German banking institution Commerzbank is looking to digitize the trade finance process using blockchain.
Interbank messaging platform Swift has completed a blockchain proof-of-concept built using a data oracle from startup SmartContract.
German automaker Daimler AG has issued a corporate bond worth €100m as part of a blockchain pilot project.
Consortium startup R3 has completed work with four banks on a prototype that issues short-term debt over its Corda distributed ledger platform.
Bitspark has revealed is working with the United Nations Development Programme on a trial aimed to build financial inclusion in Tajikistan.
IBM has been chosen by Digital Trade Chain, a consortium of major European banks, to build a new blockchain platform for SMEs.
UK banking giant Barclays is reportedly helping to educate regulators on blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
The Bank of China is partnering with Tencent, one of the country's biggest internet companies, to trial blockchain tech in financial applications.
The National Bank of Cambodia has said it will continue to develop interbank payment solutions using blockchain tech.
A group of Japanese financial institutions has tested a prototype that uses DLT to streamline international transaction agreements.
A less-hyped blockchain trial in the Middle East could come to have a big impact on banking.
Compliance rules may be boosting blockchain innovation, but legal uncertainty is excluding some developing nations from the global banking system.
Long a target of blockchain disruptors, the ultimate banking middleman, Swift, is looking to re-position itself as part of the fight against hackers.
The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.
Russia's financial incumbents are moving ahead with work on a new distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise use.