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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mastercard, R3 to Develop Blockchain Cross-Border Payments Platform

The card giant is to develop a blockchain-powered cross-border payments platform in partnership with enterprise-focused blockchain firm R3.

R3 Doubles London Office Space for Blockchain Hiring Spree

Enterprise blockchain firm R3 is doubling its office space in London to accommodate a hiring spree.