Russian Payments Service Provider Qiwi Joins R3 Blockchain Consortium
Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:01 am
Publicly traded Russian payments service provider Qiwi (NASDAQ: QIWI) has joined the R3 blockchain consortium to collaborate on the design and application of the technology to the financial markets. QIWI is the first company from Russia to join R3’s global network of over sixty major banks and institutions developing distributed and shared-ledger inspired solutions.
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David Rutter, CEO of R3, commented: “The addition of QIWI is a further milestone for R3. Eastern Europe is a key region for us as we expand our network of consortium members and ... (read more)