The European Central Bank (ECB) does not intend to issue central bank-backed digital currency (CBDC), the ECB president Mario Draghi said last week. Draghi attributed the reasons behind this decision to the underlying...

BMW Group Financial Services is partnering with blockchain startup Bloom in a bid to enhance customer lending solution. The project is part of the BMW Collaboration Lab 2018 and aims to streamline customer journey and...

Lamda256, the blockchain research unit of Dunamu the operator of South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, has introduced a new blockchain app developer tool called Luniverse. Luniverse will enable developers to build...

Tech giant IBM has announced that it has joined the HACERA Unbounded Registry as a founding member. Founded in 2015, HACERA is an enterprise blockchain firm focused on highly secure Authentication, Authorization and...

South Korea-based LG Uplus Corp., Japans SoftBank, Taiwans Far EasTone, and U.S.-based TBCASoft are joining forces to trial a cross-carrier blockchain platform. All four project participants are the members of the...

Indian private sector insurer ICICI Prudential Life is seeking to leverage blockchain technology for faster claims settlement, The Hindu Business Line reported. ICICI Prudential Life began its operations in the fiscal...

The ID2020 Alliance, a nonprofit public-private partnership committed to improving lives through digital identity, has announced its first two pilot projects. According to the official release, both the projects will...

Samsung SDS, an IT subsidiary of South Korean tech giant Samsung Group, has announced that it will build the worlds first blockchain-based export customs clearance system in an initiative led by the Korea Customs Service...

The National Commercial Bank (NCB), one of the largest financial institutions in the Middle East, is the latest to join RippleNet, Ripples enterprise blockchain network with over 100-member banks and financial...