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May 19, 2017
SBI Holdings Corporation
SBI Ripple Asia Co., Ltd.
"Notice of addition of participating financial institutions" "consortium for domestic and foreign exchange"
~ 3 rows newly joined, participating financial institutions to 59 lines ~
SBI Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, president and CEO: Yoshitaka Kitao)
SBI Ripple Asia Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President:
Representative Director: Takashi Okita), "consortium of domestic and foreign exchange consolidation" (hereafter "this consortium, secretariat:
SBI Holdings · SBI Ripple Asia), Akita Bank, Ltd., Nagoya Bank, Ltd., Mitsubishi UFJ
I will inform you that trust banking corporation has decided to join the newly.
With the recent innovative change in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and changes in customer behavior and social life, 24 hours of payment
Transfer needs such as conversion and real-time, small settlement, etc. are diversifying. Cross-border e-commerce and days
Due to the corporate brought to Asia through advancing to Asia, the needs of foreign exchange have also undergone significant changes.
This consortium is a block chain · Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
Utilizing new technologies such as domestic currency exchange and foreign exchange to unify, 24 hours real-time remittance infrastructure construction
We aim to. Last October, it was launched with 42 lines including regional financial institutions and Internet specialized banks,
With participation of each line this time, the participating financial institutions became 59 rows.
In this consortium, discussions on both technological and operational aspects of business required for foreign exchange in Japan and overseas
In March 2017, in addition to foreign exchange, the settlement platform "RC
The cloud "demonstration experiment is completed, we are planning more practical discussion and environment improvement in anticipation of commercialization in the current fiscal year
In addition, we will conduct advanced experiments on virtual currency and block chains in parallel.
This consortium is continuously accepting applications for participation by financial institutions, and participating financial institutions continue to increase
It is expected to add.
that's all
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For inquiries regarding this press release:
SBI Holdings Corporation Corporate Communications Division 03-6229-0126
For inquiries from financial institutions concerning this consortium:
SBI Ripple Asia Co., Ltd. Public Relations Officer 03-6229-0710