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Ant Financial Launches OpenChain for China's Small Businesses to Leverage its Enterprise Blockchain Consortium
Ant Financial, the parent company of AliPay, has launched OpenChain, a new blockchain platform that gives developers and small and micro enterprises (SMEs) the power to leverage the Chinese blockchain giant’s proprietary blockchain consortium and efficiently and cost effectively deploy smart contracts and create decentralized apps (DApps).
The Blockchain Africa Conference 2020 is Moving Beyond the Hype
Africa's leading Blockchain conference will bring together hundreds of attendees from around the globe to discuss the future and convergence of blockchain technology and AI and how these technologies are addressing urgent challenges in Africa.
German Government to Revamp its Energy Sector with Blockchain-Based Strategy
The German government intends to propel efficiency and productivity in its energy sector. As a result, it intends to use blockchain technology to attain this objective as stated by the country's Federal Minister of Economics, Peter Altmaier.
IBM and Verizon Business Collaborate on 5G and AI Edge Computing Innovation
Tech giant IBM is collaborating with Verizon Business to help usher in the future of Industry 4.0 through their respective expertise on edge computing innovation and 5G technology.
UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention Instigates First-Ever Blockchain Network
The Ministry of Health and Prevention in the UAE has launched a blockchain-based system aiming to boost productivity among health practitioners by reducing time and costs.
Prepare for Bitcoin’s Early Adopters (They’re Not Who You Expect)
As the opt-out movement gains steam, another group of people may end up pushing crypto into the mainstream: old people and business leaders.
BME Rolls Out Blockchain-Powered Collateral Pledge Certificates
BME, a Spain-based stock market operator, has established a service dubbed BE DLT-Preda that deploys blockchain technology in the digitization of collateral pledge certificates. This, therefore, eradicates the urge for physical documents.
iSunOne-MPC Partnership to Develop First-Ever Islamic Financial Blockchain System in Malaysia
A collaboration between MPC and iSunOne is set to revolutionize the Islamic financial structure with blockchain technology.
Financial Conduct Authority, on the 2 Key Initiatives to the Era of Open Finance
Following the Part 1 interview of the Financial Conduct Authority, Maha El Dimachki, Head of Payments of the FCA reveals some of her key initiatives in the FCA, including the significance of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) among the EU countries and the rationale of the Stronger Customer Authentication. As Co-Chair of Spectrum, the BAME Network Group at the FCA, El Dimachki also provided some advice for women in FinTech!
National Bank of Egypt Delves into Blockchain-Powered Inward Remittances with Ripple Partnership
Egypt’s biggest and oldest bank, the National Bank of Egypt, seeks to revamp its inward remittances with blockchain technology. As a result, the bank has entered a partnership with Ripple to use its blockchain-powered payments network RippleNet to offer cost-friendly and quicker cross-border payments.
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says Bitcoin is an Idea Whose Time Has Come
Michael Saylor is bullish on Bitcoin, saying the cryptocurrency is an idea whose time has come.
EY-Led Consortium Submits Bid To Help Develop South Korea's CBDC
A consortium led by Ernst & Young has made the first and only bid to construct the business model for the Bank of Korea’s Central Bank Digital Currency project.