Standard Chartered Exec Touts Blockchain Tech for Trade Finance
The bitcoin blockchain could hold the keys to reducing the cost of credit cards, money transfers and remittances, according to Standard Chartered chief innovation officer Anju Patwardhan. In a new LinkedIn post, Patwardhan outlined her views on the technology, suggesting that the true innovation behind bitcoin is its decentralized public ledger, the blockchain. Patwardhan dismissed the idea that bitcoin could become a viable alternative currency, inferring that she saw these developments in the space as a distraction that has taken attention away from the system's underlying benefits.....
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London-based Standard Chartered and Singapore-based bank DBS have partnered together to develop a distributed ledger for trade finance in Singapore after successfully testing the technology among each other. As reported by Bloomberg, the two banks are coming together to work and develop a distributed ledger in order to make transactions simpler and more transparent in trade finance. The publication adds that the two banks have tested the distributed ledger between themselves, successfully, and will invite other companies to collaborate with the now proof-of-concept system in 2016. The....
Singapore's DBS Bank has reportedly partnered with multinational banking firm Standard Chartered to create a distributed ledger project for trade finance. Bloomberg reports officials at both firms stated today that they have completed initial testing for the idea, and that they are seeking to collaborate with other firms on the initiative in 2016. While light on details, the article went on to indicate that DBS and Standard Chartered were considering various distributed ledger technologies to achieve project goals. The article reads: "In pursuing the technology that underpins....
DBS and Standard Chartered will soon launch a trade finance platform for central banks worldwide. The Singapore-based multinational banking entity DBS and Standard Chartered have completed the proof-of-oncept of their blockchain trade finance platform called the Trade Finance Registry.The two entities developed the PoC in collaboration with 12 other banks on top of the blockchain platform of Singapore-headquartered company dltledgers. dltledgers told Cointelegraph that the banks involved in the project now intend to launch the platform for commercial use by central banks around the....
Standard Chartered Bank has become the latest major bank to enter the metaverse. The bank has acquired “virtual land at The Sandbox metaverse’s Mega City district, a culture hub based on or inspired by Hong Kong talents.”
Standard Chartered Bank Forays Into the Metaverse
Standard Chartered Bank announced Tuesday that its subsidiary, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd. (SCBHK), has partnered with The Sandbox, a popular blockchain virtual gaming platform, “to create [a] metaverse experience.”
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Although DBS and Standard Chartered have tried their ledger of invoices at the end of 2015, not too many details have been revealed regarding their progress ever since. Even more financial institutions are turning towards the blockchain these days, as the technology will help financial players reduce overhead costs and offer better security standards. DBS and Standard Chartered have partnered up to venture into the world of blockchain technology in an attempt to reduce fraud rates. DBS and Standard Chartered Take On The Blockchain. It is positive to see financial entities actively explore....