Today at the Consensus event in New York, the founder of FedEx, Frederick W. Smith, said that “Blockchain has the potential to...
Author - Nicky Morris
HSBC executes live trade credit using blockchain
Today HSBC Singapore said it had executed a letter of credit using distributed ledger technology. The trade finance transaction was for...
Finastra launches first live R3 Corda app
The first R3 Corda app is live and available commercially. Finastra’s Fusion LenderComm shares information about syndicated loans...
De Beers tracks first diamonds
Today De Beers Group announced that is has tracked 100 high-value diamonds in their blockchain pilot. This is the first time a diamond...
Maersk outlines IBM joint venture
Yesterday there was a subcommittee hearing at the US Congress re counterfeit products. Mike White of Maersk explained how the IBM/Maersk...
The impact of tech on insurance discrimination
British TV viewers will be familiar with the tongue-in-cheek adverts for “Sheila’s Wheels” which offered preferential...
Gartner: only 9% of CIOs investing in blockchain in short term
According to Gartner, 34 percent of CIOs have no interest in blockchain technology. A further 43 percent are monitoring it but have no...
EY considers ether is not a security
Why does it matter whether ether is a security or not? The SEC is clamping down on virtual currencies, and ether is in their headlights...
MOBI auto alliance announced
A new auto industry consortium launches today. MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, is a consortium of carmakers, mobility...
CULedger to use Hedera for cross-border payments
CULedger, the blockchain consortium for credit unions, plans to use the Hedera public hashgraph for cross-border payments. Two months...