KB Kookmin Bank joins JPMorgan Kinesis to speed Korea trade payments

KB Kookmin Bank will launch an import-export payments service in August using JPMorgan's Kinesis blockchain network, making it the first Korean bank to offer this infrastructure to corporate clients. The service covers 10 countries including the US, Singapore, and Gulf states, with initial focus on USD remittances.

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