R3

Supply Chain

Corda for Cargo: R3 Inks Another Trade Finance Partnership

R3 has partnered with trade finance technology provider Bolero to make electronic bills of lading widely usable.

Business  ·  9 October 2017
Banking

Project Jasper White Paper Touts ‘Significant Benefits’ in DLT Payments

Bank of Canada and R3 have concluded that their Project Jasper initiative could provide a basis for building cash-based settlements systems in future.

Business  ·  5 October 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

Two Fewer Tims: R3 Sees Key Employees Depart for New Ventures

Blockchain consortium R3 has lost two of its most public employees, Tim Grant and Tim Swanson, who are moving onto their own ventures.

Business  ·  2 October 2017
Regulation

Chilean Banking Regulator Enlists in R3 Blockchain Consortium

The Superintendency of Banks and Financial Institutions of Chile, one of its two banking regulators, is partnering with R3 as a regulatory member.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 September 2017
Europe

Banks Simulate €100,000 Security Transaction in R3 DLT Trial

German banks working with the R3 blockchain consortium have successfully replicated the sale of a €100,000 security on a DLT platform.

Business  ·  26 September 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
Ripple

Blockchain Firms Ripple, R3 File Dueling Lawsuits Over Crypto Contract Dispute

Distributed ledger startups Ripple and R3 have become embroiled in a new legal battle over a cryptocurrency options contract dispute.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 September 2017
Regulation

Colombian Central Bank to Test R3 Distributed Ledger Software

Banco de la Republica Colombia, the South American nation's central bank, has officially joined the R3 distributed ledger consortium.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 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
Ethereum

Coco Revealed: Microsoft, JPMorgan & More Demo Blockchain-Boosting Tech

A consortium of enterprises led by Microsoft has unveiled a framework designed to boost the speed and scalability of open-source blockchain tech.

Business  ·  10 August 2017
Banking

11 Banks Develop DLT Trade Finance App Using R3’s Corda Software

A group of eleven banks have developed a trade finance application using technology developed by distributed ledger startup R3.

Business  ·  7 August 2017
Banking

HP Enterprise Gains on IBM with ‘Mission Critical’ Move Into Blockchain

CoinDesk profiles work ongoing at Hewlett Packard Enterprise to move the former computing powerhouse into the blockchain technology sector.

Business  ·  7 August 2017
Securities

Details Emerge on Singapore Central Bank’s Blockchain R&D

Singapore's "Project Ubin" is being built so that all cross-border payments and securities settlements can occur almost instantly.

Policy & regulation  ·  24 July 2017