Israeli container shipping firm ZIM trials blockchain-based Bill of Lading
Nov 21, 2017 07:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Israel-based container shipping company ZIM, in collaboration with Sparx Logistics and Wave, has completed a first pilot of paperless Bills-of-Lading based on blockchain technology. The new solution allows secure...
ING solves data privacy issue of public blockchains with new solution
Nov 21, 2017 05:31 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dutch multinational bank ING has announced a major breakthrough that will help overcome the problem of protecting data privacy when using blockchain technology in financial services. The banks blockchain team has...
Axoni-led working group completes blockchain trial for equity swaps
Nov 21, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Digital Currency
A working group, led by Axoni and participation from leading banks including Citi, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan, have successfully completed a blockchain pilot to manage equity swap transactions and related...
Ethereum-based digital ID registration platform opens to Zug citizens
Nov 21, 2017 04:04 am UTC| Digital Currency
Self-sovereign identity platform uPort has announced the opening of an Ethereum-based digital identity registration system to the citizens of Zug, Switzerland. The platform was officially opened on November 15, 2017....
R3 expands partnership with Micorosft Azure to boost adoption of Corda DLT platform
Nov 21, 2017 03:06 am UTC| Digital Currency
R3 and Microsoft have expanded their strategic partnership to further boost the adoption of R3s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure. Microsoft first entered into a partnership with R3 in April 2016....
AIA Hong Kong announces blockchain solution for bancassurance operations
Nov 20, 2017 08:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
AIA Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Asian insurance giant AIA, has announced a blockchain solution that will improve the efficiency of its bancassurance operations and enhance customer experience. Based on Hyperledger...
Australian government announces AU$8M grant to blockchain project in City Of Fremantle
Nov 20, 2017 06:18 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Australian government has announced AU$8 million funding to a blockchain project in the City of Fremantle. Project partners include Curtin University, Murdoch University, Curtin Institute of Computation, LandCorp,...
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