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South Korea Dedicated to introducing Blockchain Trade Financing by 2021

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South Korea Dedicated to introducing Blockchain Trade Financing by 2021

According to Blockchain Training Institute, Korean trade finance is about to be revamped on the blockchain.
The transformation is estimated to be done by 2021, nevertheless, the system would be available for foreign exchange payments well within a month's time.
The blockchain would be utilized for sharing specific documents of trade finance which can be easily made available to various financial organizations, wherein security bonds for export activities would be made available in a similar fashion with the facility to allow banks to check for any duplication.
The strategy was unveiled by the Korean Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki on October 14, 2019, is considered pivotal towards the country’s Digital Trade Development. Moreover, the strategy is specific to the usage of blockchain with 5G and Artificial Intelligence in order to boost the trading ecosystem with the focus of firming up exports.
Hong further expressed that they intend to develop a digital trading place with easy and convenient access during every step of export like contract building, custom clearance, and logistics.
They have plans to set up a Digital Trade Blockchain Committee wherein banks, financial associations, trade associations along the Korea Trade Network (KTNet), specializing in automated trade processes would form the core group.
The report also notes that one of the objectives of the program is to facilitate foreign exchange payments focused on the blockchain. It intends to combine seven banks to create the network by December 2019.
The u-Trade-Hub 2.0 initiative(UHT 2.0) is another element of the plan for using blockchain. It will take advantage of the technologies to integrate data on exports, foreign investment and multinational ventures which businesses wish to gain exposure to extend their reach internationally.
Blockchain is an area with tremendous global interest in trade finance, and substantial improvement seems to have already been accomplished. Voltron placed out several major finance organizations of the world, China Construction Bank says that its blockchain trade finance network already is handling huge volumes, while UBS partnered with we.trade live this month.
HSBC at the start of this year mentioned that it was looking for partnering with local Korean banks in order to develop their blockchain trade finance activities.

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