MetLife trials blockchain-based automated health insurance solution
Aug 21, 2018 06:16 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
LumenLab, MetLife Asias Singapore-based innovation center, is testing a blockchain-based automated insurance solution. Called Vitana, it is the first health insurance product using blockchain technology to trigger an...
Shanghai Stock Exchange and insurance industry players partner to tap blockchain potential
Aug 21, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the fourth largest stock exchange in the world by market cap, is seeking to bring blockchain technology to the insurance and pension industries, CoinTelegraph reported referring to report...
Cambodia establishes fintech association
Aug 20, 2018 09:59 am UTC| Fintech
The Cambodia Fintech Association (CFA) was officially launched last week with the mission of positioning Cambodia as the leading country for fintech innovation and investment in the Indochina region. The launch event...
China UnionPay, Bank of China partner to explore blockchain and big data
Aug 17, 2018 07:00 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
Bank of China (BOC), a leading state-owned commercial bank in China, is partnering with financial services corporation China UnionPay (CUP) to joint explore blockchain technology and big data for applications in payment...
Aug 16, 2018 09:54 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
BMO Capital Markets, the investment banking subsidiary of Canadian Bank of Montreal, is working on a blockchain pilot together with leading pension fund investor Ontario Teachers Pension Plan. The pilot involved...
American Association of Insurance Services taps IBM Blockchain to automate regulatory reporting
Aug 16, 2018 09:02 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a not-for-profit insurance advisory organization, has announced its collaboration with tech giant IBM to automate insurance regulatory reporting using blockchain...
How a Swiss bank was toppled by a financial scandal in Malaysia – and what can be learned from it
Aug 14, 2018 14:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Fintech Law
The worlds biggest financial scandal, over missing billions from Malaysian state-run development fund 1MDB, has left the countrys former prime minister, Najib Razak, facing charges of corruption charges which he denies....
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