Japanese Fukui Bank joins blockchain consortium of SBI Ripple Asia
Dec 28, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
SBI Holdings has announced that Japan-based Fukui Bank has recently joined the consortium of SBI Ripple Asia. Earlier in February, SBI Holdings struck amultinational dealwith Ripple, distributed ledger technology...
S7 Airlines and Russian Alfa-Bank complete service payment using blockchain
Dec 28, 2016 09:17 am UTC| Digital Currency
Oneworld airlines alliance member S7 Airlines and Russian Alfa-Bank have collaborated and executed the first in Russia service payment through a letter of credit using blockchain technology. The calculations with the...
Blockchain technology could help RMB replace USD as international safe-haven currency: KPMG
Dec 28, 2016 08:51 am UTC| Digital Currency
KPMG has released a new report which provides analysis of important topics and key performance indicators in Chinas banking industry. Titled 2016 Q3 Chinas banking sector: Performance of listed banks and hot topics, the...
Draglet rolls out new pricing model, to offer blockchain consulting service
Dec 28, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Digital Currency
Munich-based bitcoin exchange software Draglet announced various new updates and changes on its platform in a move to increase the scope and scale of its operations, as reported by CoinTelegraph. The platform has...
Blockchain-powered platform Equibit offers OTC securities on the cloud
Dec 28, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Digital Currency
Equibit Development Corporation (EDC), Toronto-based peer-to-peer equity marketplace, has developed a blockchain-based platform capable of providing a peer-to-peer, holistic over-the-counter (OTC) platform that can be...
Blockchain Embassy of Asia launches Malaysia’s first public blockchain consortium
Dec 27, 2016 10:39 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Blockchain Embassy of Asia (BCE) earlier this month launched Malaysias first public blockchainconsortium that is entirely focused on the adoption and improvement of distributed ledgers and their competing...
Moscow-based Vnesheconombank to explore blockchain technology in 2017
Dec 27, 2016 10:23 am UTC| Digital Currency
Vnesheconombank, a Russian state corporation and a former Soviet bank, has planned to sign an agreement of intent to utilize blockchain technology in one of the regions of the country, according to the reports by a prime...
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