sponsored Cryptocurrency exchange aggregator provides comparable listings for crypto-to-crypto exchanges and fiat-to-crypto purchases, and a tool that allows users set up an exchange on their websites. The number of digital asset exchanges has exceeded 200. Many offer different functions, exchange fees and niches that give them a competitive edge. With so many choices, it’s hard […]
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The Spanish government plans to apply blockchain technology to develop the local forestry industry. The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food plans to apply blockchain technology to develop the forestry industry, local news outlet EuropaPress reported September 21. The operating group, entitled ChainWood, aims to improve the traceability and efficiency of the wood supply […]
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Raiffeisen’s Russian branch issues its first ever e-mortgage, hoping to connect the local real estate regulator to the blockchain system. A Russian subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International has issued an electronic mortgage using local blockchain platform Masterchain, local business newspaper Kommersant reports Monday, September 24. The document containing data on the parties in the transaction, […]
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IBM has been awarded a new patent for the autonomous self-servicing of networked devices that use a blockchain protocol. IBM has won a patent for the autonomous self-servicing of networked devices that form part of its Autonomous Decentralized Peer-to-Peer Telemetry (ADEPT) environment. The patent, first filed in late June 2016, was awarded by the U.S. […]
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A new partnership between Ideanomics and APMEN Tech Trade Co. could see blockchain improve port clearance in Shanghai and Guangzhou. U.S.-based technology company Ideanomics has partnered with the Asia-Pacific Model Electronic Port Network (APMEN) Trade Tech Co. to streamline supply chains with blockchain tech, a press release reports Thursday, September 20. Together with APMEN Trade […]
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Source: PYMNTS A research firm has discovered that the number of material accounting mistakes made by U.S. public companies has gone up this year. Massachusetts-based Audit Analytics looked at disclosures from more than 9,000 U.S.-listed companies since 2005, finding firms that had to reissue their financials due to errors. While the number of mistakes has […]
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Source: PYMNTS The late payments spotlight shines again on the United Kingdom, where the struggles continues for smaller firms to manage cash flow as larger firms hold back payments – or do not pay at all. Even as lingering effects of the Carillion bankruptcy – where the construction industry juggernaut owes 800 million pounds to […]
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Source: Mark Jones, Blockchain Technology News The Dubai government’s department of finance has partnered with Smart Dubai to launch a blockchain-based payment system to handle transactions “accurately and in real time”. It forms part of the government’s mission to become the first “blockchain-powered” government by 2020. It’s currently working with IBM, Consensys and Smart Dubai’s […]
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Source: PYMNTS New research shows that more than one-third of fleet professionals would prefer a single card to make their business travel easier. Allstar Business Solutions, which polled more than 1,000 SME workers, has also found that business expenses are causing financial stress for U.K. workers. In fact, 57 percent say they have endured financial […]
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The French government is reportedly aiming to widen the legal framework for all crypto market participants by the end of September. The French government is reportedly planning to provide a legal framework for all “digital assets” providers, local news agency LesEcho.fr reported September 21. Three members of President Emmanuel Macron’s party, La République En […]
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