Corda

Insurance

40-Strong Blockchain Insurance Group B3i Appoints CEO

Insurance industry blockchain group B3i has appointed John Carolin as chief executive officer.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 July 2019
Funds

Ex-R3 Exec’s New Mission: Run $100 Trillion Fund Trade on Private Blockchains

Former R3 executive Brian McNulty has launched a blockchain startup aiming to streamline fund management.

Business  ·  8 July 2019
Corda

Ethereum Tokens to Trade on Swiss Stock Exchange via R3 Tech

Swiss stock exchange SIX's digital asset platform will list "mirrored" versions of ethereum tokens using R3's tech.

Business  ·  27 June 2019
Banking

Private Blockchain’s Biggest Startups Integrate in Unprecedented Tie-Up

A historic change in strategy is taking place at R3 and Digital Asset (DA), who are now collaborating to maximize their respective blockchain ecosystems.

Business  ·  18 June 2019
Banking

Over 50 Banks, Firms Trial Trade Finance App Built With R3’s Corda Blockchain

ABN Amro, Standard Chartered and around 50 other firms have participated in tests of Voltron, a trade finance platform built with R3's Corda.

Business  ·  8 May 2019
Japan

Top 3 Japanese Bank to Roll Out Services on Marco Polo Blockchain

Sumitomo, Japan’s third-largest bank by total assets, will launch blockchain-based trade finance services in the second half of this year.

Business  ·  25 April 2019
Quorum

Digital Asset Goes Open Source as Firm Eyes Closer Ties With Hyperledger

Blockchain startup Digital Asset is open sourcing its core software, in part to forge closer relations with other enterprise players.

Business  ·  4 April 2019
Supply Chain

Marco Polo Blockchain Built on R3’s Corda Sees First Live Trades

The first real transactions have been conducted on Marco Polo, a trade finance blockchain built on R3's Corda platform.

Business  ·  28 March 2019
Insurance

R3 Co-Founder Jesse Edwards Is Leaving the Enterprise Blockchain Firm

Co-founder Jesse Edwards is leaving R3, but will remain an investor and continue working with the blockchain firm.

Policy & regulation  ·  25 March 2019
SIX

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3’s Corda Blockchain

Swiss stock exchange operator Six Group has selected R3’s Corda Enterprise blockchain platform for the security token market it is building.

Business  ·  7 March 2019
Banking

SWIFT Chief Announces Trial DLT Integration With R3

Global banking payments network SWIFT says it plans a trial integration with DLT provider R3.

Business  ·  30 January 2019
Banking

2 Executives Are Leaving Blockchain Startup R3 in Management Shake-Up

R3 is carrying out an internal reorganization, resulting in the departures of head of global services Brian McNulty and chief administrative officer Lauren Carroll, CoinDesk has learned.

Business  ·  26 January 2019
Banking

ING Bank, R3 Ink Deal for ‘Unlimited’ Corda Blockchain Deployment

Dutch banking group ING has inked a five-year licensing deal with blockchain consortium startup R3 to use its Corda Enterprise platform.

Business  ·  22 January 2019
XRP

R3’s New Corda App Supports Payments in XRP Cryptocurrency

R3 has launched the Corda Settler, an app aimed to facilitate global crypto payments within enterprise blockchains – and it's starting with XRP.

Business  ·  5 December 2018
News

UK Land Registry Begins New Phase of Blockchain Research Project

The HM Land Registry is moving to phase 2 of a long-running blockchain research project aimed at streamlining property transactions in the U.K.

Business  ·  5 October 2018