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Want to reduce ocean pollution? Blockchain is paving the way
Written by Shaun Frankson | Blockchain, Cloud, Computer Services...
Want to reduce ocean pollution? Blockchain is paving the way by Shaun Frankson originally appeared on Blockchain Pulse Every year, about 8 million metric tons of plastics go into the oceans. It’s not a new problem, but recent stunning revelations—like the existence of a huge floating cluster of trash known widely as the “Great ...read more
How AAIS innovates with blockchain to ease regulatory reporting
Written by Joan Zerkovich | Blockchain, Cloud, IBM Garage...
“How AAIS uses blockchain to ease regulatory reporting” by Joan Zerkovich originally appeared on Blockchain Pulse. Insurance carriers have been collecting data for decades. The American Association of Insurance Services, or AAIS, serves as a bridge between carriers and regulators for regulatory reporting. We anonymize and aggregate a specific subset of a carriers’ data ...read more
How high-tech blockchain is creating new payment opportunities
Written by Juan Jimenez Zaballos | Banking, Blockchain, Financial Markets
A time to experiment In the eyes of Santander’s corporate Innovation Group, which I lead, the year 2015 stands as a kind of turning point in the way the industry was looking at innovation. There was, in many ways, a deepening awareness that there were technologies coming onto the scene that would change the banking ...read more
How blockchain technology is helping bands and their fans
Written by Steven Dobesh | Blockchain, Developer, Media and Entertainment
You’ve probably thought about it: getting in at the ground floor of an IPO is a dream come true. For the vast majority, however, it remains only a dream — accessible only to a relatively small group of privileged investors. To get a piece of the action, the average person has to wait until the ...read more
Why ANZ bank is optimistic about blockchain technology
Written by Nigel Dobson | Banking, Blockchain, Financial Markets
With so much hype surrounding blockchain, we at ANZ bank have been keen to develop practical and deliverable use cases. We’re optimistic about one that applies distributed ledger technology to digitize financial guarantees between landlords and tenants in commercial property leasing. Working in a modest consortium with Westpac bank, shopping center operator Scentre Group and ...read more
How high-tech blockchain is helping boost global trade
Written by Raphael Barisaac | Banking, Blockchain, Financial Markets
In the realm of banking, I’m what you’d call a “trade person.” I don’t just mean it in the literal sense—my job: Global Co-head of Trade and Working Capital for the UniCredit Group —I mean it on a deeper, personal level. We “trade people” share a passionate belief that, in the big picture of the ...read more
High-tech blockchain paves the way for cars to pay
Written by Jim Gross | Automotive, Blockchain, Travel and Transportation
Self-driving cars are the future of transportation. That much is certain. But what’s not certain is how the surrounding infrastructure—roads, charging stations, parking lots, insurance, etc.—will adapt. When a driverless vehicle needs to recharge its battery, use a toll road or park, who will pay? And how will the transaction occur? These are the kinds ...read more