Trade finance, where financial institutions provide credit facilities in order to guarantee exchange of goods, is a centuries old industry…
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In November 2017, Securities Commission Malaysia announced that it will be embarking on a blockchain pilot project for the OTC…
The industry consortium led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) has…
Tan Sri Ranjit Singh, Chairman of Securities Commission of Malaysia announced today at the SCxSC Digital Finance Conference 2017 today…
Economic Possibilities of Blockchain Technology” – Keynote Address by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore, at Global…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) announced today that the consortium which…
The blockchain market is growing rapidly and is set to surge from US$210.2 million in 2016 to US$2.312 billion by…
Blockchain has become a buzzword in the financial services industry, attracting billions in venture capital investment from some of the…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the successful conclusion of the proof-of-concept project to conduct domestic inter-bank payments…
Poised to transform the financial sector by increasing efficiency, transparency and security, blockchain technology could reduce banks’ infrastructure costs by…
Although blockchain holds many promises for the financial services industry, the technology will need to overcome many challenges before reaching…
In November 2008, a paper was posted on the Internet under the name Satoshi Nakamoto titled ‘bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic…
The bitcoin craze has gone well beyond the US and Europe. In Africa, startups such as BitPesa are revolutionizing the…