Shinhan Bank is one of South Korea's largest and oldest commercial banks, with a history dating back to 1897. It offers a comprehensive range of financial services, including personal and corporate banking, foreign exchange, wealth management, and investment banking with a focus on digital innovation. It is a member of the Hedera Governing Council.
Its parent company is the Shinhan Financial Group, a major financial holding company in Korea with a significant domestic market share and an expanding international presence across Asia, Europe, and North America.
Shinhan Bank offers a blockchain-based loan management platform through a partnership with the Small Business Market Promotion Corporation (SEMAS). It has also launched a blockchain credentialing system for verifying loan documents and an integrated blockchain-based Decentralized ID (DID) for its mobile banking app, SOL.
Additionally, Shinhan Bank previously partnered with Standard Bank to develop a cross-border remittance system using stablecoins built on the Hedera distributed blockchain network. This enables the issuance and trading of stablecoins pegged to national currencies such as the South Korean won and South African rand utilizing Hedera's Token Service (HTS) and Consensus Service (HCS).
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Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to the topic of blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the healthcare sector. Published by Partners in Digital Health, BHTY serves as a leading international open-access platform for disseminating research and innovations in this rapidly evolving field. The journal's mission is to foster a global, multi-disciplinary ecosystem by accelerating the sharing of rigorously vetted knowledge on topics such as health information systems, data integrity, supply chain management, and clinical trials.
The journal's primary service is the publication of original research, systematic reviews, and special reports from academics, innovators, and practitioners. BHTY covers a wide range of subjects, including the integration of AI, consent mechanisms, privacy preservation, and new value-based health economic models. In addition to its publishing activities, BHTY produces the annual ConV2X conference, an event that brings together industry leaders to discuss the latest advancements in healthcare platforms and decentralised technology.
A key technological feature of Blockchain in Healthcare Today is its direct integration with the Hedera network. The journal offers an "Article Proof of Origin" service, which creates a permanent and immutable public record of every published research article.
Blade Wallet is a non-custodial Web3 digital wallet primarily designed for the Hedera Hashgraph ecosystem. It offers users a secure and seamless way to manage their Hedera native HBAR and Hedera Token Service (HTS) tokens as well as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It emphasizes enterprise-grade security with certification from third-party audit firms including CertiK.
It is available on mobile for iOS and Android and as a Chrome browser extension. Blade Wallet provides self-custody with user-friendly interface. Its key features include native HBAR staking, an integrated NFT gallery, and the ability to buy HBAR and USDC directly in-wallet through partnerships with fiat on-ramp services with MoonPay and Banxa. The wallet also facilitates interaction with decentralized applications (DApps) within the Hedera network.
Blade Wallet also features dual network capabilities, allowing users to access and manage assets on both the Hedera and Ethereum blockchain networks from within the same wallet. This includes support for in-wallet cross-chain swaps between ecosystems which can be facilitated by integrations with services such as Changelly. Blade Wallet also supports integration with Ledger hardware wallets for users additional asset security.
SentX is the premier non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace and launchpad built on the Hedera network. It serves as a central hub for the Hedera non-fungible token NFT ecosystem, providing a comprehensive suite of tools for creators to launch projects and for collectors to discover, trade, and manage their digital assets.
For collectors, SentX offers a feature-rich marketplace with functionalities such as collection-based bidding, trait-specific offers, and bulk management tools that simplify the process of buying and selling NFTs. For creators, the platform’s "Dreamforge" launchpad provides a self-service solution to independently manage their own NFT drops. This includes advanced features such as customizable minting pages, dynamic pricing, whitelisting capabilities, and instant revenue settlement, all designed to empower artists and builders.
The SentX ecosystem is further enhanced by its native utility token, $SENTX. Users are rewarded with $SENTX for activities on the platform, such as trading and minting. The token can then be used to acquire exclusive NFTs from a dedicated rewards store or to access other platform-specific perks.
SKUx is a fintech company developing a payments solutions platform for the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries. Its mission is to eliminate the fraud and inefficiency that plagues the traditional promotional offer industry by creating a secure, transparent, and real-time system for offer delivery, redemption, and settlement.
The core of SKUx's service is its Smart Incentives platform, which transforms traditional coupons and rebates into serialized, payment-based offers. A key product is SKUPay, a patented technology that enables item-level payments, allowing brands to deliver value directly to consumers for specific products at the point of sale. The platform is designed to be seamless for consumers and requires no special integration for retailers, while providing brands with transparency and proof of ROI.
SKUx uses the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS) to create an immutable and auditable record of all offer-related transactions, from issuance to redemption. This provides a "single source of truth" for all parties in the ecosystem.