Corda

Banking

R3 Launches Corda Enterprise With First-Ever ‘Blockchain Firewall’

Not a traditional firewall, the term denotes how Corda is able to limit communication between blockchain nodes operating in different environments.

Business  ·  10 July 2018
Blockchain

Major Banks, Regulators Trial ‘Know Your Customer’ App on R3’s Corda

Around 40 participants have trialed a "self-sovereign" know-your-customer application that gives customers more control over their data.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 June 2018
Banking

How Commerzbank Is Throwing Out the Business Blockchain Playbook

The German bank is building on five different blockchains, and not just to hedge its bets – it sees a multi-chain future.

Business  ·  25 June 2018
Insurance

Insurance Group B3i Endorses R3’s Corda Blockchain Platform

Blockchain insurance consortium B3i announced Monday it would use R3's Corda platform to develop its products.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 June 2018
Insurance

EY’s Maritime Blockchain Insurance Tech Is Now Live

A group of companies piloting a blockchain-based insurance platform for global shipping industry said the technology is now live in commercial use.

Business  ·  25 May 2018
Banking

Banks Ink Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction with Food Giant Cargill

HSBC and ING have performed a claimed world-first trade finance transaction on a single blockchain system for agri-food firm Cargill.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Banking

Banking Giants Send $30 Million in Securities Over DLT

Credit Suisse and ING say they have successful sent securities worth €25 million ($30 million) over a system built with R3's Corda.

Business  ·  1 March 2018
Banking

R3 Pilots Blockchain Trade Finance Platform with Global Banks

Blockchain startup R3, trade finance tech provider TradeIX and major banks have moved their Marco Polo trade finance platform to the pilot stage.

Business  ·  21 February 2018
Legal

R3 Center to Train Next Generation of DLT Lawyers

Distributed ledger software provider R3 has formed a blockchain education group designed to prepare lawyers for large-scale enterprise adoption.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2018
Amazon

R3’s Corda Platform Launches on Amazon Web Services

Consortium startup R3 has launched its Corda distributed ledger platform on the Amazon Web Services marketplace.

Markets  ·  5 December 2017
Startups

R3, Microsoft Expand Partnership to Boost Corda DLT Adoption

Distributed ledger startup R3 is moving to more deeply integrate its Corda platform with Microsoft's Azure cloud service.

Business  ·  21 November 2017
Ethereum

Brazil’s Central Bank Is Ramping Up Blockchain R&D

Brazil's central bank is now moving to increase the quantity of its blockchain work – months after abandoning the effort.

Policy & regulation  ·  13 November 2017
Banking

Icing on the Cake: R3 Launches Corda Distributed Ledger Version 1.0

Distributed ledger consortium R3 is releasing version 1.0 of its first major software offering, Corda, and celebrating with cake.

Business  ·  3 October 2017
Banking

Corda 1.0: R3 Sets Target Date for Production Distributed Ledger Tech

Fresh off a member meeting, distributed ledger consortium R3 is gearing up to cross a major technology milestone by the year's end.

Business  ·  13 September 2017
Europe

UK Financial Regulator Builds Blockchain App on R3’s Corda

The FCA, along with two major banks, has developed a mortgage transaction oversight app on top of R3's Corda platform.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 September 2017