R3 blockchain consortium adds ATB Financial to member portfolio
Mar 10, 2017 03:44 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3 distributed ledger consortium has been seeing increased number of members in the recent past and the consortium presently comprise of over 80 of the worlds leading financial institutions and regulators. Adding to its...
MAS successfully completes blockchain PoC for domestic inter-bank payments
Mar 09, 2017 10:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has successfully completed a proof-of-concept (PoC) project using blockchain technology in order to carry out domestic inter-bank payments. The financial...
Russian PM asks ministries to explore blockchain use in public sector
Mar 08, 2017 08:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given instructions to two ministries to explore the application of blockchain technology in public sector. In a recent speech, Medvedev discussed blockchain and said that he...
South Korean province successfully completes blockchain-based voting for local community project
Mar 08, 2017 05:55 am UTC| Digital Currency
Blockchain startup Blocko Inc. announced that Gyeonggi-do, a populous province of South Korea, has adopted a blockchain-based voting system that is developed by Blocko, in a vote for local community projects that are...
Mar 08, 2017 00:01 am UTC| Fintech
Insurtech, a newly coined term, a portmanteau of insurance and technology is expected to be the hottest topic in this years fintech field. Amidst this growing attention, EconoTimes will be holdinga conference focusing on...
Dianrong, FnConn launch blockchain platform ‘Chained Finance’
Mar 07, 2017 07:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dianrong, an online marketplace lending in China, and FnConn, a subsidiary of Foxconn Technology Group, announced the market launch of Chained Finance, ablockchain platform for supply chain finance. The new blockchain...
Qtum announces support from PwC to help fuel blockchain adoption
Mar 07, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Qtum Foundation, an open source value transfer protocol, and decentralized application platform, announced that it has obtained support from PwC, a leading professional service provider, in its efforts to help fuel...
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