The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the largest bank in Canada, is opening a cryptocurrency exchange, reported Zane Schwartz, a columnist of The Logic. The same report which was released…
Alternative Airlines, a travel company in the United Kingdom, has just announced its partnership with cryptocurrency service Utrust to allow customers to book flights with bitcoin. The cryptocurrencies that can…
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand recently introduced its master blueprint for the Thai capital market with a focus on the utilization of distributed ledger technology (DLT) to create…
Ryan Kiryanto, chief economist at Bank Negara Indonesia, suggested that blockchain is vital and can benefit the banking sector in Asia Pacific, according to Investors Today.
Kiryanto said banks in…
Thailand’s Excise Department has joined hands with Krungthai Bank (KTB) to adopt the distributed ledger technology or Blockchain for a refund of export tax on oil and petroleum products, according…
Foreign tourists in Thailand can claim valued-added tax (VAT) refunds through a blockchain-based application from November 28, 2019. The name of the application has not yet been revealed.
Thailand’s Finance Minister…
The Thai Digital Asset Association (TDAA) was officially launched on November 14, 2019 at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand. The TDAA aims to explore more opportunities in utilizing…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Thailand expects to start a pilot case applying blockchain to traditional securities issuance in 2020. The plan will be further discussed with the Capital…
HSBC Singapore announced a trial with Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Temasek to explore the utilization of blockchain for bond issuance with the focus on Asian bond markets.
According to HSBC, Asia’s…
China could launch its digital currency in the next 2-3 months, says Jack Lee, managing partner of HCM Capital. Speaking to CNBC news presenter Tanvir Gill at the Singapore FinTech…