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Bank of China, Tencent to Trial Blockchain in New Research Effort

The Bank of China is partnering with Tencent, one of the country's biggest internet companies, to trial blockchain tech in financial applications.

By Chuan TianJun 26, 2017

The National Bank of Cambodia has said it will continue to develop interbank payment solutions using blockchain tech.

By Stan HigginsJun 21, 2017

A group of Japanese financial institutions has tested a prototype that uses DLT to streamline international transaction agreements.

By Wolfie ZhaoJun 20, 2017

A less-hyped blockchain trial in the Middle East could come to have a big impact on banking.

By Noelle AchesonJun 19, 2017

Compliance rules may be boosting blockchain innovation, but legal uncertainty is excluding some developing nations from the global banking system.

By Steven HopkinsJun 18, 2017

Long a target of blockchain disruptors, the ultimate banking middleman, Swift, is looking to re-position itself as part of the fight against hackers.

The central bank of Kazakhstan has revealed it is looking to harness blockchain tech to sell short-term notes to investors.

By Stan HigginsJun 13, 2017

Russia's financial incumbents are moving ahead with work on a new distributed ledger platform designed for enterprise use.

By Pete RizzoJun 13, 2017

Lightning's Joseph Poon is now building an ethereum-based decentralized exchange in an effort to eliminate third parties from trades.

By Alyssa HertigJun 10, 2017

Colu is open-sourcing its banking infrastructure known as Bankbox and becoming "blockchain agnostic" to ease adoption among cryptocurrency issuers.