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Meet the 15 Finalists for MAS’ Global CBDC Challenge
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced the 15 finalists who have developed retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions for the Global CBDC Challenge. The finalists, comprising financial institutions, fintechs and technology solution providers, will progress to the
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Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report 2020 Unveiled At Singapore Fintech Festival
The Singapore Blockchain Ecosystem Report 2020 was launched at this year’s Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH). The report highlights the impactful developments and trends in Singapore’s blockchain ecosystem over the past year.
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IBM and Thai Blockchain Community Revamps Electronic Letter of Guarantee Platform
IBM and the Thailand Blockchain Community Initiative (BCI) jointly announced that its electronic letter of guarantee (eLG) platform and network is now extending the scope and reach of its services and network to businesses of all sizes. The extended capabilities
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Meet the 8 Startups Selected for Singapore’s Government Backed Blockchain Accelerator
Tribe Accelerator, a blockchain accelerator backed by Enterprise Singapore, announced the onboarding of new partners to its program. Despite having launched only last year Tribe Accelerator has already garnered the support of multiple government and corporate partners, including AXA, BMW
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RCBC Waiting on Regulator Approval for Its Stablecoin on IBM’s Blockchain
RCBC Bank is currently awaiting regulatory approval to issue its own Philippine Peso-backed cryptocurrency on the newly announced IBM Blockchain World Wire, a real-time global payments network created for regulated financial institutions. RCBC Bank sees this as an opportunity to
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UnionBank-IBM Blockchain Venture Seen to Revolutionize Trade Finance in Philippines
UnionBank of the Philippines has set its eyes on revolutionising the supply chain finance in the Philippines through its tie-up with tech giant IBM. IBM Philippines chief technologist Lope Doromal Jr disclosed that UnionBank and IBM are working on a
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IBM’s Blockchain is Being Used to Ship Mandarin Oranges This Chinese New Year
Pacific International Lines has used an electronic Bill of Lading (e-BL) built on the IBM Blockchain Platform in a successful real-time pilot tracking shipment of mandarin oranges from China for the Lunar New Year celebrations. With the use of IBM
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IBM Completes Proof-of-Concept Blockchain-Based Shared KYC
IBM announced the successful completion of the Phase I proof-of-concept (POC) of its Shared Corporate Know Your Customer (KYC) project with Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and the Treasuries of Cargill, IBM. Through the Shared KYC POC,
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IBM Helps FinTechs Drive New Innovation In Payments, Lending, Blockchain And Know Your Customer
Consumers and banks alike are increasingly turning to FinTechs for some of the most disruptive financial solutions in the market today. To support FinTechs worldwide, IBM today announced new developer tools, technology, training and programs to share financial services expertise.
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IBM Blockchain Helps FinTechs and Banks Address KYC Challenge
Requirements that banks and financial institutions comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements is a global challenge. Blockchain holds potential to help address this need to prove the identity of a person or organization, source of funds, business interests,
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