- Welcome and opening remarks.
- Reminder that the meeting is being recorded
- Reading of the Linux Foundation anti-trust policy
- Introductions
- New members who have not been on the call, raise your hand
- Your name & company
- Your geographical location
- One thing you hope to gain from the group
3. Latest developments in the world of Blockchain and Trade Finance
- There are five articles below, and a question posed against each
- We will take a few moments to read the article and then have a discussion. The discussion can be prompted by the question posed, or by other points that the article raised
- Articles;
- Blockchain and IoT
https://www.gtreview.com/news/fintech/new-industry-consortium-to-launch-iot-driven-commodity-trade-finance-platform/
QUESTION; Are you integrating, or thinking about integrating IoT into your trade finance projects? - Blockchain in Iran
https://cointelegraph.com/news/iran-developing-national-blockchain-platform-on-ibm-hyperledger-fabric
QUESTION; This is one of a number of national-level trade finance platforms, do they distract from the international projects, or help? - MarcoPolo progress
https://www.gtreview.com/news/fintech/marco-polo-blockchain-project-on-track-following-new-live-pilot/.
QUESTION; MarcoPolo is described in the article as being very different from We-Trade. What are the main differences? - Switzerland Crypto Currency
https://www.coindesk.com/think-tank-pushes-for-creation-of-a-national-cryptocurrency-in-switzerland.
QUESTION; Are stable-coins necessary to make trade finance more efficient? - Digital Asset's change in stance;
https://www.ft.com/content/77bc7fd4-8903-11e9-97ea-05ac2431f453.
QUESTION; Has anyone experience of DAML? How does it enhance Hyperledger?
- Blockchain and IoT
- Future Agendaa
- Items that members would like to present, or see presented
- Next Meeting
25th June 2019 at 14:00 UK time
- Items that members would like to present, or see presented