Consortia

Austria

Austrian Bank Raiffeisen Enlists in R3 Blockchain Consortium

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has become the first Austrian banking group to join the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

Business  ·  23 November 2017
Regulation

Colombian Financial Watchdog Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium

Latin American financial regulator, the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia, has become the latest member of the R3 blockchain consortium.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 November 2017
Banking

R3 Unveils Cross-Border Payments Platform Built on Corda DLT Tech

R3 and 22 of its member banks have announced a cross-border payments platform built on top of the company's Corda distributed ledger.

Business  ·  31 October 2017
News

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has become the latest premier member of the Linux Foundation-led Hyperledger blockchain consortium.

Tech  ·  19 October 2017
Banking

Bank Consortium to Launch Joint Venture for Blockchain Trade Platform

A group of banks, now including Santander, is planning to create a business venture in Ireland for its in-development blockchain commerce platform.

Business  ·  18 October 2017
Securities

Collaboration FTW: How Blockchain Came So Far, So Fast

Without further cooperation, DLT risks ultimately recreating the many silos and disjointed systems that already exist, warns an executive at the DTCC.

Business  ·  15 October 2017
News

IT Consultancy Wipro Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Consortium

India-based IT services and consultancy firm Wipro has joined Hyperledger, the Linux Foundation-led consortium building blockchains for enterprises.

Business  ·  14 September 2017
Oracle

Database Giant Oracle Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Project

Computer technology multinational Oracle has officially joined the Hyperledger project, the Linux Foundation-led blockchain development initiative.

Tech  ·  31 August 2017
Japan

IT Giant NTT Data Enlists 13 Companies for Blockchain Consortium

Japan's largest IT services firm, NTT Data, has announced a new consortium aimed to investigate use cases for blockchain technology.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 August 2017
Banking

Bahrain’s Bank ABC Joins R3 Distributed Ledger Consortium

Bahrain-based Arab Banking Corporation, also known as Bank ABC, has revealed it is joining the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

Business  ·  15 August 2017
News

Hyperledger Blockchain Project Adds 10 New Members

The Hyperledger blockchain consortium has grown its ranks again, with the addition of 10 new members.

Business  ·  28 July 2017
News

Hashed Health Blockchain Consortium Expands With New Member

A blockchain consortium focused on healthcare and led by startup Hashed Health has attracted a notable new member.

Business  ·  24 July 2017
Ethereum

Enterprise Ethereum Alliances Unveils New Technical Steering Committee

The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance has formed a new technical steering committee, as well as seven new working groups to tackle "real world" problems.

Business  ·  14 July 2017
Hyperledger Fabric

Fabric 1.0: Hyperledger Releases First Production-Ready Blockchain Software

Open-source blockchain consortium Hyperledger has announced that its first production-ready solution, Fabric, is now complete.

Tech  ·  11 July 2017
India

Indian Banks Select Microsoft As Exclusive Cloud Blockchain Provider

A group of India-based banks have struck a new strategic partnership with US tech giant Microsoft.

Business  ·  12 June 2017