Today IntellectEU launched its Catalyst Blockchain Platform to enable enterprises to quickly deploy blockchain networks across clouds as...
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Energy Web pilots blockchain REC trading marketplace in Central America
Yesterday, the Energy Web Foundation (EWF) announced it completed the initial development of an international renewable...
Brazil’s central bank suspends WhatsApp payment processing, India also throttled
Yesterday Banco Central do Brasil instructed Visa and Mastercard not to start processing payments for the WhatsApp application...
Vanguard unveils foreign exchange blockchain project with BNY Mellon, State Street, Franklin...
Today giant asset manager Vanguard outlined details of its latest blockchain project. It’s exploring blockchain for...
US Homeland Security issues call for blockchain solutions for supply chain, identity
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has solicited start-ups to propose blockchain solutions to five separate issues. The...
KPMG launches digital asset tools for institutions
Yesterday KPMG unveiled Chain Fusion, a solution to enable financial service companies and fintech to aggregate blockchain based and...
SK Telekom, KT, LG U+ launch blockchain identity app for driving license authentication
Today, South Korea’s SK Telekom announced the commercial launch of a blockchain-based digital identity app developed with telecom...
IDC cuts blockchain spending forecast, but 57% growth in 2020
Research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) has scaled back its forecast for global blockchain spending by 7.7% and now...
Japan’s SBI involved in blockchain project to digitize “premium vouchers” for low-income families
The Japanese firm Kyushu Electric Power has announced that it will provide a blockchain platform to the Fukuoka-based regional...
Monetary Authority of Singapore welcomes digital currency cooperation with China
Singapore is one of the nations that has led research into central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with its multi-phase Project Ubin. In...
Payments, blockchain platform raises $80m from Siam Commercial Bank, Toyota, SMBC
Today, Thai fintech firm SYNQA announced it raised $80 million in a Series C funding round led by Siam Commercial Bank unit...
How blockchain is driving rural electrification and sustainable development
Startup Liquidstar is developing a novel solution using distributed ledger technology (DLT) to bring affordable and sustainable...