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Reebonz Tracks Provenance of its Luxury Products Using a Vechain-Powered Digital Certificate
Reebonz, the biggest luxury e-commerce company in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia, has incorporated blockchain technology into its ecosystem to determine the provenance of its products.
Mastercard and GrainChain Bring Blockchain Provenance to Commodity Supply Chain in Americas
Mastercard has announced a partnership with GrainChain, a blockchain-based supply chain management firm to enhance the commodity supply chain in the Americas
Provenance Blockchain Foundation Names Morgan McKenney as CEO
McKenney brings over 20 years of professional experience to the Provenance Blockchain Foundation. The appointment of the banking executive is aimed to enable Provenance to expand its business among financial businesses that need blockchain services.
Blockchain-Powered Farm to Plate Portal to Mitigate Recalls
Farm to Plate, a blockchain-enabled provenance tracking portal by Paramount Software Solutions, is set to address the challenge of recalls witnessed in the food & beverage sector.
Mastercard Blockchain to Trace Produce for the Largest American Food Group
Mastercard is collaborating with Envisible, a supply-chain company, to allow the traceability of the origin of food products via Mastercard's blockchain-based Provenance Solution.
IBM Food Trust: Cutting Through the Complexity of the World’s Food Supply with Blockchain
IBM Food Trust was first launched in August 2017, with 10 Foundation members aiming to use blockchain in food traceability to solve issues in the food supply chain. Prior to the launch, IBM, Walmart and Tsinghua University announced a collaboration to improve the way food is tracked, transported and sold to customers in China. Juniper Research recently announced that IBM Food Trust is one of the leading blockchain players in the food provenance space.
IBM Blockchain in Action: What are the Benefits?
In first and second parts of our interview with Alan Lim, the Program Director of IBM Blockchain Lab in the Asia Pacific, we explored the idea of data standards to improve the supply chain industry, as well as the IBM Food Trust, a food provenance network that allows food products to be traced and tracked. Digging deeper into IBM Blockchain, what else has the company been working on?
New York Times Experiments with Blockchain to Combat Fake News
The New York Times made an announcement regarding their new project by their research and development team focused on experiments using blockchain.
Mastercard Still Betting on Blockchain Despite Pulling Out from Facebook’s Libra
Mastercard recently pulled out of the Libra Association, along with Visa and PayPal, however, it has been reported that the payment processor is not giving up on blockchain.
VeChain and Alipay Join China-Australia Blockchain Supply Chain Project for Sustainable Shipping
A joint Australian-Chinese supply chain and trade finance project got a major boost last week as AliPay, Mastercard, and crypto firm VeChain joined the initiate.
CIMB Bank Singapore Collaborates with iTrust for First-Ever Blockchain Trade Financing
CIMB Bank Singapore and iTrust have collaborated in the first-ever successful blockchain trade financing transaction.
Comdex Accomplishes Over $10M Trades via Commit Blockchain
Comdex, a commodity trading platform that is powered by the Commit blockchain, has facilitated trades valued at more than $10M
Blockchain May Jeopardize London’s Financial and Tax Collection Systems, Proclaims John Straw
John Straw, a senior advisor to IBM and McKinsey, has warned that blockchain could render the financial service sector in London irrelevant. He also noted that the city’s banks could be destroyed, making the collection of corporate and personal taxes cumbersome.