HSBC, which is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world has reportedly completed the world’s first commercially viable trade finance transaction with the blockchain, highlighting the advancements the technology has made.
HSBC successfully completed the trade transaction for U.S. food and agriculture firm Cargill. It involved a shipment of soybeans from Argentina to Malaysia. HSBC used a blockchain platform overseen by the consortium R3 to issue a letter of credit to ING to help Cargill complete the transaction, reports applications of blockchain hold potential which could turn tables on a massive scale, totally flipping the face of technology.