KB Kookmin to Launch Cross-Border Payments on JPMorgan's Blockchain

KB Kookmin, South Korea's largest bank, will launch cross-border corporate payments on JPMorgan's Kinexys blockchain network in August, becoming the first Korean financial institution to use the platform for import-export transactions across ten countries including the US, India, Saudi Arabia, and UAE.

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