R3 has hired software sales pro Cathy Minter as chief revenue officer to grow the user base for its paid DLT product, Corda Enterprise.
Blockchain-for-Banks Startup Switches From Hyperledger to R3’s Corda
MonetaGo, which builds private blockchains for banks, has switched platforms from Hyperledger Fabric to R3 Corda.
SBI, R3 Team Up to Promote Adoption of Corda Blockchain in Japan
Financial services giant SBI and R3 are investing millions to boost uptake of the Corda blockchain platform in Japan and beyond.
MultiChain Releases 2.0 Beta, Adds SAP and HCL as Partners
Enterprise blockchain framework MultiChain is beefing up its partner list as it starts to roll out the next version of its software.
4 Banks Complete €100K Commercial Paper Transaction on R3’s Corda
Four European banks, including Commerzbank and ING, have settled a live commercial paper transaction worth €100,000 on R3’s Corda blockchain.
R3’s New Corda App Supports Payments in XRP Cryptocurrency
R3 has launched the Corda Settler, an app aimed to facilitate global crypto payments within enterprise blockchains – and it’s starting with XRP.
Firm Owned by India’s Richest Man Turns to Blockchain for Trade Finance
Reliance Industries – owned by India’s richest person, Mukesh Ambani – has used blockchain to conduct its first trade finance transaction.
Accenture Tech Now Connects Corda, Fabric, DA and Quorum Blockchains
Accenture says its new “interoperability node” can connect the four big enterprise platforms: Hyperledger Fabric, R3 Corda, Quorum and Digital Asset.
Two of Blockchain’s Biggest Consortiums Just Joined Forces
The Hyperledger Project and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) have agreed to collaborate on bringing common standards to the blockchain space.
RBS Blockchain Team Jumps Ship to Build New Startups Using R3’s Corda
A blockchain team from Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has left to start a “venture studio” called Chorum from which full-blown startups an be spun out.
R3’s Hearn and Brown Say Enterprise Blockchain’s Day of Reckoning Is Here
Bitcoin apostate Mike Hearn and his R3 colleague Richard Gendal Brown view the enterprise blockchain game as, if not quite zero-sum, something close.
R3’s CordaCon Event Sees Big News, Packed Talks and Blockchain Converts
R3’s annual Corda event appeared to be in rude health this year, with packed presentations and some notable news announcements.
R3 Rejected in Attempted Takeover of Settlement Coin Blockchain Project
Blockchain tech provider R3 tried to take over one of the most well-known bank blockchain projects this June. The only problem? It didn’t work.
Banks Take Sides as Blockchain Trade Finance Race Heats Up
NatWest, part of Royal Bank of Scotland, has joined Marco Polo, a blockchain consortium started by R3 and trade finance specialist TradeIX.
R3 Launches Corda Enterprise With First-Ever ‘Blockchain Firewall’
Not a traditional firewall, the term denotes how Corda is able to limit communication between blockchain nodes operating in different environments.
Big Insurers Are Uniting Behind R3’s Blockchain Tech
The RiskBlock Alliance, whose members include insurance giants Chubb, Marsh and Liberty Mutual, has decided to build its blockchain on R3’s Corda.
Bankers Tout Trade Finance as the Sweet Spot for Blockchain
London’s Blockchain Summit heard banks weigh the possible savings blockchain could bring to global trade – as well as noting the pain points.
Banks Are Trying to Launch Crypto Assets with R3 Tech
Stealth project Cordite, led by the Royal Bank of Scotland, promises the equivalent of an ERC-20 token standard for R3’s open-source Corda platform.
HSBC Exec Warns ‘Digital Islands’ Could Inhibit Blockchain Trade
Blockchains should do for the global value chain what shipping containers did for transport of goods, says HSBC trade finance expert Vinay Mendonca.