Multinational banking firm Standard Chartered is teaming up with manufacturing giant Siemens to put bank guarantees for trade finance on a blockchain.
The payment affiliate of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba has launched a blockchain-based remittance service between Hong Kong and the Philippines.
Standard Chartered and Axis Bank have announced a new cross-border payments platform built on top of technology developed by Ripple.
Standard Chartered is partnering with fintech startup EquiChain to assist its blockchain pilot focused on bringing efficiencies to capital markets.
American insurance giant AIG has made what appears to be its first foray into blockchain, completing a trial with Standard Chartered today.
Standard Chartered is moving ahead toward "full commercialization" with its blockchain trial for trade finance.
Singapore’s DBS Bank has reportedly partnered with Standard Chartered to create a distributed ledger for trade finance.
Despite an initial skepticism, major financial institutions are beginning to become more public with their interest in bitcoin and the blockchain.
Standard Chartered chief innovation officer Anju Patwardhan has penned a new essay on the potential benefits of the bitcoin blockchain.