Mastercard Joins Blockchain-Powered Trade Finance Consortium Marco Polo

Mastercard has joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium founded by blockchain startup R3 and fintech firm TradeIX.

R3 Partners With Dubai Firm to Tap $120 Billion Sukuk Market

Wethaq will use R3 Corda to streamline the issuance and distribution of the Islamic financial certificates.

R3’s Marco Polo Trade Blockchain Takes Another Step Toward Production

The trade finance blockchain platform has passed another milestone in its development, with a successful pilot of real-time payment triggers.

A New Platform Called AFOX Will Tokenize Media Buying Contracts

The AFOX platform will allow for the tokenization of media contracts and the selling of advertisements in the futures and options markets.

R3 Taps Software Sales Vet to ‘Evangelize’ Paid Version of Corda

R3 has hired software sales pro Cathy Minter as chief revenue officer to grow the user base for its paid DLT product, Corda Enterprise.

Blockchain-for-Banks Startup Switches From Hyperledger to R3’s Corda

MonetaGo, which builds private blockchains for banks, has switched platforms from Hyperledger Fabric to R3 Corda.

SBI, R3 Team Up to Promote Adoption of Corda Blockchain in Japan

Financial services giant SBI and R3 are investing millions to boost uptake of the Corda blockchain platform in Japan and beyond.

MultiChain Releases 2.0 Beta, Adds SAP and HCL as Partners

Enterprise blockchain framework MultiChain is beefing up its partner list as it starts to roll out the next version of its software.

4 Banks Complete €100K Commercial Paper Transaction on R3’s Corda

Four European banks, including Commerzbank and ING, have settled a live commercial paper transaction worth €100,000 on R3's Corda blockchain.