The United Arab Emirates is debuting a blockchain-based Know Your Customer, or KYC, platform. This platform is set to become a nationwide system for exchanging verified customer data. Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, or DED, and state-run bank Emirates NBD are rolling out their so-called UAE KYC Blockchain Platform. 120 local firms already signed up […]
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André Figer, vice president of one of the largest sporting career management companies in Brazil, has his eyes firmly set on tokenizing soccer players. André Figer, vice president of one of the largest sporting career management companies in Brazil, has his eyes firmly set on tokenizing soccer players. The well-known entrepreneur told Cointelegraph Brazil that […]
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China has introduced an independently developed blockchain-based identification system for its smart city infrastructure. China continues to up its blockchain game with an independently developed blockchain-based identification system for cities as part of its smart city infrastructure. On Nov. 4, Chinese daily tabloid newspaper Global Times reported that the newly developed identification system was jointly […]
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The Dubai Department of Economic Development has announced a blockchain-based business registry platform. The Department of Economic Development in Dubai has announced its move to a blockchain-based unified business registry platform (UBRP). According to a Saudi Gazette report on Oct. 7, the platform aims to improve the ease of doing business in Dubai and enable license issuers […]
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sponsored As Dubai’s government aims to propel the largest number of blockchain use cases in the world, a DAG platform offering smart city infrastructure has come on board. A DAG blockchain platform that can operate as the IT infrastructure for smart cities has announced a partnership with the private office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed […]
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The Dubai Land Department has partnered with Mashreq Bank to release a blockchain-based platform for recording and updating mortgage transactions. The Dubai Land Department (DLD), the real estate arm of the Executive Council of Dubai, has partnered with UAE-based Mashreq Bank to release a blockchain-based mortgage platform, according to a report by The National on […]
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The platform has received the seal of approval from Smart Dubai, the government organization in charge of transforming state-level services by 2021. The blockchain platform built by one of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) two telecoms operators has received an official endorsement from the government as part of the country’s blockchain integration, executives confirmed in […]
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The UAE has announced two initiatives pertaining to blockchain and artificial intelligence in a bid to become a leading country in the new technologies. The Second United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government Annual Meetings concluded with the introduction of two initiatives pertaining to blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), the Emirates News Agency reported Nov. 28. At […]
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Dubai and the United Arab Emirates are making concerted efforts to be global leaders in blockchain adoption. In some countries around the world, governments have had a stifling effect on the adoption of blockchain technology. Conversely, the government of the UAE and Dubai have been the driving force behind the promotion of blockchain use in […]
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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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