Hijro partners with SAP Ariba for blockchain-powered Asset Distribution Network
Mar 29, 2017 11:29 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain firm Hijro has partnered with SAP Ariba, an American software and information technology services company, in order to be an inventory provider of trade assets to the Hijro Asset Distribution Network, which is...
EY to tap next wave of disruptive technologies with wavespace network
Mar 29, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Fintech
Consulting firm EY has launched EY wavespace a global network of growth and innovation centers to help clients leverage the next wave in major breakthroughs in business transformation by tapping into innovative thinking...
Kazakhstan to host two-day Blockchain Conference in June
Mar 29, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency
Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, will be hosting Blockchain Conference Astana on 14-15 June, 2017. Kazakhstan has been chosen as the country has a great potential for development of the fintech industry. BConference...
IBM, Trafigura, Natixis collaborate to bring blockchain to crude oil industry
Mar 29, 2017 05:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
French investment bank Natixis, Singaporean multinational commodity trading company Trafigura, and technology giant IBM have pioneered the first blockchain solution in commodity trade finance for US crude oil...
Hyperledger blockchain project adds eight new members
Mar 29, 2017 04:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), a multinational Spanish banking group, has become an official member of open-source collaborative blockchain project, Hyperledger. According to Hyperledger collaborative...
Blockchain application platform Lisk teams up with Taikonauten to rebrand ecosystem
Mar 29, 2017 04:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Lisk, the blockchain application platform, has collaborated with distinguished design agency Taikonauten, in order to rebrand its ecosystem. With this partnership, the startup particularly aims to enhance the user...
Chamber of Digital Commerce welcomes OTC Exchange Network as member
Mar 28, 2017 12:55 pm UTC| Digital Currency
Institutional trading network and infrastructure provider OTC Exchange Network (OTCXN) that uses blockchain technology, announced that it has joined as a member of one of the leading trade association representing the...
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