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Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain ID System
Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain...
September 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

HSBC has issued its first yuan blockchain-based letter of credit transaction, Reuters reported. The move is significant progress in the use of the Voltron trade...

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Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
Trade Finance Endures, And Overcomes, Banks’ Slow-Moving Innovation
September 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A few years ago, Sameer Sehgal, the new CEO of trade finance firm Traydstream, said he probably wouldn’t have agreed that banks are playing a...

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R3 Members Develop Blockchain Trade Finance Prototype
R3 Members Develop Blockchain Trade Finance Prototype
August 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Eleven FI members of the R3 platform consortium have announced the next step in using the distributed ledger technology for trade finance. The banks announced...

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Trade Finance To Fuel Blockchain’s Rise This Year, Says IBM
Trade Finance To Fuel Blockchain’s Rise This Year, Says IBM
May 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

With so many consortia and internal development teams in play, it’s difficult to assess global banks’ progress on blockchain. But analysts assure progress is being...

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FinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance
FinTech Big Leaguers Place Their Bets On Blockchain-Based Trade Finance
September 30, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The possible use cases for blockchain are seemingly endless, but when behemoths like Microsoft and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) offer their take on...

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Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
Barclays Makes First Blockchain Trade Finance Transaction
September 08, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Among the copious potential use cases for blockchain, trade finance has gained the confidence of many industry analysts. Barclays was one of the earlier FinServ...

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