South Korean pilot blockchain project selects Kyobo Life Insurance as operator
Apr 25, 2017 04:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
Kyobo Life, a South Korean life insurance company, announced that it has been selected as an operator for the Korean governments pilot blockchain project. The insurance firm will lay the foundation for stimulating the...
Indian meal project Akshaya Patra teams up with Accenture to use blockchain to fight hunger
Apr 24, 2017 10:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Akshaya Patra Foundation, a Bangalore-based non-profit organization that implements mid-day meal schemes in India to fight hunger, has collaborated with Accenture to use disruptive technologies like blockchain to...
Tokio Marine, NTT DATA successfully test blockchain-based cargo insurance certificates
Apr 24, 2017 09:30 am UTC| Digital Currency
Tokio Marine Nichido Fire Insurance, a property/casualty insurance subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, and NTT DATA Corporation, a leading business and IT services provider, have successfully tested the first...
BBVA completes cross-border money transfer using Ripple blockchain
Apr 24, 2017 06:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Multinational Spanish banking group BBVA announced that it has successfully completed first real-time cross-border money transfer using Ripple blockchain technology between Spain and Mexico. The blockchain-based money...
EU to establish distributed ledger Observatory and Forum
Apr 24, 2017 05:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
European Commission has been mandated by the European Parliament to implement a pilot project in the context of the Horizontal Taskforce on fintech and Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) in a move to build technical...
IC3RE, Outlier Ventures join forces to explore convergence of blockchain and deep tech
Apr 24, 2017 05:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research Engineering (IC3RE) has collaborated with blockchain investment group OutlierVentures.IO to undertake a 3-year RD program focused on the convergence of industrial...
Blockchain startup Humaniq inks deal with Deloitte
Apr 24, 2017 04:32 am UTC| Digital Currency
Humaniq, a blockchain startup focused on financial inclusion, has entered into a partnership with global auditing firm Deloitte. The startups first three operational priorities are Africa, South/Central America, and...
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