Distributed ledger technology (which includes blockchain) is transformative in its own right. That said, one of the unique aspects of distributed ledger technology is its ability to benefit numerous, ...

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. At Sibos in Frankfurt, Swift announced it will add a blockchain-based shared ledger to its ...

This year’s Mining Indaba got me thinking—not just about the scale of South Africa’s mineral wealth but about the systems that underpin the industry. Mining is the backbone of the economy, ...

The blockchain is at its heart a decentralized ledger that is distributed publicly. That openness makes it essentially unchangeable due to its distributed nature. It would require a concerted effort ...