Choosing between blockchain or ILP (Interledger Protocol)
Blockchain implements 'distributed ledger'. The Interledger Protocol (ILP) enables different 'ledgers' to interoperate. At one level they both solve the issue of multiple ledgers. Yet they do this in very different...
Corda and Azure deepen their embrace
R3 and Microsoft have expanded their partnership in order to accelerate adoption of R3’s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure. Having worked together since April 2016, the partnership will offer...
Bizarre blockchain for accountants headline
ET received a email with the bizarre headline "Blockchain could replace banks and lawyers, says ICAEW". This purports to come from a new report from the ICAEW (the Institute of Chartered...
Crowd Machine unveils a different approach to blockchain
Metavine Labs, creator of the Metavine Genesis product, has unveiled a prototype for the creation of fully decentralized blockchain applications. It calls this Crowd Machine. In a crowded blockchain world the...
Visa follows, or leads, AmEx and Mastercard
In late 2016, Visa previewed B2B Connect, its offering-to-be to transform the business-to-business (B2B) payments space. Since then, it has worked at partnering with financial institutions around the world to transform...
AmEx introduces blockchain-enabled crossborder transfers
American Express (AmEx) has announced the introduction of blockchain-enabled, business-to-business cross-border payments. The American Express® FX International Payments (FXIP) business is working with:
Ripple, a provider of enterprise global blockchain solutions
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Saïd Business School to educate on Blockchain Strategy
Saïd Business School is launching a Blockchain Strategy Programme to help businesses get to grips with new computing reality. With bank, and other, jobs facing elimination due to disruptive technologies, enterprises...
BlockEx to partner with OpenText on supply chains
To accelerate BlockEx's trimming of fat using blockchain, it is partnering with OpenText to use blockchain to make supply chain finance more efficient. OpenText already operates some of the world's largest...
Regulator ESMA warns about ICOs
The European Securities and Markets Authority ( ESMA ) has issued two Statements on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) - and it is not the first:
on the risks of ICOs for...
Qualification verification: add APPII as a provider
APPII has launched a blockchain-based verification of CVs. This aspires to maximise candidates’ potential and to minimise employer wasted time.
Though APPII claims to be the world’s first blockchain career verification platform,...