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HSBC, RIL execute blockchain trade finance transaction
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SME Times News Bureau | 08 Nov, 2018
Banking and financial services major HSBC and Reliance Industries Ltd on
Sunday said that they have executed a first-of-its-kind blockchain
trade finance transaction, validating the commercial and operational
viability of blockchain as an alternative to conventional exchanges for
paper-based documentation.
"This is an industry-first as the
blockchain platform integrated with 'Bolero's electronic Bill of Lading'
(eBL) platform to issue and manage an electronic 'Bill of Lading'," a
joint statement said.
"This allowed a digital transfer of the
title of goods from the seller to the buyer in the underlying trade. It
further enabled the underlying trade to be fully digitised."
According
to the statement, the end-to-end transaction was executed on "R3's
Corda" blockchain platform which is a single-shared application, rather
than requiring multiple isolated digital systems across various
counterparties located around the globe.
"The 'Letter of Credit'
(LC) was issued by ING Bank for Tricon Energy USA (importer) with HSBC
India as the advising and negotiating bank for Reliance Industries,
India (exporter)," the statement said.
"This solution is a
significant improvement for any organisation involved in buying and
selling goods internationally, as it truly brings together all parties
onto one platform."
The statement added that the transaction
validated the commercial and operational viability of blockchain as an
alternative to conventional exchanges for paper-based documentation.
"We
are excited to partner with HSBC on digitalisation of trade finance.
This reflects our continued commitment to embrace emerging technologies
and industry-first initiatives," Srikanth Venkatachari, Joint Chief
Financial Officer, Reliance Industries, was quoted as saying in the
statement.
"The use of blockchain offers significant potential
to reduce the timelines involved in exchange of export documentation
from the extant 7 to 10 days to less than a day. When adopted at scale,
it helps in significant optimisation of working capital. Further, use of
blockchain in trade finance enhances transparency, security and synergy
across all the parties and stakeholders involved."
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