HSBC Voltron plans for expansion

14 March 2019 HSBC looking forward to expanding Voltron (Europe): HSBC bank has launched its blockchain based platform called Voltron in 2018, focused towards the management of bills and accounts through permissioned blockchain. It aimed to reduce processing time and increase security by limiting transactional data to authorised users. HSBC Voltron has already partnered with

Distributed Ledger Inc. and Ternio announce a JV

12 March 2019 Distributed Ledger Inc. and Ternio announce a partnership to form DLT Ventures LLC (North America): Ternio, which is a provider of enterprise-level blockchain architecture and Distributed Ledger Inc. which focuses on blockchain technology and applications to make DLT Ventures LLC. The joint venture will focus on creating and deploying applications based on

Rise in hacking of IoT devices and cryptocurrency networks in Japan

8 March 2019 In Japan, hacking of IoT devices and cryptocurrency networks are rising (Asia Pacific): Hacking of IoT devices and cryptocurrency networks has become approximately doubled, according to Japan’s local media reports. The data from the Japanese Police Agency shows that the average daily intrusions reached 2,752.8 per sensor in 2018, which increased by

Facebook blockchain R&D to open in Israel

7 March 2019 Facebook to focus on blockchain R&D (Middle East): Facebook moves its focus towards blockchain R&D. It has started assembling a blockchain team in Israel, Tel Aviv to work on exploring the technology. The Facebook blockchain team will focus on finding new ways to integrate blockchain to its business. There are also recent

STC partners for Nokia 5G network in Saudi Arabia

1 March 2019 STC partners for Nokia 5G network in Saudi Arabia (Middle East): STC (Saudi Telecom Company) has signed an agreement with Nokia for the deployment of Nokia 5G network in southern and western parts of Saudi Arabia, including the holy cities like Makkah and Madinah. Nokia will also be responsible for the introduction

Tech Mahindra partnered with TBCASoft for various blockchain applications

28 February 2019 Tech Mahindra partnered with TBCASoft to work on various blockchain applications (Asia Pacific): India’s Tech Mahindra forms a partnership with TBCASoft, a US-based blockchain start-up company which focused on various applications in blockchain and a leading member of Carrier Blockchain Study Group (CBSG). The partnership will work on the transformation of blockchain

Blockchain based Trubloq works on spam call blocker

27 February 2018 Blockchain-based platform Trubloq works on spam call blocker (Asia Pacific): Tanla Solutions, a Hyderabad based Indian cloud communication company, has come up with a solution to tackle issues such spam call blocker, addressing security, avoiding fraud and data privacy through its platform called Trubloq. Currently, spam calls or unsolicited commercial communication (UCC)

LO3 energy to start blockchain pilot in Japan

22 February 2019 Latest Power Market News LO3 energy to start blockchain pilot in Japan (Asia): The US-based LO3 Energy has become a partner with Marubeni Corporation in a pilot blockchain energy project in Japan. the project will use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to link Marubeni’s power plants as well as test energy transaction.  

Telefonica makes a partnership for authentication in blockchain marketplace

22 February 2019 Latest Telecom Market News KT plans to launch the BaaS platform (Asia Pacific): The South Korean telecom giant, KT Corporation, plans launching of its BaaS (Blockchain as a Service) platform next month. It has presented its BaaS concept to around 43 companies which were keen about the platform applications in their business

Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom to partner on blockchain ID

21 February 2019 Latest Telecom News Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom to partner on blockchain ID (Europe): Deutsche Telekom and SK Telecom will collaborate to create borderless blockchain ID for authentication processes. The application would be used for in transactions, contracts and authentication globally. It is expected that initially it will be used by those