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Standard Chartered Invests Further in Blockchain Trade Finance Platform Contour
Standard Chartered announced Tuesday its investment into Contour (formerly known as Voltron), a blockchain-based open industry platform that will initially focus on digitally creating, exchanging, approving and issuing Letters of Credit (LCs), following the full commercialisation of its offering and
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Standard Chartered Completes Blockchain Trial with Thailand’s Oil Giant Using Voltron
The use of blockchain for trade finance is often one of the most cited potential use case for technology, with some sources claiming that using blockchain to remove the bottlenecks could potentially increase global trade volumes by US$1.1 trillion by
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Standard Chartered Just Launched a Fintech Bridge and it’s Exactly What it Sounds Like
SC Ventures, the investment arm of Standard Chartered Bank, has created a platform to connect community builders such as startups, investors and accelerators. The SC Ventures Fintech Bridge connects and matches partners from the fintech ecosystem to Standard Chartered’s internal
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Fintech and Digital Finance Innovation Initiatives of Banks in Singapore
Fintech has become one of the key drivers of innovation in the financial services industry. In Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) was quick to realize the potential of fintech, acting swiftly to build up a vibrant ecosystem in
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Standard Chartered to Pilot Blockchain-Based Smart Guarantees in Trade Finance
Standard Chartered announced today a collaboration with Siemens Financial Services, the financing arm of Siemens, and TradeIX, a digital trade provider, to carry out an industry-first client pilot to create an end-to-end blockchain-based smart guarantees proposition in trade finance. With
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Philippines Remittance Market Gets a Booster from Blockchain-Powered Remittance Services
The Philippines’ remittance and international money transfer industry, the third largest globally, is getting a booster from two latest developments in blockchain-backed remittance services. They come from recent business partnerships done by Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group (Ant) and
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Cross-Border Payment Ripple Pilot Test between Thailand and Singapore
Mitsubishi Corporation, MUFG Bank, Krungsri , a Thailand-based subsidiary of MUFG Bank, and Standard Chartered Bank jointly announced the commencement of a pilot test for moving real funds over RippleNet, with the objective of making cross-border payments more convenient and
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Standard Chartered Selects Moneythor To Enhance Digital Services
Moneythor, the technology company providing financial institutions with a digital banking toolkit powered by artificial intelligence (AI), has been selected by Standard Chartered to further advance personalization and engagement in its digital services. The initial deployment will add advanced client-facing
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8 Fintech Startups Enter The FinTech Innovation Lab Asia-Pacific
The startups will undergo a 12-week mentorship programme led by senior financial executives in a series of workshops at the Hong Kong-based tech business park Cyberport to commercialise their products. 8 leading financial technology (fintech) companies today begin a 12-week mentorship
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