Nokia Sensing as a Service, with blockchain-based payment
As part of Nokia's search to introduce technologies to help telecom operators address the needs of digital cities it has announced, at Mobile World Congress 2018 (MWC), its 'Nokia Sensing as...
Mobivity, MWC and blockchain
Mobivity Holdings produces a platform which it asserts increases customer visits and spend in restaurants, retail, and personal care brands. It has announced a preview of the next generation of mobile communications...
SkyCell and OpenPort add different logistics/blockchain angles
SkyCell and OpenPort have different approaches to the logistics/blockchain challenge. Skycell focuses on air freight and airlines.
In contrast, OpenPort, a Hong-Kong-based platform that uses blockchain technology to transform domestic distribution in...
TradeIX and R3 pilot Marco Polo for trade finance
BNP, Commerzbank and ING are leading a trade finance initiative, called Marco Polo which also involves trade finance technology specialist TradeIX and enterprise software firm R3.
They are piloting this trade finance solution leveraging...
Philippine rural banks partner with UnionBank for blockchain
Four rural banks have partnered with UnionBank for a blockchain technology-reliant payment system. Officials of the publicly-listed universal bank vow to help the smaller banks become more efficient.
In a briefing, UnionBank...
Swiss regulator FINMA publishes ICO guidelines
In guidelines published last week, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority - FINMA - set out ICO guidelines. These describe how it intends to apply financial market legislation in handling enquiries...
Computershare, Citi and Credit Agricole invest in SETL blockchain
SETL, the London based institutional payment and settlement infrastructure provider which uses blockchain technology, has announced two banks - Citi and Credit Agricole - have invested.
Citi and Credit Agricole, join Computershare,...
British Blockchain Association launches new journal – the JBBA
The British Blockchain Association (BBA) has launched what it calls Europe’s first Journal devoted to blockchain and distributed ledger technologies (DLT). It is entitled somewhat unimaginatively the JBBA, or the Journal...
SARB assesses cryptocurrencies and blockchain
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) regards itself as having a responsibility to promote a sound and effectively regulated financial system. The SARB, therefore, has decided to try to take a...
Linux Foundation launches OFTF event to include blockchain
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit focused on open source innovation, has announced a new event with a cumbersome name: "Open FinTech Forum: AI, Blockchain, Kubernetes & Quantum on Wall Street" (aka...