Blockchain meets bancassurance in Asia
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited (CCB) and IBM have announced the development of the first blockchain-enabled bancassurance project in Hong Kong. The solution is now under testing with insurance providers...
BTC, BCC and blockchain: a brief revisit
BCC (Bitcoin Cash) has split from BTC (Bitcoin), with a myriad of unknown implications. ET has decided to offer a brief revisit to the BTC, BCC and blockchain in the hope...
Cross-border blockchain banking takes a big step forwards, with dangers
IBM has announced, with technology partners Stellar.org and KlickEx Group. a new blockchain banking solution to help financial institutions address the processes of universal cross-border payments. The design aims to:
reduce...
Pareteum awarded cloud security patent
Pareteum Corporation, a cloud communications platform company, has announced it has a cloud security patent. Its European operating subsidiary has a UK patent for a solution enabling secure, strong-authentication which provides...
Introducing a blockchain-based security token
Rivetz Intl., a new subsidiary of Rivetz Corp., is introducing a blockchain-based security token. The idea is to combine trusted computing with blockchain technology to offer comprehensive privacy protection.
Mobile devices are, today,...
Billon licensed to operate as a e-money institution in EU
Billon Solutions, a fully owned subsidiary of Billon Group in the UK, has obtained permission from the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (Komisja Nadzoru Finansowego - KNF) to operate as a registered...
AirFox, AirToken and opening up the developed world
AirFox is the company seeking to make the mobile internet more affordable for millions of people. In October, 2017 it announced it had reached its $15 million funding goal. It then...
Lancashire Cricket Club adopts TiXnGo blockchain ticketing
Lancashire Cricket Club (LCC) is adopting TiXnGo blockchain-based secure ticketing technology. It will introduce this at its Emirates Old Trafford ground for its 2020 fixtures.
Lancashire’s Head of Ticketing and Digital Systems,...
BoE tests Interledger Protocol in PoC
The Bank of England, with Ripple, have tested the Interledger Protocol as part of the BoE’s ‘FinTech Accelerator Proof of Concept’. This PoC explored the synchronised settlement of payments of:
two...
EEA+Hyperledger collaborate
Through joint associate memberships, Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) and Hyperledger will collaborate in a joint quest to address demand for blockchain solutions with enterprise quality. EEA is the global standards organization...