockchain-based cross-border funds transfer system
Sep 12, 2017 06:20 am UTC| Digital Currency
SBI Ripple Asia, the joint venture between Ripple and SBI Holdings, is going to test a blockchain-powered funds transfer system between Japanese and South Korean banks by the end of fiscal 2017, Nikkei Asian Review...
Intel, Tencent join forces on blockchain technology
Sep 12, 2017 05:28 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tencent Holdings Limited, a Chinese investment holding company, has signed a letter of intent with American semiconductor manufacturing giant Intel on blockchain cooperation, according to Chinese media sources. Tencents...
Sep 12, 2017 03:46 am UTC| Digital Currency
Ambrosus, the blockchain-based ecosystem for the supply chain, has announced that fintech expert Oliver Bussmann has joined as a Strategic Advisor. President of Crypto Valley Association and Founder of Bussmann...
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