BankSign: Samsung SDS announces blockchain-based co-verification platform for banks
Aug 27, 2018 10:58 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Samsung SDS, an IT subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Samsung Group, has developed a blockchain-based certification system, Yonhap News Agency reported. Dubbed BankSign, the platform has been set up in collaboration...
Reserve Bank of India sets up new blockchain and AI-focused unit
Aug 27, 2018 05:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a new unit to ramp up its efforts in the area of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence, according to The Economic Times. Sources familiar with the latest...
World Bank raises A$110M via blockchain-based bond transaction
Aug 27, 2018 03:34 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has officially announced the details of the blockchain-based bond transaction last week. Earlier this month, the World Bank announced that it has mandated CBA as the sole arranger of the...
Anquan, Deloitte and Nasdaq join MAS and SGX for blockchain-based settlement of tokenised assets
Aug 24, 2018 10:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have announced that they are partnering with Anquan, Deloitte and Nasdaq for the settlement of tokenized assets using blockchain technology. The...
World Bank to settle A$100M blockchain bond this month
Aug 23, 2018 10:55 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), or the World Bank, is going to settle a blockchain-based bond worth A$100 million (US$73.16) million on August 28, Reuters reported. Earlier this month,...
Bank of Thailand taps R3’s Corda DLT platform for wholesale central bank digital currency
Aug 23, 2018 06:40 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has announced that it is developing a wholesale central bank digital currency (wholesale CBDC) using R3s Corda platform. The central bank has officially unveiled Project Inthanon aimed at...
Aug 21, 2018 11:57 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Liechtensteins Union Bank AG last week announced plans to issue its own security tokens in alignment with the countrys regulatory authority FMA. This will be closely followed by its Union Bank Payment Coin a stable coin...
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