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Does HSBC Deal Show Blockchain Is Viable for Trade Finance?

HSBC uses blockchain to manage a letter of credit for a soybean shipment from Argentina to Malaysia, claims it is "an inflection point for how trade is conducted.”

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HSBC Holdings Plc completed a transaction using blockchain which it said shows the technology is commercially viable for trade finance.

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