Consulting giant PwC is trialing blockchain technology for validating the credentials of job candidates, with the objective of accelerating the selection process, The Wall Street Journal reported April 03. Last year, a...

The official launch event of the European Commission-supported International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) was held on April 03 in Brussels. The initiative is backed by 105 founding members,...

The Marseille Fos port authority announced last month that it is backing a blockchain pilot project that aims to demonstrate enhanced freight logistics on the Mediterranean-Rhone-Saone (MeRS) axis. The Port of Marseille...

The European Commission (EC) and the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have launched a new forum to foster fintech innovation in the common currency area. Called the European Forum for Innovation Facilitators...

The official launch event of the European Commissions blockchain initiative will be held in Brussels today, April 03. Called the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (or INATBA), the initiative...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is considering launching a digital currency by 2025, a report from Dawn has revealed. SBPs Deputy Governor Jameel Ahmad recently said that the central bank was currently working on a...

Banking giant HSBC has announced that it has successfully carried out a live Letter of Credit (LC) transaction between Australia and China using Voltron, a blockchain-based trade finance platform, Ledger Insights...

Singaporean blockchain startup Credits announced the launch of its mainnet on March 31. In its announcement, Credits described its mainnet as a peer-to-peer network which serves as an add-on to the Internet. Credits...

The Copyright Protection Center of China (CPCC) is teaming up with Chinese tech company Xunlei to build a blockchain-powered digital copyright identifier (DCI) system. Established in 1998, CPCC is the national...

ConsenSys Ventures, the venture capital arm of ethereum development studio ConsenSys, has announced the names of 10 blockchain startups that have been selected for the second cohort of its blockchain-focused accelerator...

ICONLOOP, a blockchain-focused company headquartered in Seoul, has announced that it has integrated its blockchain technology with SBI Savings Banks personal authentication service. Based in South Korea, SBI Savings...

Krung Thai Bank, a state-owned bank in Thailand, has signed a letter of intent with Shwe Bank and blockchain startup Everex to introduce the first cross-border blockchain-based money transfer services between Thailand and...

Indian private sector bank Federal Bank has entered into a partnership with blockchain startup Ripple to accelerate cross-border remittance services. In its intimation to the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), the...