Trade Finance

Shanghai to Test Offshore Yuan Stablecoin on the Conflux Blockchain
China is using restricted-access blockchains in many industries, but the government use of a decentralized chain is rare.

Standard Chartered to Launch Blockchain Trade Finance Platform in Joint Venture
The Olea platform will leverage blockchain tech in a bid to connect institutional investors to businesses requiring supply chain financing.

Russia's Telecom Giant MTS Invests $11.7M in Blockchain Trade-Finance Service: Report
MTS bought 51% of Factorin, a Russia-based trade-finance service, for $11.7 million.

R3 Corda Now Has a Bridge to Public Blockchains With Arrival of Ethereum-Based XDC
Former RBS bankers from blockchain startup LAB577 built the bridge.

Aegis Custody Clears Hurdle in Bid for South Dakota Trust Charter
Aegis Custody wants to build a tokenized bridge between U.S. investors and trade finance opportunities in Asia.

Indian Trade Finance Startup Raises $3.7M in Token Sale Led by Arrington XRP
Persistence has closed a $3.7 million token round led by Arrington XRP Capital and including Alameda Research, Terra and others.

World's Biggest Mining Firm Makes First Ore Trade on a Blockchain
BHP has completed its first trial trade transaction of iron ore with China's Baosteel using blockchain technology.

MakerDAO Weighs Accepting Real-World Assets as Crypto Loan Collateral
Decentralized finance may soon boast a real-world use case as MakerDao considers accepting freight invoices as collateral for dai loans.

IBM Takes 7% Stake in Trade Finance Blockchain Network We.Trade
IBM has become a shareholder in we.trade, the blockchain-based trade-finance platform jointly owned by 12 European banks.


