Blockchain Pilots

Levi Strauss, Harvard Trial Ethereum Tech to Track Factory Workers’ Welfare

Harvard University, clothing giant Levi Strauss and a U.S. think-tank are launching a blockchain pilot to improve labor welfare.

Business  ·  25 January 2019

Vermont State Government Launching Blockchain Insurance Pilot

The U.S. state of Vermont is launching a blockchain pilot project for insurers, seeking transparency and efficiency improvements.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 January 2019
News

Santander Conducts Proxy Voting Blockchain Pilot at AGM

Banco Santander has completed a blockchain pilot that it says improves the process of proxy voting during annual general meetings.

Business  ·  18 May 2018
Banking

Infosys Partners with 7 Banks for Blockchain Trade Finance Network

IT giant Infosys has built a blockchain-based trade finance platform involving seven Indian banks including ICICI and Axis.

Business  ·  17 May 2018
Supply Chain

Bahrain Hopes to Cut Vehicle Data Storage Costs Using Blockchain

Bahrain's General Directorate of Traffic has a plan to develop a blockchain-based vehicle registry system.

Business  ·  13 May 2018
XRP

Ripple: XRP Pilot Cuts Payment Fees Up to 70%

Ripple's xRapid pilot program results found that customers saved both money and time when compared to traditional cross-border transactions.

Business  ·  10 May 2018
Ethereum

Chile Is Using Ethereum’s Blockchain to Track Energy Data

The new energy minister has announced a project to commit a number of data sets to the public ledger, where they will be much harder to hack.

Business  ·  9 April 2018
Agriculture

Commodity Merchant Louis Dreyfus Trials Blockchain for Soybean Trade

Louis Dreyfus, a major commodities trading company, has announced that it has piloted a blockchain-based transaction system developed by a group of financial institutions including ING.

Business  ·  22 January 2018
Australia

Australian Government Grants $8 Million for Blockchain Energy Pilot

The Australian government has announced that it will provide over AU$8 million in grants for a blockchain-powered smart utilities project.

Business  ·  20 November 2017
Thailand

Thai Bank Taps IBM for Contract Management Blockchain Pilot

Thailand's Bank of Ayudhya and IBM have completed a blockchain pilot aimed to streamline the contract management process.

Business  ·  7 November 2017
Regulation

Malaysia’s Securities Watchdog Plans Cryptocurrency Regulations

Securities Commission Malaysia has revealed it is planning a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, as well as a DLT pilot.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2017
Russia

Russian Bank VEB Turns to Blockchain for E-Procurement Project

Russia's government-owned development bank, VEB, and e-procurement resource platform Roseltorg are teaming up on a new blockchain project.

Tech  ·  30 October 2017
Standard Chartered Bank

Standard Chartered Joins EquiChain’s Capital Markets Blockchain Pilot

Standard Chartered is partnering with fintech startup EquiChain to assist its blockchain pilot focused on bringing efficiencies to capital markets.

Tech  ·  17 October 2017
Europe

The EU Is Building a ‘Financial Transparency Gateway’ with Blockchain

An official from the European Commission has revealed it is currently building a blockchain tool to enable data sharing.

Policy & regulation  ·  11 August 2017
Supply Chain

Australia’s Biggest Grain Exporter Trials Blockchain Tracking System

CBH Group, Australia's largest grain exporter, is to test blockchain technology in the tracking of oat shipments, reports say.

Business  ·  3 August 2017