China’s Zheshang Bank has been ahead of the pack when it comes to blockchain. Last week it was disclosed it is running a...
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Japan’s Tsukuba City to use blockchain-based electronic voting
On 5 November 2020, Japanese blockchain startup LayerX announced its collaboration with Tsukuba City Council to develop a...
Figure plans blockchain-based Figure Pay, applies for banking license
Figure Technologies has applied to the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC) for a national banking charter. The blockchain...
New Zealand agtech co-operative LIC invests in blockchain startup
New Zealand based agtech cooperative LIC has announced it will invest in blockchain startup TrackBack to add value...
WhatsApp Pay India rollout progresses, but slowly
In April, when Facebook invested $5.7 billion in India’s Reliance Jio, it was thought that Reliance Industries’ Mukesh...
Thales uses blockchain for defense aircraft parts traceability
Yesterday French aerospace and defense contractor Thales said it opened a new Industry 4.0 Production and Maintenance Center...
Santander, Repsol, Alastria in shared blockchain digital identity solution
On 5 November 2020, Santander announced its collaboration with nine other leading Spanish firms to create a blockchain-based...
Brazilian soccer team to launch blockchain tokens for player transfers
The Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama signed a deal with MBDA (Mercado Bitcoin Digital Assets) for a tokenization project. Each token...
Former StanChart head of trade joins dltledgers, the multi billion trade finance platform
On Monday Farooq Siddiqi, former Global Head of Trade Finance at Standard Chartered, joined blockchain startup dltledgers as...
Standard Chartered completes cross-blockchain trade finance pilot with China
Standard Chartered Bank announced the successful completion of its first cross-blockchain pilot transactions between Hong Kong and...
Broadridge invests in LiquidX which uses blockchain to digitize trade finance invoices
Earlier this week, New York startup LiquidX announced a multi-year funding from Broadridge Financial, which becomes...
Hyundai, Fujitsu in Korean blockchain consortium for document verification
On 4 November 2020, South-Korean blockchain firm Blocko launched a Decentralized Trusted Timestamping (DTT) Alliance. The...