The Bank of Thailand is moving forward with developing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The initiative labeled Project Inthanon, has developed a prototype CBDC in partnership with R3 and Wipro (NYSE: WIT). The Bank of Thailand is also working with eight commercial banks in… Read More
NatWest has announced the launch of a syndicated loan market built on blockchain. The goal is to “dramatically transform and streamline the global syndicated loans market.” NatWest partnered with Fusion LenderComm, a platform built by Finastra. The new platform will go-live in November. NatWest notes… Read More
A note today from HM Land Registry indicates the government agency is investigating the use of blockchain for managing lan registration and the overall buying and selling process of property. More specifically, the agency is working with “Methods” a company that utilizes R3’s blockchain Corda…. Read More
Thailand’s central bank, the Bank of Thailand (BOT), has announced it is trialing a version of R3’s distributed ledger system, Corda, as a means of making wholesale funds transfers more efficient. R3’s distributed ledger will also be used by the BOT to issue a wholesale Central… Read More
Luxoft Holding, Inc (NYSE: LXFT), a global IT service provider, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with blockchain software firm, R3. The company also reported it will leading the integration of identity management applications on Corda, which is R3’s open source blockchain platform…. Read More
Enterprise blockchain developer R3 is running out of money, sources to Fortune magazine say. R3 began as a startup in 2014, and tasked itself with creating blockchain products for banks and finance firms. It is considered to be one of Ripple’s main competitors. Blockchain… Read More
HSBC Singapore announced on Monday it was joining forces with ING and agrifood group Cargill to conduct what it claims to be the first live, commercial trade finance transaction on R3’s blockchain platform, Corda. According to HSBC Singapore, the blockchain transaction involved a bulk shipment of… Read More
Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX have signed a Letter of Intent to partner on the creation of a securities lending platrorm using the R3 Corda Blockchain platform. R3 is Blockchain platform working with a network of more than 200 banks, financial institutions, and more to develop… Read More
R3, a bespoke distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider that is working with over 100 financial institutions, has formed a partnership with Evernym to apply self-sovereign identity to financial services. R3 seeks to create a standardized financial service focused DLT. R3 was the genesis of frustration amongst banks… Read More
This is kind of interesting. R3, the big bank funded distributed ledger technology initiative, has been in a bit of a dust up as it “repositions” its services. The controversy is not anything new but things continue to simmer a bit as there is an… Read More
It was announced recently that Thomson Reuters is set to launch its blockchain-based service, BlockOne IQ, which will provide its clients with fast and secure financial market data. Wall Street firms will be able to connect to market data through the blockchain network and be… Read More
R3, the head of the world’s largest consortium of financial institutions collaborating to build a platform and commercial applications for distributed ledger technologies, announced it had secured $107 million in funding as part of its Series A round. The figure is the largest investment in distributed… Read More
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