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Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Blockchain-powered Payment Platform in 2021
5.11.2020
Japanese financial giant the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) aims to launch a blockchain technology-based payment service in spring 2021, along with American cloud and network firm Akamai Technologies.
Akamai is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and, per Nikkei, the new platform will provide...
bitFlyer to Pioneer Blockchain-powered Home Rentals Platform
31.10.2020
The Japanese trading company and business giant Sumitomo is set to team up with bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, to jointly build a blockchain-powered real estate rental and property management platform that its masterminds said will help digitize the entire house rental process for both...
17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau
21.10.2020
Interoperability between Macau’s blockchain-powered medical data system and mainland Chinese health codes allowed tourism between the jurisdictions to recommence
Booze-loving Tourists To Buy Sake with Blockchain-powered Coupons
13.10.2020
Nex month, the city of Aizuwakamatsu, in Japan, is set to launch a local, blockchain-powered spending solution for sake-lovers and diners using a new digital currency issuance platform developed by domestic crypto exchange Decurret – in an attempt to boost its tourism industry.
Per Minbaku...
First LINE Blockchain-Powered Third Party Services Launched
8.10.2020
Japanese blockchain solutions platform LINE Blockchain introduced on Wednesday its first LINE powered third party services. These services are built on the LINE network by the LVC Corporation owned LINE TECH PLUS PTE LTD (LTP). LVC also manages LINE’s crypto-blockchain businesses. Introducing LINE...
BMW Rolls Out Blockchain-powered Token Rewards Platform in South Korea
8.10.2020
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BMW Korea has launched a blockchain-powered “lifestyle” platform that rewards South Korean car owners with tokens they can redeem against flight tickets and maintenance payments.
Per Aju Kyungjae, BMW Korea stated that the platform, named BMW Vantage, would be "launched...
BMW Korea trials a blockchain-powered rewards program ahead of global launch
7.10.2020
The car manufacturer is trialing the new blockchain system, which offers customers tokenized loyalty points, before its potential rollout worldwide
Officials voiced privacy concerns over China’s blockchain-powered hospital
4.10.2020
Despite pushing for greater blockchain implementation, privacy was a sticking point for some officials
Chinese Internet-based, Blockchain-powered Hospital Set to Open in 2021
2.10.2020
Chinese health chiefs has put its plans to launch an internet hospital on ice for a few months – to allow operators the time to add a wide range of blockchain technology-powered innovation.
Per Cn-Healthcare, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, a leading hospital in Dalian...
Shenzhen’s stock exchange is preparing to launch Blockchain-powered trades
1.10.2020
Chinese exchanges are becoming increasingly blockchain-friendly
South Korean Bank NH Launches Blockchain-powered Document Wallet
29.9.2020
South Korean financial services provider Nonghyup (NH Bank) has begun issuing over a dozen forms of digital certificates using a blockchain-powered system and an e-wallet that will be able to hold hundreds of types of blockchain-verified forms of authentication.
Per the Electronic Times, the bank’s...
South Korea to Fund Blockchain-powered Platform for Apartment Dwellers
16.9.2020
The South Korean government has pledged USD 1.27m in funding for a contact-free, blockchain-based services platform for apartment residents in the country – which operators say will allow residents to take part in electronic voting, manage parking spaces, and more.
Per ZDNet Korea, the South Korean...
Vale Makes Blockchain-powered Iron Deal with Chinese Firm + More News
4.9.2020
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Brazilian mining giant Vale has completed its first blockchain-powered iron ore sale to Chinese steel giant Nanjing Iron...
Shanghai Initiates Blockchain-powered 'Cultural Tourism'
3.9.2020
Shanghai’s busy central Jing’an District will make use of a WeChat platform to issue blockchain-powered “cultural tourism” vouchers that can be redeemed for book purchases, streaming services, cinema tickets and more.
Per China Email, the vouchers will be distributed on a WeChat widget platform...
5 Chinese Banks to Build Blockchain-powered Trade Platform + More News
31.8.2020
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The China Banking Association (CBA), a self-regulating organization that represents China's banking sector, will team up with...
China: Bank to Launch Blockchain-Powered Int’l Trade Platform + More News
27.8.2020
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Chinese financial institution Wuxi Rural Commercial Bank has launched the Jiangsu Province’s first blockchain-powered cross-border...
Samsung to Link its Crypto Wallet to SK’s Blockchain-powered ID App
25.8.2020
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Samsung smartphones equipped with the Blockchain Keystore crypto wallet function will be able to support the world’s first decentralized ID (DID) solution, after the handset maker struck a deal with South Korean telecoms firm SK Telecom.
The partnership means that users in South...
LG CNS Blockchain-powered Sales Up 12%, More Projects Planned for H2
17.8.2020
Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology-related sales have helped boost the sales performance of LG CNS, the IT services arm of the LG Group – despite an overall drop in profits caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic.
Per media outlet Seoul Kyungjae, LG CNS reported a drop in sales of over...
A Million South Koreans Now Using Blockchain-powered Driver’s Licenses
13.8.2020
Over 1 million South Koreans have traded in their plastic driver’s licenses in favor of a blockchain-powered, police-issued smartphone-based digital alternative.
Per Daily Kyungjae, the initiative allows drivers to identify themselves to police using barcodes or QR codes, as well as...
World's Largest Utility Firm to Debut Blockchain-powered Digital ID Platform
13.8.2020
A local branch of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) – the nation’s electricity monopoly and the biggest utilities firm in the world – said that it has developed a blockchain technology-powered digital identity authentication system.
Per Shupeidian, the Anhui Province branch of the SGCC...