Cryptocurrency asset management company BlockFi announced that it has opened interest-bearing accounts for the gemini dollar. Cryptocurrency asset management company BlockFi announced that its interest-bearing accounts now support the gemini dollar (GUSD) in a post published on May 29. Per the announcement, GUSD deposits will see a yearly yield of 6.2%, paid in the stablecoin […]
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Shinhan Bank introduced its blockchain-powered lending platform, allowing clients to get loans without face-to-face interaction. Korea’s oldest bank, Shinhan Bank, has launched a blockchain-enabled lending platform to speed up the loan process, South Korean news agency Yonhap reports on May 27. Shinhan Bank’s blockchain-powered loan system intends to boost cost and time efficiencies in the […]
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German state-owned bank KfW will trial its blockchain-driven app in Burkina Faso, where it also funds water supply and sanitation programs. Germany’s major state-owned bank KfW and Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Finance will test a blockchain application for use in public financial management, according to a statement posted Monday, Dec. 17. KfQ, ranked in 2017 […]
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South Korea’s government will spend $3.5 million to set up a blockchain-enabled virtual power plant in the city of Busan. South Korea’s government will spend 4 billion Korean won (KRW) (about $3.5 million) to set up a blockchain-enabled virtual power plant (VPP) in the city of Busan. The development was reported by South Korean newspaper […]
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South Korea’s Shinhan Bank wants to reduce human error in its processes as part of a multi-phase hook-up with blockchain technology. South Korea’s second-largest commercial bank, Shinhan Bank, has embarked on a project to implement blockchain in internal processes to decrease human error. The initiative was reported by English-language daily news outlet The Korea Times […]
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Visa is preparing its Hyperledger Fabric-based digital identity system for cross-border payments for launch in the first quarter of 2019. Visa is readying its blockchain-based digital identity system for cross-border payments for launch in the first quarter of 2019, according to a press release published October 21. The system, dubbed Visa B2B Connect, will provide […]
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Visa is expanding the testing of its B2B payments technology, B2B Connect, into Thailand, according to reports. The Nation reported that B2B Connect is now being piloted by Thailand’s largest bank Kasikornbank. “Visa is proud that we have representation from a Thai financial institution in the pilot program,” said Visa Thailand Country Manager Suripong Tantiyanon in […]
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The crypto market and blockchain sector in South Korea is thriving with the involvement of major banks and conglomerates. The crypto market and blockchain sector of South Korea, the third-largest digital asset exchange market in the world behind the United States and Japan, have some of the most robust systems and infrastructure in place to […]
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