Standard Chartered and DBS Create Distributed Ledger of Invoices
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....
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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....
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....
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Major banking corporation Standard Chartered is launching a cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage service, giving its clients access to cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether. Standard Chartered joins a growing list of major banks worldwide that have embraced cryptocurrency. Standard Chartered Bank Diving Into Crypto Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.L) said Wednesday that the bank’s innovation arm, SC Ventures, will establish a cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange platform. The new exchange will be a joint venture between SC Ventures and BC Technology Group (0863.HK), a Hong....
Banks are exploring blockchain or distributed ledger technology as a way to prevent fraud risk in the $4 trillion trade financing industry. Standard Chartered Plc, having lost nearly $200 million in fraud at Qingdao port two years ago, has partnered with DBS Group Holdings Ltd. to establish an electronic invoice ledger using a blockchain. HSBC Holdings Plc and America Corp. are also looking at blockchain for trade finance in addition to other applications. Trade financing, a centuries-old mainstay of banking, could become the starting point for blockchain adoption since it can eliminate....