Tag: Blockchain
IBM & Maersk launch blockchain shipping solution TradeLens, with a splash
Following on from their January 2018 commitment to develop a blockchain solution for international cargo transportation, Maersk and IBM have launched TradeLens.
The shipping tool...
IBM, CLS building blockchain ecosystem for financial institutions
Settlement services specialists CLS has partnered with IBM to begin work on LedgerConnect, a distributed ledger platform to be used by the financial services...
SophiaTX enterprise B2B blockchain goes live
Swiss B2B blockchain company Equidato Technologies has announced the launch of its SophiaTX blockchain ‘mainnet’.
Public blockchain SophiaTX is designed to be decentralised enterprise computing...
IBM: Strong Q2 results – but cognitive and business services flat
Internet of Business says
IBM has revealed a stronger than predicted performance in its Q2 financials, which have been presented as a return to form...
Blockchain smart contracts project Oasis Labs launches
Oasis Labs announced its launch yesterday, revealing that it is building a new computing platform that enables cloud-scale, real-world applications with decentralised trust and...
Food Standards Agency pilots blockchain for supply chain transparency
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has completed a blockchain pilot project in a slaughterhouse – the first time that blockchain has been used...
Swiss town votes via blockchain, while blockchain bank tools up
A Swiss town votes on blockchain, while BABB – the self-styled 'World Bank for the microeconomy' – is gearing up for 2019 launch. Malek Murison...
Q&A | Helium CEO Amir Haleem on an open, affordable, blockchain-based...
Ahead of its wider launch later this year, Andrew Hobbs spoke to co-founder and CEO Amir Haleem about how Helium is promising an affordable...
Cyber attack could cost bank half of its profits, warns IMF
Cyber risk has emerged as a significant threat to the financial system, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Although hardly...
Microsoft, EY launch blockchain solution for royalties management
As a dense system of bespoke transactions, the world of royalties is ripe for disruption by blockchain technology. Smart contracts – the automated triggering...
“Cryptocurrency systems can’t scale or be trusted” – central banking organisation
UPDATED The more popular cryptocurrencies become, the less trustworthy and efficient they are, according to a key central banking organisation.
Cryptocurrencies are “not scalable and...
Exclusive Q&A | Blue Prism CTO David Moss on automation, AI,...
Robotic process automation pioneer Blue Prism has grown fast under the radar: a British success story – and a North of England success story,...