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Former CFTC Officials Ramp Up Push for Digital Dollar With Accenture Partnership

Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo and LabCFTC head Dan Gorfine are forming the Digital Dollar Foundation, working with Accenture to determine how best to create a U.S. central bank digital currency.

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Accenture Will Board Corporates Onto Marco Polo Shipping Blockchain

Accenture plans to help TradeIX create new use cases beyond banking for buyers and sellers within trade finance after backing the Marco Polo tech partner.

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Accenture Picked to Build Sweden's E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot

Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot.

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Central Banks Settle Cross-Border Payments With Blockchain for First Time

The central banks of Canada and Singapore have for the first time settled cross-border payments using blockchain and central bank digital currencies.

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Accenture, Generali Streamline Employee Insurance Benefits With Blockchain Rollout

Accenture and Italian insurance group Generali have launched a blockchain solution that brings new efficiencies to employee benefits.

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Accenture's New Blockchain App Lets Users Tip 'Sustainable' Producers

Accenture has announced a prototype blockchain-based supply chain app designed to reward business practices that conserve natural resources.

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Accenture Puts Software License Management on a Blockchain Platform

Accenture has rolled out a new software license management application built with distributed ledger tech from Digital Asset.

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IBM and Maersk Struggle to Sign Partners to Shipping Blockchain

Since Maersk and IBM launched TradeLens 10 months ago, only one other carrier has joined the network. As those involved admit, that's not enough.

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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.

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Accenture May Use Blockchain to Track the Quality of Shipments

Professional consulting giant Accenture Global Solutions may be considering using blockchain technology to streamline shipping logistics.

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