Global banking payments network SWIFT intends to integrate technology from R3, its CEO said at an event today.
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.
2 Executives Are Leaving Blockchain Startup R3 in Management Shake-Up
R3 is carrying out an internal reorganization, resulting in the departures of head of global services Brian McNulty and chief administrative officer Lauren Carroll, CoinDesk has learned.
Nasdaq Leads $20 Million Funding Round for Blockchain Startup Symbiont
Enterprise blockchain startup Symbiont has closed a $20 million Series-B funding round led by Nasdaq Ventures.
R3’s Former Chief Sales Officer Joins Blockchain Startup AlphaPoint
Scott Grayson, former chief sales officer at R3, has joined blockchain services provider AlphaPoint as SVP for institutional sales.
ING Bank, R3 Ink Deal for ‘Unlimited’ Corda Blockchain Deployment
Dutch banking group ING has inked a five-year licensing deal with blockchain consortium startup R3 to use its Corda Enterprise platform.
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.
Amber Baldet: Don’t Force Public Blockchains ‘Down Enterprises’ Throats’
Until there are well-designed privacy features for enterprise applications on public chains, it’s premature for firms to use them, says Amber Baldet.
15 Banks Join DTCC Post-Trade Blockchain as Project Enters Testing
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is now testing its main blockchain project with 15 global banks, before taking the tech live in 2019.
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.
19 Words Prove Just How Audacious Bitcoin Really Was
Getting back to basics means capturing the spirit also.
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.
Blockchain Finance Startup Clearmatics Raises $12 Million in New Funding
Blockchain finance firm Clearmatics has closed a $12-million Series A funding round led by Route 66 Ventures.
India’s Federal Bank Is Building a Remittance App on R3’s Corda
An Indian commercial bank has revealed it is building a cross-border remittance app based on R3’s Corda blockchain platform.
Italian Bank Consortium Trials Interbank Transfers on R3’s Corda
Fourteen Italian banks say they have successfully completed the first phase of an interbank reconciliation trial utilizing R3’s Corda platform.
UK Land Registry Begins New Phase of Blockchain Research Project
The HM Land Registry is moving to phase 2 of a long-running blockchain research project aimed at streamlining property transactions in the U.K.
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.
ConsenSys Invests $6.5 Million in Former R3 Exec’s Blockchain Startup
ConsenSys invested $6.5 million into DrumG, the blockchain startup founded by former R3 official Tim Grant.
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.