National Bank of Canada Pilots Blockchain to Combat ‘Complex’ Processes
Its solution consists of a combination of CGI’s Trade360 trade finance platform and Skuchain’s smart contract creation software, based on the latter’s blockchain platform Brackets.
Together, it will “improve processing times, reduce risks and help strengthen the bank’s customer relationships,” the release claims.
“This pilot project is a great opportunity to leverage blockchain technology to simplify the process for negotiating standby letters of credit and guarantees while making it more transparent and secure,” Patrice Roy, vice president of payments, cash management and international solutions at National Bank of Canada commented:
“This will enable us to offer a simple, fast and efficient experience to our commercial clients which facilitates managing their business.”
The project is not the first to involve the NBC this year. In April, the bank was one of the initial testers of JPMorgan’s Quorum blockchain platform, geared towards issuing financial instruments.
At the time, an NBC spokesman described the technology as having “the potential to bring about major change in the financial services industry.”
source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/national-bank-of-canada-pilots-blockchain-to-combat-complex-processes
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