S'pore group working on Know Your Customer blockchain system
The consortium, which includes 3 banks, said to be the first in South-east Asia
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THE Republic is yet another step closer to using blockchain technology to improve Know Your Customer (KYC), currently one of the most tedious, complex and highly regulated of financial processes.
A consortium formed by OCBC, HSBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority has successfully completed a proof-of-concept (POC) for a KYC blockchain, the parties announced on Tuesday.
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