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DBS Bank Joins Blockchain Network Contour to Digitize Trade Settlement

May 11, 2020

DBS Bank announced today that it is the first Singaporean bank to join the Contour trade-finance blockchain network, which is built on R3’s Corda and digitalises global trade processes such as the creation, e...

Swedish Central Bank to Test Launch e-Krona on R3’s Corda

February 21, 2020

Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, announced the pilot launch of e-krona on Thursday, aiming to explore the possibilities of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank, however, made...

SIX to Use R3’s Corda on Its Blockchain-Powered Exchange

March 7, 2019

In its upcoming blockchain-powered trading platform, Swiss stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange will use R3’s Corda Enterprise technology. According to a March 7 Coindesk report, SIX has chosen R3’s technology ...

SWIFT to Open gpi Payment Link Based on R3’s Corda

January 30, 2019

In an attempt to establish a new norm in the cross-border payment standards, interbank payment and messaging network SWIFT today announced the trial of a blockchain-based proof-of-concept (PoC) gpi Link. Acc...

SBI Holdings and Blockchain Firm R3 Announce Joint Venture

January 29, 2019

SBI Holdings, in a joint statement with blockchain technology provider R3 Holdo LLC, announced this Tuesday that they have agreed to establish a joint venture, which was set up this month. The main focus of t...

Deutsche Börse and HQLAx to Build Securities Lending Platform on Blockchain

March 26, 2018

In a bid to create a blockchain-based securities lending solution, Deutsche Börse Group entered into a strategic partnership with HQLAx, the marketplace organizer announced Monday. According to the partnersh...

HSBC Plans Pilot Programs on Blockchain-Based Payment Services

March 1, 2018

The multinational banking giant HSBC is set to test blockchain technology in live transactions, reported the Global Trade Review (GTR). The bank has been involved in moulding and testing the nascent technolo...

Japan’s SBI Holdings Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

March 14, 2016

The Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8473) announced today that it will be the latest firm to join the blockchain consortium led by R3 CEV LLC. As a group whose main operation channel is the int...

R3 Blockchain Experiment Kicks Off with Ethereum Technology

January 20, 2016

R3 CEV has announced today the completion of a distributed ledger experiment involving eleven of the world’s biggest banks, including Barclays, BMO Financial Group, Credit Suisse, Commonwealth Bank of Austral...

R3: 12 More Banks Join Blockchain Consortium, Exchanges and Funds Coming

December 17, 2015

Another 12 banks have joined the consortium developing blockchain technology for securities settlement and payments. The consortium, led by FinTech startup R3, now has 42 banks. The latest additions are: BMO...