Blockchain

(Image credit: TechNode/Xuewen Song) The second digital yuan test involving the public started in Suzhou, and TechNode nabbed some of the coveted digital currency. A former central bank governor said that China isn’t looking to challenge other currencies with its digital money. Two local governments made steps in blockchain adoption:…

Through every financial transaction in a person’s life — whether a mortgage, auto, student or personal loan — there is one constant: the borrower. Yet borrowers have had limited agency in the lending process to date. Lenders have always controlled access to borrowers’ ability to pay (ATP) information and, by…

A group of Singaporean government agencies is launching a new research program for blockchain technology with $12 million SGD (about $8.9 million USD) in funding. Called the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP), the project is a collaboration between Enterprise Singapore, Infocomm Media Development Authority and the National Research Foundation Singapore.…

SBIP will engage 75 companies including multinational corporations, large local enterprises, and ICT firms.Read More

NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS, Dec. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (via Blockchain Wire) – BitAngels, a digital currency investor network expanding the global blockchain investment ecosystem, today announced the first BitAngels New York and Las Vegas joint chapter event “Making Giving Transparent,” a special holiday edition focused on social good. This virtual…

About | Get an Edge on Your Digital Future Dell Technologies Anyone who pays attention to emerging technologies knows there is a lot confusion around the concept of blockchain. While people have been talking about blockchain for years, and a wide range of industries are now using blockchain, many people…

SynopsisAs a technology partner to C-CAMP, TCS has developed and deployed a digital supply-chain platform to manage the MSME ecosystem, based on its Data Marketplace solution.AgenciesTata Consultancy Services has deployed a blockchain-based digital supply chain platform that will help the Government of India’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP)…

In the UK, many would perceive sandwiches to be the greatest thing since sliced bread. According to the British Sandwich & Food to Go Association, approximately four billion sandwiches are purchased (pre-COVID) from UK retail or catering operators annually.With a sandwich costing an average of £2.14, it is estimated consumers…

According to the partnership, retailers and consumers can now trace Orang Utan Coffee, which is licensed and distributed in the UK by UCC, along the entire supply chain from ‘crop to cup’.The agreement does not only mark a first for Farmer Connect in the UK, but it also the first…

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As jewellery sales get a pre-Christmas boost, consumers were warned on Tuesday that major brands are still not doing enough to combat human rights and environmental abuses in their gold and diamond supply chains. In a survey of 15 major jewellery companies, Human…