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Tim Grant at R3
Swiss Blockchain Exchange SDX Hires ConsenSys Startup Boss to Head Business
Tim Grant, formerly the CEO of ConsenSys-backed DrumG Technologies, is to become head of business at SDX.
Tim Grant at R3

R3 office, Corda
Blockchain Can Help UK Savers Recover $48B in Unclaimed Pensions, Says R3
Blockchain solutions based on R3's tech will make it easier for users to verify their identities and claim lost pension funds, the firm says.
R3 office, Corda

Bjorn Segendorf
Central Bankers From Canada, Netherlands, Ukraine Call Blockchain Unnecessary for Digital Fiat
Central bank digital currencies have been a hot topic in blockchain circles recently, but central banks are lukewarm about blockchains.
Bjorn Segendorf

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Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup
Standard Chartered has invested in Contour, the recently-rebranded Voltron blockchain trade finance platform digitizing letters of credit for financial institutions.
voltronxcontour

Mike Hearn
Blockchain Vendor R3 Scores Its Second Patent in a Week
Enterprise software vendor R3 has won a patent for a blockchain-based record system designed to make corporate information-sharing more efficient.
Mike Hearn

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R3 Completes Trade Finance Blockchain Trial With More Than 70 Organizations
The trade finance blockchain consortium claims that it completed more than 700 funding requests with around 340 participants.
trade, finance

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ING Bank Devises Privacy Fix for R3's Corda Blockchain
ING, the Dutch megabank, has come up with a privacy fix for R3's Corda blockchain.
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Sumitomo
Japan's Third Largest Bank Completes Blockchain Trade Finance Test
The third largest bank by assets in Japan, is set to begin utilizing R3's Marco Polo trade finance blockchain on a commercial basis by the end of 2019.
Sumitomo

R3 office, Corda
Digital Securities Exchange Taps R3's Blockchain for Post-Trade Activities
U.K.-based Archax has inked a deal to use R3's Corda Enterprise to handle post-trade processes for its digital securities exchange.
R3 office, Corda

Bank of America
Bank of America Joins Marco Polo Blockchain Trade Network
The sixth-largest U.S. company has joined Marco Polo, a consortium working to bring efficiencies to international trade using blockchain tech.
Bank of America